Conclusion

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Besides giving you another great KT266A motherboard to choose from, what has this review told us? There is no doubt that the KT266A chipset is the current king of AMD chipsets and any manufacturer that releases one soon is going to have a hit on their hands. The fact that the two KT266A boards seen here, the Epox 8KHA+ and the Shuttle AK31 Rev3, come so close in performance tells me that VIA has gotten this chipset stable and it was ready to be released.

Shuttle has a long way to go before their reputation and name can battle with the likes of Asus and Abit in the United States, but they are going about it the correct way: releasing high-quality products one after another. It will take time for the PC enthusiasts to accept Shuttle as a top performer, but given the numbers and results we have gotten from their last two entries, it would be foolish to count them out in any way.

The question of how the nForce motherboards will play out in the battle is going to be answered very soon, and then we will get a better and more permanent view of the Athlon motherboard world. Until then, however, you simply can’t go wrong with the purchase of a KT266A motherboard.

Shuttle has combined a high-performance chipset with the overclocking options that everyone wants. Even though the scores are a tiny amount slower than the Epox 8KHA+ there is no doubt they have a top pick motherboard on their hands, once again. With the price as low as $85 for the board on PriceWatch, it is nearly 35% cheaper than the Epox counterpart! That is a tremendous value, and because of it, Shuttle, too, has won the Amdmb.com Editor’s Choice Award!

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