Asus A7V

Pros: Overclocking-friendly, ASUS name, tons of features.
Cons: Not entirely jumperless and may be expensive.

Introduction

If the chip is the heart of the system, the motherboard is the body. Now we all know if you have a bad body it doesn’t matter how good your heart is – whoops, sorry for that callous analogy. However in the...

Pros: Very stable, Overclockable, UDMA-100 support.
Cons: Noisy, No ISA slots, Price.

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The Asus A7V-133 System board

The subject is the ASUS A7V computer system board that I never tried but we have the Asus A7V-133 that we are currently using in our current system. The differences between...

Pros: easy-set-up, manual, layout, fast-start-up-memory-count, fast board,overclocking (if-have-multiplier DIP-switches-on-board - May be two versions, check manual)
Cons: DMA Ultra 100 workarounds- update takes care of that

I was happily chugging along on my P166 computer, deciding that I did not need to replace or upgrade for a long time. I was not interested in any new software (who ever learns their apps thoroughly anyway.....) and I was perfectly content with my...

Pros: "Fasten your Seat Belt" Speed, "Your Grandma's Buick" stability.
Cons: Gimme a minute, I'm thinking. None I guess, YET!

Funny how quickly we get used to speed. I mean, I recently reviewed an Abit KA7-100 MB with the 750 SlotA Athlon, and was raving about it's performance. A little time passes, I get a few bucks to spare and BANG! An Athlon 1.1GHz T-Bird is in my reach,...

Pros: stability, on-board ATA/100
Cons: size, dipswitches

My purchase of AsusTek's A7V was a rash decision. I had wanted Abit's KT7-RAID, but the store only had an A7V, and I wanted my new components that day, so I went ahead and got it. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised.

Upon...

Pros: Great Layout, UDMA 100, Very Overclocking Friendly
Cons: Pricey, can't set Multiplier setting in BIOS.

Let's get to the point, you want this motherboard because you want to overclock your Duron/T-bird......right? We all know that the new AMD Duron/T-Bird chips totally destroy Intels Celeron/Coppermine chips, and they cost way less. So unless you are the...

Pros: Overclockability, Upgradable
Cons: No Raid Support

Needing to build a new computer, I did TONS of research and finally picked this board. I am extremely happy with my decision and I believe I will be for a long time. This board has a number of things going for it:

Supports AMD Chips
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Pros: Stable, easy to use, overclockable in BIOS with latest BIOS updates.
Cons: No RAID Support

This is a VIA KT133 chipset based Socket A motherboard, intended for AMD Duron or Socket A Athlon ("Thunderbird") processors. It supports processor speeds up to 1GHz, the 200MHz bus standard on Durons and Athlons, up to 1.5GB of PC100 and PC133 SDRAM,...

Pros: Great features, actually has 7 usb, Stable
Cons: Incompatible with ATI Radeon, some bad boards

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Update: I was never able to get the ATI Radeon card to work. I recommend using a Geforce2 line of video card with this motherboard, as the driver support and compatability is better. Also be sure and upgrade to Bios version 1005c if using a new...

Pros: Built in ATA/100, choice of ATA/100 or RAID, RAM expandability, peripheral connectivity.
Cons: A bit pricey

I have recently purchased the Asus A7V-133 and have noticed that this board is probably one of the best ones on the market thus far. I have had no stability issues arise from it, and my processor has no heat problems at all. I don't really notice the...

Pros: Stability, Great Overclocking features, clean layout, ATA-100 support, AMR expansion slot
Cons: Unstable pre-loaded BIOS

ASUS has always been a reputed name when it comes to high quality high performance motherboards. So when it came to buy one for my system i was more or less sure what i was going to get. The other contender can be the ABIT KT7 but since my dealer was not...

Pros: 4 IDE controllers, 5 USB, SocketA
Cons: Slightly unstable at times

This mainboard is wonderful overall. It boasts a whopping five USB ports (with correct drivers), two onboard ATA-100 IDE controllers, and supports Socket A (Thunderbird and Duron) chips up to 1 Ghz with the current BIOS. Also, if you are lucky enough...

Pros: Good stability, good expandibility, good price, good performance
Cons: Can be super-flaky when conditions arent just right

Let me start off by saying considering the platform, this is a great board. Its stable, fast, and reliable.

I had a power supply problem when I had this board hooked up. And it was very hard to diagnose. I have found the A7V does not like...

Pros: Good quality Long life span Best warranty service It's ASUS
Cons: First 2 releases are problematic Not all the BIOS versions work Expensive

I purchased this board having past experiences with ASUS. Out of the box the manual was not 100% correct. On ASUS website there was also a warning to update the bios with a newer version. It took a couple of days to get it running right but the I started...

Pros: Brags: up to 8 hard drives, stable, ata100, pc133/vc133 ram, 5 USB ports included(7max on board), easy to overclock, nice bios, built in hardware temp monitor, very well documented
Cons: Don't like: there's a resistor right next to the cpu that makes putting a fan on very difficult.

With an extra $300 to spend and extra parts laying around I wanted to build a system I could kill without much worry, In this case I wanted to exploit the ease of duron overclocking with a consistant board. In this case the Asus A7V was perfect....

Pros: GREAT Duron Support
Cons: I couldnt Find any

As far as a review, you can’t rip on this product much. I am a 100% asus fan; i have always owned their products. From the PI board to the P2b/P3F and i have never been unsatisfied. They never go wrong on me.

I am a hard-core computer user....

Pros: Ultra DMA 100, and Memory-CPU capacity
Cons: Very Faulty and Experimental almost

I actually wrote epinions to get this item in here to be reviewed. This motherboard isn't the answer for ultra power and speed. I upgraded a friend on mine to this motherboard and these are the problems that we found. The first motherboard had a...

Pros: Lots of features
Cons: God help you if you need a repair

I felt the need to state this because My A7V has been in repair for 1 month now. They will ship me a replacement board tomorrow if mine is not ready by then. I have never seen such horrific service from a motherboard vendor. This is my last ASUS board....

Pros: Stable, Reliable and Feature Rich
Cons: Expensive, lacks drivers for promise ATA100 interface

After a while looking for the best board for my new system I decided to go for the a7v, by the time I got it (march 01), the standard model was the a7v133 which sports a sound card and a modem on board.

Asus has been known to manufacture the...

Pros: Fast and easy to set up
Cons: The Promise ATA100 setup

I picked up one of these motherboards at a flea market, and was impressed overall. Setup was easy, the manual was very good, and aside from what I've written below, the board was fast.
However, the Promise ATA setup isn't anything to smile about....

Pros: lots of features, overclockability
Cons: expensive

Looking for a new motherboard for an Athlon system? The A7V will not disappoint. You got a rock solid board from a great, reputable company that's loaded with features. Take a look: KT133 chipset, 5 PCI, 1 AGP, 2 IDE channels, 1 parallel, 2 serial, and 2...

Pros: Fast, stable, cheap
Cons: I wouldnt want the sound card to be used

This board is a pleasure to work with. I am using the a7v133, which is very simalar, only a little newer. Ultra 100 right on it (two slots) as well as ultra 66. Plenty of slots, a motherboard processor fan built in, (that puppy runs 80 degrees all the...