The Abit KT7-RAID is by far the best Socket A motherboard on the market today. There are no features missing. Everything that one can want in an overclocker's motherboard is here. The motherboard is super stable, able to run my AMD T Bird 750 at up to 1050Mhz. The performance is top notch and having the RAID controller is the icing on the cake.
The layout of the motherboard is near perfect. The only improvement I can think of would be to lower the CPU socket a bit so one can put their fingers between the power supply and heatsink to remove it. As it stands now, I need to remove my power supply to remove my cooler. This should not be a problem for most people but I change coolers like people change underwear.
The Abit BIOS is one of the best in the business. From here you can pretty much adjust every feature the motherboard has to offer, including that super Soft Menu III. This has to be the most tweakable motherboard out there. Unlike the Asus A7V you can adjust multiplier settings with the Soft Menu. No need to open the case and fool around with jumpers.
Anyone considering the KT7 should get the KT7-RAID. It's not that much more and the performance or security benefit of RAIDing two or more drives more than offsets the cost. Beside, name one place where you can buy a RAID card for $20? A separate RAID card also takes up a PCI slot. Then again, with six PCI slots on board, you won't have to worry about running out anytime soon.
With a list price of $175 and street price of around $145, the Abit KT7-RAID is not only the best Socket A motherboard you can buy but it's also one of the best motherboard value out there. Name another Socket A motherboard with all these features and sells at the same price. You won't find any. A big congrats to Abit for a fantastic job of making the best T Bird and Duron motherboard out there. If you have a Socket A AMD CPU and you're looking for the best motherboard to go with it, then you've found it in the Abit KT7-RAID.
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Rating: 9.5/10
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