THERE ARE A LOT of motherboards out there. Seriously. For example, say you're planning a system upgrade and decide to go with an Athlon and a KT266A motherboard. How many do you have to choose from? More than you want to think about, probably.

In such a crowded market, it takes something unique to really stand out from the crowd and get a lot of attention. Abit did it with the BP6, and more recently, Shuttle did it with the FV24 (you may know it better as the guts of the SV24). I'm not certain if the Soyo SY-K7V DRAGON Plus will garner as much attention as those boards, but I do think it deserves a lot of attention. Rather than make a board with the same features as a lot of the competition, Soyo has created a design philosophy that attempts to give enthusiasts just about everything they want.

Bold words, I know, but I think they're deserved. Let's start by taking a look at what the DRAGON Plus brings to the party.