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The Shuttle AK35GTR v2.2 has amazingly great
performance. In terms of Content Creation it's one of the top notch performer.
As for gaming and graphical applications, we can see the results in 3dmark2001
and Quake3 that it tops the charts among the KT333 and KT266A.
Features-wise, this board has one of the best
features, 6 ch audio support, Highpoint HPT372 ATA-100 RAID 0/1/0+1. It
also included overclocking features in the BIOS. We tested the overclocking and
were able to run it steadily at 150Mhz FSB using an AthlonXP 1500+ o/c to 1800+ using
normal timings (defaults are set to maximum performance. e.g. 1T cmd). We
did try to overclock our unlocked AthlonMP1.2G, but it just fails at 5x165. I
think it could be due to the quality of the CPU.
Installation is very straightforward, we did
not encounter any major hiccups so far. The heatsink you choose might be a
consideration. The chipset's heatsink fan might block the way of the Taisol CPU
heatsink/fan. For best performance and stability in overclocking, it is
best to remove the double sided tape and replace it with thermal paste.
In conclusion, this board is rich with
features. The disappointment is the absence of LAN port. Overall, the
Shuttle AK35GTR v2.x brings the AK35GTR to another level with the implementation
of KT333 chipset on it. As usual, Shuttle boards are usually quite cheap. It
would definitely be a good buy.
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