First Look
Asus K7V-RM Motherboard Review
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Asus’ initial unwillingness to acknowledge their own growing Athlon market with their Asus K7M motherboard was changed with the release of their new set of motherboard, the K7V and K7V-RM. Unlike the previous run of boards, these were not placed in OEM white boxes and sent out to customers, and these boards are well advertised on the Asus website (http://www.asus.com/). This change can definitely be seen as a welcome change for supporters of the Athlon format; the largest and most successful motherboard manufacturer now supports them.Lets start out the review by getting you the specs of the board:
CPU Socket | Slot A |
Chipset |
VIA KX133 VIA 571 North Bridge VIA 686A South Bridge |
Form Factor | micro-ATX |
Bus Speed Options | 90 / 92 / 95 / 97 / 100 / 101 / 103 / 105 / 107 / 110 / 112 and 115MHz |
Voltages | 1.3 – 2.05 in .05v increments |
Memory Slots | 3 168 pin DIMM (PC100 and PC133 Supported) |
Expansion Slots | 3/1/1 (PCI/AMR/AGP) |
AGP Support | 4x AGP Pro50 |
USB Support | 4 USB Ports |
BIOS | AWARD Medallion BIOS |
Memory Recommendations:
As always, for any Athlon system running at PC133 speed, Athlonmb.com recommends: