The Iwill KV200-R
performs well among all KT133 motherboards we reviewed.
5.5
Price
Although it has
an ATA-100 RAID controller, the price of KV200-R is actually very acceptable.
It is much cheaper than the ABIT KT7-RAID, and about average when compared
to the other KT133 motherboards.
5.5
Stability
The stability of
KV200-R was below average, not as stable as what we would expect.
4.5
Quality
From the choice
of the AMI ATA-100 RAID controller and the C-Media on-board hardware
PCI sound controller, we can see that the KV200-R is a motherboard with
fairly high quality components.
5.5
Features
The on-board ATA-100
RAID controller definitely proves to be attractive to those that are
interested in cheap data redundancy or some added disk I/O performance.
The C-Media on-board sound also provides another advantage over the
competition. While the PhoenixNet support is an interesting feature,
it’s nothing too exciting, nor is the prospect of a non-shared AMR slot.
6.0
Layout
The layout is fine
in general. The placement of the IDE connectors is fine, as well as
the CPU socket. However, the power supply connector might potentially
cause the power cables to block proper airflow.
4.5
Availability
Iwill is one of
the smallest motherboard manufacturers in Taiwan. However, their motherboards
are still decently available through online stores and local computer
stores. They are also used in some OEM machines, though you will probably
not be able to find them in retail stores.
7.5
Documentation
& Software Bundle
The manual is excellent.
It has everything you need about the motherboard, BIOS, and software.
The CD contains all the drivers and utilities you need for the motherboard
and the C-Media onboard sound controller.
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