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HardOCP has posted a review on the EPoX KT133A mainboard



You pretty much get your normal ATX layout with six PCI and one ISA slot. You also get a bank of four DIMM slots with EPoX indicating support for up to 1.5GB of SDRam. One thing that did bug me about the DIMM placement was that it was very snug when you have an AGP Vid Card installed. It is tough to get Ram in and out without removing the Vid Card, even on the test bench. This dislike is certainly NOT exclusive to the 8KTA3. The board comes stock with the VIA 686B south bridge that will supply you with native ATA100 support. EPoX already has the 8KTA3+ listed that includes a RAID controller, allowing up to eight IDE devices. On-board AC97 digital audio is a plus for many folks, as this could save you the cost of a sound card. We did test the sound and found it to work just fine, although I am sure it is not going to stand up to the test of any true audiophile.
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