Got Apex? has posted a review on the Asus A7V133 KT133A mainboard.
With everyone talking about DDR-based mainboards, Via sneaked in a revision to the venerable KT133 chipset, the KT133A. An interim solution for those not quite ready for DDR, the KT133A supports a lot of the same features, but most importantly the 200-266mhz FSB.Read more
While this was happening a new trend in do-it-yourselfer mainboards appeared - built in RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks). Whether responding to a need or creating one, RAID boards are quickly becoming very popular with the system builder, even if there is no intention to build a server - which is the main purpose of a RAID setup. Not to be left out, Asus decided to release the A7V133, a KT133A-based board with built-in Promise RAID chip PDC20265. I´ve questioned it in the past, now I get to decide first hand. Does RAID do anything for the ´average´ system builder, or does the performance merit the extra cost?
