DFI Lan Party KT400a Motherboard

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Brian Kristensen
Kurtis
DFI
Jun. 1, 2003

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Conclusion

From style to performance, this motherboard excels in so many ways. DFI has pulled together some great technologies such as RAID 1.5, Serial ATA, 6 channel sound, and dual onboard Ethernet to bring the KT400a to life. The onboard sound may not be on par with today's leading soundcards, but DFI is heading in the right direction and giving the consumer yet another option when using the LanParty motherboards. The KT400a chipset is very good, and allows for some nice overclocking potential, but there is always room for improvement as we could not get the FSB up to 200. This is where their NForce II Ultra motherboard comes in (we will review one of these soon). Aside from the feature packed motherboard, the included accessories are extremely worth while, especially if you like to attend LAN parties. Finally, who can forget the sweet UV reactive colors on the motherboard that will definitely cause anyone to look twice. Overall this motherboard is an extraordinary value and I recommend it highly to anyone, especially frequent LAN'ers.

Pros

UV Reactive
KT400a chipset
RAID 1.5
SATA compatible
Better than usual overclocking capabilities
Dual onboard Ethernet
Decent onboard sound
Onboard power and reset switches
Sweet accessories
Great value

Cons

FSB Overclocking performance is lacking
Capacitors next to CPU socket

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Page 1: Introduction
Page 2: Board Layout & Features
Page 3: Accessories
Page 4: BIOS & Overclocking
Page 5: Test Rig
Page 6: Sound Performance
Page 7: USB Performance
Page 8: Ethernet Performance
Page 9: Memory Performance
Page 10: CPU Performance
Page 11: Conclusion

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13 User Comments

1 - Posted by Kurtis on June 1, 2003 - 12:49 am

mesa likey DFI

2 - Posted by ELiTE KiLLaH on June 1, 2003 - 1:38 am

looks good
maybe as a followup or something try running ram in dual channel? (i think i read that you only used a single stick right?)

3 - Posted by MyFifthLimb on June 1, 2003 - 10:56 pm

What game do you think the kid on the box is playing?

4 - Posted by Brian on June 1, 2003 - 11:44 pm

I would have to say Pong. Who wouldn't play pong with such a sweet mobo?!

5 - Posted by Kurtis on June 2, 2003 - 12:32 am

i think he is playing the 'look at my sexy mobo and touch yourself' game

6 - Posted by Brian on June 2, 2003 - 12:44 am

Ok, lets keep this PG guys!

Don't make me start censoring!

j/k, just watch it kronk, you know better :-P

7 - Posted by Kurtis on June 2, 2003 - 1:14 am

by touch yourself, i meant scrub your feet, cuz uh... they are stinky... yeah..

8 - Posted by notobe on August 9, 2003 - 8:19 am

Looks like a good mobo, id buy one if i had the money. Also id like to say nice UV CC.

9 - Posted by caniswolfie on August 9, 2003 - 8:41 pm

He's playing "Look how much money I'm making by modeling" :)

I wish I could have some of that.. :)

10 - Posted by Kurtis on August 9, 2003 - 8:42 pm

lolol its a cartoon kid not a real kid :P cartoons dont make money, they get paid in badger meat

11 - Posted by caniswolfie on August 9, 2003 - 8:53 pm

Mmm.. badger meat.. do you know how much that costs on the open market.. :) I could be a millionaire.. if I were a cartoon.. (*grin* this is what I get for being a smart ass without checking the picture.. ;) )

12 - Posted by Kurtis on August 9, 2003 - 9:18 pm

lolol

13 - Posted by Rich on August 9, 2003 - 9:20 pm

You bring the Badger and I will bring the TT Smartfans! :twisted:

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