MSI has done a great job with the K7T Pro 2-A. This
motherhboard shows the MSI desire to improve their products. MSI is known to
produce high quality products and K7T Pro 2-A is no exception. MSI even went so
far as making the box the motherboard came in useful. After installing the
motherboard, you can turn the motherboard box into that cool calendar you see at
the top. One can view this as a good way to keep your name in front of your
users or MSI marketing going overboard.
The board has all the overclocking features needed for
overclocking an AMD CPU. The most important being multiplier changing and Core
tweak. The stability is one of the best I've ever experienced. Although MSI
engineers used some pretty big capacitors for signal filtering that doesn't
affect the space around the socket so installing a big Alpha cooler is really
not a problem. You just have to take your time and do it nice and easy.
The K7T Pro 2-A is an ideal
overclocker's motherboard for someone who don't want to pay an arm and leg.
Besides the ability to adjust bus speed and multiplier, there is also voltage
adjustments of up to 1.85V. If that can't make your TBird or Duron stable,
nothing will.
With a
street price of around $110, the MSI K7T Pro 2-A is one of the best, if not
the best, bang for the buck motherboard you can buy. This motherboard speaks
value. But it's not value at the expense of performance or features. Nearly
every feature one can hope for in a motherboard is here. You would expect to pay
a lot more for this type of motherboard.
There is almost nothing to gripe about
with the K7T Pro 2-A. The only thing I can think of is moving those big caps
further away from the CPU socket but that is minor. Memory performance could be
better as well but that may be fixed with future BIOS updates.
Those seeking ultimate performance and
features regardless of price will want to stick with the Abit KT7-RAID. For the
value minded overclocker, the MSI K7T Pro 2-A is the way to go. Hats off to MSI
for an amazing piece of work.
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Rating: 9.5/10
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