Nuova Soyo SY-KT333Dragon

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Soyo ha annunciato la sua nuova motherboard SocketA SY-KT333 DRAGON. Tale scheda madre è basata sul nuovo chipset VIA KT333, con supporto alle memorie DDR PC2700, allo standard ATA133 e USB 2.0. La SY-KT333Dragon, integra "on-board" un controller 10/100 Ethernet e un controller IDE RAID aggiuntivo. Molto completo il set di funzionalità dedicate all'overclocking disponibili; è possibile intervenire su ogni parametro, e modificare la frequenza di clock del bus a passi di 1Mhz. <BR><BR>Il prezzo è di 201 €, e in bundle con la scheda sono forniti i seguenti software: Norton AntiVirus 2002, Norton Ghost, Adobe Active Share e Acrobat
Reader, Vcom AutoSave, WinDVD, eWalla text & voice messaging e un cd con svariati set di fotografie. Di seguito potete trovare la press release ufficiale:<BR><BR><blockquote><i><b>SOYO Announces VIA KT333 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket-A CPUs </b><BR><BR>

-- SY-KT333 DRAGON Ultra Features Digital Sound, USB 2.0, 10/100
Ethernet, Embedded RAID Chip, Combination Compact Flash/Smart Media
Reader/Writer
<BR><BR>
FREMONT, CA (March 15, 2002) - SOYO Computer, Inc. today announced the
SY-KT333 DRAGON Ultra -- SOYO's fastest motherboard for AMD Socket-A
based processors with its VIA KT333/8233A chipset, DDR333 memory
support, USB 2.0 on board, and many advanced and easily customized
features.
<BR><BR>
The SY-KT333 flies past previous AMD Socket-A based boards with its VIA
KT333 chipset, which now fully supports DDR memory modules at 333MHz.
The enhanced chipset solves bottlenecks created by increasing processor
speeds, and accelerates the memory bandwidth by 20% to 2.7 gigabits per
second (GB/sec) compared to 2.1 GB/sec with existing 266MHz memory. <BR><BR>


In addition to extra memory bandwidth from the VIA chipset, the SY-KT333
DRAGON Ultra also boosts performance with ATA-133 (133Mbytes/sec)
support for hard drives, and USB 2.0 on board. <BR><BR>


The SY-KT333 is easily expandable with three 184-pin DDR SDRAM 2.5V DIMM
sockets, which support up to 3GB of DDR333 memory. The board has five
32-bit Bus Mastering PCI slots (V2.2 compliant), and one Universal AGP
Pro slot, which supports 1x/2x/4x mode. <BR><BR>


SOYO has integrated several on-board features to add performance and
value. The SY-KT333 features an on board CMI 8738 audio chip to provide
6-channel digital audio. The sound chip eliminates the need for a sound
card, and also supports optical output & SPDIF output. SPDIF allows
digital audio signals to be transferred from one device to another
without having to convert them first to an analog. Maintaining the
integrity of the digital signal prevents signal degradation when it is
converted to analog. <BR><BR>


On board 10/100 Mbps Ethernet is a standard feature of the SY-KT333 with
its Realtek 8100B controller. SOYO has also embedded a HiPoint IDE-RAID
chip to provide ATA133 IDE RAID at Level 0 (data striping), Level 1
(disk mirroring) or Levels 0+1.
<BR><BR>

The SY-KT333 features an on board Ultra I/O chip, which supports two
RS-232 serial ports (16550 UART compatible); one parallel printer port
(SPP/EPP/ECP mode); one FDD port (Supports 3 mode, 1.2/1.44/2.88 MB FDD;
an IrDA (infrared) port with optional cable for transceiver, and four
USB 2.0 ports (2 rear, 2 front). The board also features two PCI bus
mastering ATA133 E-IDE ports, and Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE ports, which
support four independent channels to accommodate eight IDE devices,
including two for RAID.
<BR><BR>

SOYO has integrated many enhanced overclocking, system management, and
security features into the SY-KT333 DRAGON Ultra motherboard. Users can
customize their boards to specific applications by adjusting the CPU
FSB, core voltage & multiplier, AGP Pro voltage through the Award PCI
BIOS setup. The FSB can be set in 1Mhz increments through the BIOS
setup. <BR><BR>


Support is also included for on-board hardware monitoring, and includes
SOYO's Hardware Health Utility to streamline PC system management. Among
the many hardware monitoring functions are CPU fan speed and temperature
monitoring through a thermal sensor; WOL (Wake On LAN) function to
simplify network management; software power-off controls and remote
and/or alarm power-on control. <BR><BR>


SOYO bundles its 8-in-1 Software CD Pack with each board. It includes
Norton AntiVirus 2002, Norton Ghost, Adobe Active Share and Acrobat
Reader, Vcom AutoSave, WinDVD, eWalla text & voice messaging software,
and Imagemore photographic collection.
<BR><BR>

SOYO's BayOne series of sigma box peripherals is available as an
option. The featured peripheral for the SY-KT333 includes two front USB
2.0 ports, and a combination Compact Flash Card/Smart Media
Reader/Writer, which allows users to easily transfer data from digital
cameras, PDAs, MP3 Players, and other mobile electronics devices that
use Smart Media. The BayOne peripheral occupies a standard 3.5-inch
drive bay.
<BR><BR>

The MSRP of the SY-KT333 DRAGON Ultra is $178 (U.S.) or $198 with the
optional BayOne sigma box. Volume discounts are available. The board
will be available in April. <BR><BR>


ABOUT SOYO COMPUTER, INC. <BR><BR>


SOYO Computer, Inc was founded in 1985, with worldwide headquarters in
Taipei, Taiwan, and branch offices in Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, and
Korea. The company sells its products through a select group of
distributors, resellers, system integrators, and VARs worldwide.
<BR><BR>

SOYO's U.S. headquarters are at 41484 Christy Street, Fremont, CA
94538. For information, call 510-226-7696 or visit www.soyousa.com. </i></blockquote>

[krasy]

wow!!! wow !!

[LukeXP]

bella

[Sig. Stroboscopico]

interessante davvero!

[czame]

A quando la prima prova comparativa con le KT333 e, naturalmente, con la SOYO presente? Sarà interessante vedere le caratteristiche velocistiche, in quanto le fetures sono tante ed il prezzo contenuto!

[martinialex]

contenuto mica tanto, contando che si tratta di una soyo mi sembrano invece eccessive.
Mobo con le stesse features ma con il kt266a di differenza solamente (che poi non è che vada tanto più piano)si trovano anche a 120-130€... vedi gigabyte.
201€ li pagherei solo per abit e asus.

[rocketpol]

Che cosè sto KT333 che differenza c'è con il KT266A???

[tony73]

E'semplicemente il successore del KT266A

[dr.alex]

la gigabyte col kt333 costa + di 50€ in meno..........e poi ste periferiche usb 2.0 e le memo ddr a 166mhz dove sono????????

[Enricofireman]

Le periferiche USB2.0 ci sono io ho uno scanner epson che è USB 2.0.....

[matteo171717]

Ma conviene prendere una scheda con il kt333 ? Ormai la politica di Via la conosciamo...fra un mesetto(se non meno) uscira' di certo il via kt333a.
Ha sempre fatto così...Via kt133-->kt133a Via Kt266-->kt266a e probabilmente Via kt333-->kt333a