FIC KT-748
Stephen Cooper, September 22nd, 2003
..:: Introduction ::..
It was only a few weeks ago that we had the pleasure of taking a look at the first FIC motherboard to enter the MBR testing labs, and today we have yet another review for you from the likes of FIC. This time, we will be taking a look at their latest AMD offering, the KT-748, which consists of the relatively unknown SiS748 chipset. SiS has rarely been a real fan favorite when it comes to overall performance, but their chipsets do offer comparable performance and usually offer a better price point for the budget conscious buyers. With the new SiS748 chipset appears a new technology, something SiS calls “Hyper-Streaming.” I will be covering this new technology in far more detail in our upcoming SiS655FX review, but for now to keep things simple, this technology work to lower latencies throughout the system in order to improve performance to the levels of today’s more well-known dual channel chipsets. Today we’ll be taking a look at whether or not the KT-748’s Hyper-Streaming can keep up with the KT600’s FastStream64 on the Abit KV7.
..:: FIC KT-748 Specifications ::..
Processor
Supports AMD-K7 Athlon/AthlonXP/Barton FSB 200/266/333/400MHz Processors
Chipset
SiS 748/ 963L Chipset
Supports Hi-Speed Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.0)
Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface (ACPI)
Accelerated Graphics Port connector supports AGP 8X /4X (0.8V /1.5V)
Memory
Three 184-pin DIMM Sockets
Supports 3 DIMM Un-buffered DDR 266/333/400 (Max. 3GB)
Internal I/O Connector
1 x AGP, 5 x PCI slots
Floppy Port supports up to 2.88MB
2 x Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 Connectors
2 x IEEE1394 headers
2 x USB headers
1 x CD-IN, 1 x AUX-IN
Expansion Slots
1 x AGP 8x/4x AGP 2.0 Compliant
5 x PCI (PCI 2.3 Compliant)
Rear Panel
PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse Connector
4 x USB 2.0 ports
2 x COM ports
1 x RJ45 LAN port
Audio (Line-In / Line-Out / Mic / Center & Sub / Surround) Connector
Form Factor
ATX Form Factor
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