Asus ATV8X socket A KT400 DDR400
Monday, December 02, 2002
Overall Quality Evaluation
The evaluation table below shows both the strong and weak points of the tested motherboard. No need to remind you that performance is not the sole purchasing criteria in a motherboard. Most of today's motherboards exhibit performance very close to each other, so we need additional information in order to help us distinguish the real advantages of a motherboard compared to its competitors. This is exactly where this evaluation table comes in handy.
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Asus ATV8X socket A KT400 DDR400
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Feature
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Evaluation
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Design Originality
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Nul
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Poor
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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5
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Component Layout
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Nul
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Poor
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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4
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Heatsink space around CPU
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Nul
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Poor
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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5
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Capacitiors
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Nul
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Poor
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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5
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CPU Retention Mechanism
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Nul
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Poor
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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4
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Amounts of Expansion Slots
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Nul
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Poor
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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5
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Amount of Memory sockets
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Nul
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Poor
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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4
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Ease of installation
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Nul
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Poor
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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5
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BIOS Setup Design
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Nul
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Poor
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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5
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Performance
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Nul
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Poor
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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5
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Overclockability
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Nul
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Poor
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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5
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Stability
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Nul
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Poor
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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5
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Bundled Software
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Nul
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Poor
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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5
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Bundled Hardware
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Nul
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Poor
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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5
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Users Manual Quality
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Nul
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Poor
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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5
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Packing Quality
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Nul
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Poor
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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5
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Features supported
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ATA150
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DDR400
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Wake On LAN
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Modem ring
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Pwr Fail Res
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5
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Features supported (suite)
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Sensor
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CNR
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Mouse Pwr On
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Susp. to RAM
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Susp. to Disk
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3
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Features supported (suite)
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IRDA
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Diag.
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Keyb. Pwr On
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Hardw. mon.
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Vcore adj.
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4
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Features supported (suite)
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RAID
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Alarm
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Jumperless
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Bank Intrlv.
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IRQ assign.
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5
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Total Score obtainned for this motherboard
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94 points out of 100
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Features color codes: Blue = supported, Red = optional, Black = not supported
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The weak points
Could use an additional memory slot
Needs a LED diagnostic panel
The strong points
Jumperless design
BIOS-adjustable Vcore voltage
BIOS-adjustable DRAM/AGP voltage
FSB can be adjusted in 1MHz increments
Excellent performance
Integrated RAID ATA133 controller (optional)
Integrated IEEE1394 controller (optional)
Integrated USB 2.0 controller
Integrated Serial ATA controller (optional)
Integrated Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 (optional)
Integrated six-channel sound-card (optional)
Support for DDR400 memory
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Conclusions
As we imagined, the Asus A7V8X reflects the many faces of the Asus line-up. In short, it comes with a plethora of features and options, and works well when Overclocked.
With the release of the A7V8X, Asus has made an excellent addition to its list of motherboards; the mere fact that it was able to operate comfortably at FSB speeds of 140MHz speaks volumes.
Not only will Overclockers find joy with this board, but so will users who demand features, features, features. For that reason, we eagerly recommend the Asus A7V8X to our readers.
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