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VIA KT400 Motherboard Comparison

In this comparison guide we will be looking at what you can get for your money in the KT400 chipset range from VIA. Many manufacturers use the VIA chipsets in there motherboards and so there are quite a range. Differences in the motherboards are obviously nothing to do with the chipset as they all use the same one. However we will be looking at some of the finer aspects that each of the motherboard manufactures., Firstly though lets have a look at what the KT400 has to offer in terms of its specifications. The KT400 is made to support the AMD Athlon and Duron Processors.

The VIA KT400 chipset details (reference standard design)

Supported CPU's
AMD Athlon XP
AMD Duron

FSB Speeds
200/266/333

North/South Bridge link
Via V-Link 533Mb/s

Integrated Audio
AC'97 6 Channel Audio

Integrated Modem
MC'97

Integrated Network
VIA 10/100 Ethernet MAC

Memory Bus
200/266/333 (A note for DDR 400 users, this chipset is capable of running DDR400 RAM but is not officially supported check with your motherboard supplier to see if your motherboard was manufactured to take DDR 400 RAM.)

AGP

8x

PCI Slots
5 standard

IDE
ATA 33/66/100/133

USB Controllers
USB 2.0 6 Ports, 3 Controllers

Power Management
ACPI / APM / PCI / PM

Due to the KT400 not being the most recent chipset, the price comparison links will take you a list of all the available KT400 motherboards so you get a full list of what's available in the platform. Some of these boards below are not manufactured in any quantity anymore.

Motherboard Dimensions DIMM Slots Expansion Slots Integrated features RAID Serial ATA Price KT400 M/boards
Abit KD7-S ATX form factor, 245mm x 305mm (9.63" x 12") 4 1xAGP
6xPCI
6xUSB
LAN 10/100
Audio
(6-Channel AC 97 CODEC on board)
NO YES Compare
Abit KD7-Raid ATX form factor, 245mm x 305mm (9.63" x 12") 4 1xAGP
6xPCI
6xUSB
LAN 10/100
Audio
(6-Channel AC 97 CODEC on board)
YES NO
ASUS A7V8X ATX form factor, 245mm x 305mm (9.63" x 12") 3 1 x AGP
6 x PCI
(one shared with optional ASUS proprietary wireless slot)
6xUSB
LAN 10/100
Audio
Realtek 6-channel CODEC
YES YES
Aopen AK77-8X MAX

ATX - 30.5cm X 24.4cm

3 1xAGP
6xPCI
6xUSB
LAN 10/100
Audio
(6-Channel Realtek ALC650)
NO YES
Chaintech 7VJL Deluxe ATX form factor, 245mm x 305mm (9.63" x 12") 4 1xAGP
6xPCI
6xUSB
Audio 6 Channel Sound3D, Aureal A3D and Creative EAX APIs NO NO
DFI AD77 ATX form factor, 245mm x 305mm (9.63" x 12") 4 1xAGP
5xPCI
6xUSB
LAN 10/100
Audio
(6-Channel AC 97 CODEC on board)
NO YES
EPOX 8K9A2+ ATX form factor, 245mm x 305mm (9.63" x 12") 3 1xAGP
6xPCI
6xUSB
(2 optional)
Audio (6-Channel AC 97 CODEC on board) YES optional
Gigabyte 7VAXP Ultra ATX form factor, 30.5 * 24.4cm 3 1xAGP
5xPCI
6xUSB
(4 by cable connection)
Audio Realtek ALC650
LAN Realtek 8100
YES YES
MSI KT4AV 30.5 cm(L) x 21 cm(W) ATX Form Factor 3 1xAGP
6xPCI
6xUSB
(4 by cable connection)
Audio Realtek ALC650
 
NO NO
MSI KT4AV-L 30.5 cm(L) x 21 cm(W) ATX Form Factor 3 1xAGP
6xPCI
6xUSB
(4 by cable connection)
Audio Realtek ALC650
LAN VIA VT6103 LAN controller
NO NO
Shuttle AK39N ATX Form Factor 3 1xAGP
6xPCI
6xUSB
(4 by cable connection)
Audio Realtek ALC650
LAN VIA 6103 10/100 Fast Ethernet
NO NO
Soltek SL-KT400-C ATX Form Factor (190mm x 305mm) 2 1xAGP
5xPCI
6xUSB
(4 by cable connection)
Audio 2-channel AC'97 Audio NO NO
 

There are differences between the the motherboards provided by different manufacturers this undoubtedly affects the price of the motherboard. Getting the price right is a difficult task. You want the best but without compromising. Take a good look at each of the motherboards and check out the areas of the motherboards you need.

The big differences in the boards are the addition or exclusion of Serial ATA and RAID controllers. If you don't need a RAID controller then a board without this feature could save you a few quid. However Serial ATA is a step forward in technology and is probably worth going for it unless you upgrade on a regular basis.

Should any of these specifications be incorrect please do no hesitate to contact me at webmaster@pantherproducts.co.uk with the correct info I will be only to happy to alter it

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