Socket-A VIA KT133 Motherboard Roundup - November 2000

Iwill KV200-R

Iwill KV200-R
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CPU Interface	Socket-A
Chipset	VIA KT133
Form Factor	ATX
Bus Speeds	100 - 166MHz (1MHz increments)
Voltages Supported	Auto Detect
Memory Slots	3 168-pin DIMM Slots
Expansion Slots	1 AGP Slot 5 PCI Slots (3 Full Length) 1 AMR Slot
On-board Audio	C-Media CMI-8738 3D 4.1 Hardware Sound
BIOS	Award Modular BIOS 6.00PG

The KV200-R allows users to overclock their processors by using "micro stepping" technology, a feature which allows users to choose any FSB speeds between 100MHz and 166MHz in 1MHz increments. Most of these settings will be useless since most AMD processors can't maintain stability with FSB speeds higher than 115MHz, but the micro stepping technology does allow users to select from a wide variety of FSB speeds for the best overclocking experience.

Iwill is also the only manufacturer to use an American Megatrends on-board IDE controller, the AMI MG80649. American Megatrends produces some of the best RAID controllers out there, therefore Iwill definitely made a good decision here by choosing this chip.

The choice of the C-Media CMI-8738 on-board sound will also give users slightly better quality sound than most AC 97 CODEC out there. From the fact that one of the serial ports is missing, you can guess that this board also targets at the OEM market as well.