need opinion on asrock k7v88

[cwid]

I want to build a cheap second computer, and am interested in this pretty cheap MB that uses Via kt880. Any opinions on stability? performance?

 

[ChineseDemocracyGNR]

I have used this board for a few systems. It's very stable (no problems at all) and performance is good.
It's not the fastest KT880 board but it's the one with more memory compatibility of them.

The board has some overclocking options. You can raise the Vcore (+5 or 10%), Vmem (normal/high), Vagp (normal/high), plus manipulate CPU FSB and multiplier (FID 5 bits).

Given the stability, features and price this board can't be beaten. I highly recommend it.

And by the way, the K7Upgrade-880 is essentially the same board.

 

[cwid]

how does this board compare with kt400A / kt600 since i'm considering using it in single channel mode? if i'm not wrong, nforce boards have increased memory performance even in single channel setting and via did too from kt400 to kt400a.

does the board have the ATX 12V connector? i've seen the picture but not sure; was it the one near the top of the board close to the memory slots?

 

[ChineseDemocracyGNR]

Dual channel made quite a difference on this board, and it does have the P4 connector.

 

[ChineseDemocracyGNR]

OCWorkBench released a performance BIOS for the K7Upgrade-880.

 

[cwid]

So can you use the performance bios for k7v88 too?