VIA Hardware has posted a Socket A shootout, which includes four KT266 boards, one Magik 1, one AMD760, and one KT133A board.
Yes, the ancient KT266 reference board gets ready for battle one last time. A BIOS update has given this old dog new life, and improved its performance considerably. This gives credence to the viewpoint that most under-performing KT266 based boards simply need a BIOS update. the KT266 reference supports both SDR and DDR, and has a 4 PCI, 1 ACR, and 1 AGP layout. A bank of huge voltage regulators keep the board stable, and the CPU socket has an utter expanse of space around it. Unfortunately, overclocking is nearly impossible.Read more
