VIA's KT333 chipset: Socket A bonanza
Socket A bonanza
VIA IS TAKING the wraps off its new Socket A chipset today, the KT333. This successor to the impressive KT266A chipset promises to take AMD's Athlon XP to the next level, provided the Athlon can squeeze some extra performance out of 333MHz memory while reaching through a 266MHz bus.
Socket A bonanza
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We decided this was the perfect occasion to catch up on something we've been meaning to do for a while: a gigantic Socket A chipset round-up. So we rounded up as many of the KT333's competitors as we could muster, and we've tested no less than seven different chipsets—including the SiS 745 and NVIDIA's nForce—in nine different configurations. So which chipset is the best match for that shiny, new Athlon XP processor you've been eyeing? Keep reading.
