Aopen AK86L(VIA K8T800) Review!

[Mem]

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If you are looking for a solid Athlon 64 motherboard for a low cost and don't mind not having a board loaded with options then take a look at the AK86L from Aopen.

 

[DieHardware]

I don't like the location of the IDE, FDD, and power connectors or USB pinouts.

 

[Mem]

I don't like the location of the IDE, FDD, and power connectors or USB pinouts.

Seems to be a common position on the K8T800 boards,have a look at the Abit KV8 Max3 review here ,very similar positions.

 

[Boonesmi]

i really like that board, i cant wait till they update and let us know if it truly has the pci/agp lock that they suspect'

252mhz fsb is very cool

 

[newb54]

Originally posted by: Boonesmi
i really like that board, i cant wait till they update and let us know if it truly has the pci/agp lock that they suspect'

252mhz fsb is very cool

Yes, I?m curious as to how they managed to do this.

 

[shiftomnimega]

Hmm, I may not have to wait for the ECS 755-A2 afterall.

 

[CAK]

Hummm...So here's some problems i can't fix with the Aopen.

1st: Cpu usage is always at 30-40%, regardless of what bios is used.

2nd: Mem scores in sandra with the 1.06q BIOS are at 1920/1920. I never tried sandra mem with any of the other BIOS so thats next(should be around 3050)

 

[newb54]

Deliximus over at HardOCP had the same problem. He said the AK86L didnt like his Audigy 2 in pci3. You can probably get more details if you PM him.

 

[CAK]

Funny, I have an audigy2 in PCI slot 3 also.

Going to try that and 2 of the other BIOS to see if the mem scores improve.

 

[CAK]

And moving the card to PCI slot 4 solved both problems. Thanks NewB.

FYI the 1.06q BIOS can be downloaded from the review page here, if you can't get it PM me and i'll e-mail it.