Soyo SY-K7VTA KT133 Socket-A ATX (Production)

The Bad

Soyo does not ship the bracket required to take advantage of USB ports 3 and 4 provided by the 686A South Bridge.

The placement of the power supply connector will block the airflow around the CPU socket. Also, the capacitors are too close to this connector, making it hard to unplug the power cable.

The manual is not nearly detailed enough. Soyo should have provided more details on how to install the motherboard, software, as well as the functions of jumpers and connectors. It would be nice if they could include information on BIOS settings as well.

The multiplier ratio settings are certainly nicebut they would be even better if Soyo had include them in the BIOS as well, making CPU setup and overclocking completely jumperless.

USB Compatibility

• Number of Front Universial Serial Bus Root Ports: 2
• Number of Rear Universal Serial Bus Root Ports: 2
• USB IRQ Enable/Disable in BIOS: Yes
• USB Keyboard Support in BIOS: Yes

Recommended SDRAM

Recommended SDRAM: 1 x 128MB Corsair PC133 SDRAM; 1 x 128MB Mushkin PC133 SDRAM

SDRAM Tested: 1 x 128MB Mushkin PC133 SDRAM

Manufacturer: Corsair
Purchase Website: http://www.corsairmicro.com

Manufacturer: Mushkin
Purchase Website: http://www.mushkin.com