VIA KT266A Motherboard Roundup - January 2002
by Mike Andrawes on January 18, 2002 4:48 AM EST- Posted in
- Motherboards
Transcend TS-AKR4
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Transcend TS-AKR4 |
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CPU
Interface
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Socket-A
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Chipset
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VT
8366A North Bridge
VT 8233 South Bridge |
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Form
Factor
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ATX
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Bus
Speeds
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100
- 166 MHz (1MHz increments)
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Core
Voltages Supported
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-0.05
/ -0.025 / +0.025 /
+0.2 / +0.15 / +0.10 / +0.05 V |
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I/O
Voltages Supported
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Not
Configurable
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DRAM
Voltages Supported
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Not
Configurable
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Memory
Slots
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3
184-pin DDR DIMM Slots
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Expansion
Slots
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1
AGP Slot
5 PCI Slots |
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Onboard
RAID
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N/A
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Onboard
USB 2.0/IEEE-1394
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N/A
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Onboard
Audio
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Sigmatel
STAC9721T AC97 CODEC
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Transcend has never been known for their motherboard overclocking ability; instead, they focus more on stability. The TS-AKR4 was quite stable throughout our tests, though we did encounter a couple of crashes.
The board setup is pretty standard. 5 PCI slots and 3 DIMM slots are something we have seen in many KT266A boards in this roundup. The replacement of the HSF unit on the VT8366 North Bridge by a slightly larger heatsink probably helps to cut the cost a little bit, but it does get pretty warm during our overclocking tests.
However, the missing of the multiplier ratio settings really takes the board off the list for many of us. Hopefully in the next version of the board Transcend will add in this essential feature. We also noticed that the CPU core voltage is constantly higher than the default values, so you have to careful when raising the voltage.
The TS-AKR4 could be a good candidate for the OEM market as a low cost solution, but for any hardware enthusiasts who want to do some overclocking, the TS-AKR4 is definitely not the best choice.
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Anonymous User - Monday, September 29, 2003 - link
How do I get my Engine to Memory clock to run synchronous for my Epox 8kha+ boardxrror - Saturday, August 14, 2021 - link
This was such an exciting time in PC hardware. Intel was still trying to cram Rambus down the industry's throat - and obstinately trying to strong arm the mobo makers and force chipset makers to Rambus licensing. We still had VIA, SiS, ULi, and even nVidia in the chipset market, and with AMD's Athlon line still extraordinarily competitive and Intel in full attack they could no longer just consider AMD as a side-show - this was their leverage against Intel and they had to treat Socket A as premium platform.NegativeROG - Wednesday, June 15, 2022 - link
I still have this board. AND, I invested all of a $10,000 inheritance in Rambus RDRAM. I'm smarter now (I hope). But, you are right about exciting times in the PC space. I navigated away from AMD for a bit, but came back, and will stay forever. Team RED!