SOLTEK - Soltek SL-K8AN-RL ‘Black Thunder’ nForce3-150 Motherboard Review

Ninjalane has posted a review of the Soltek ‘Black Thunder’ SL-K8AN-RL (NVIDIA nForce3-150). The board is pretty speedy and is best described as “a high-end motherboard for the budget minded builder”.

With processor prices dropping into the range of the Pentium 4 that leaves us with the question of what motherboard to get. We are all familiar with Chaintech and many of the other vendors out there but when it comes to an inexpensive and high quality motherboard you can’t beat either of the Soltek K8 solutions. The board under review is another member of the “Black Thunder” series from Soltek, the SL-K8AN-RL. This board comes equipped with the nVidia nForce3-150 chipset and support for 754pin Athlon64 processors. As with all Black Thunder boards the PCB is a glossy jet black with purple expansion slots though many of the mainstream boards come with a limited set of onboard features.

. . . The Soltek K8AN-RL is not unlike the other Soltek motherboards that we have seen. The board has been designed for a mainstream computer user looking for a quick and easy way to move to the Athlon64 platform. The board provides just about everything that any mainstream user could want at only a fraction of the cost… The Soltek SL-K8AN-RL is a perfect solution for any Athlon64 hungry system builder on a budget.

Ninjalane
Soltek SL-K8AN-RL ‘Black Thunder’ Review