SOLTEK - Soltek SL-K8AN-RL nForce3 150 Motherboard Review

Colin Sun reviews a budget priced nForce3 board from Soltek, the SL-K8AN-RL:

Soltek have arguably produced the least expensive Athlon64 motherboard on the market with their SL-K8AN-RL. The remarkable thing is, a low bottom dollar doesn’t mean all the extras have been left by the way side, as the SL-K8AN-RL is very well equipped. The Soltek SL-K8AN-RL is compatible with Socket 754 Athlon64 processors. It has two DIMM slots which can support up to 2GB of PC3200 DDR RAM speeds. The board also features integrated 10/100 LAN, 5.1 channel audio, Serial ATA/Serial ATA RAID and an additional Ultra/133 IDE slot! Upgrading is easy with five PCI slots to choose from, and 8x AGP port.

. . . Ideally, this board is targeted towards the mainstream Athlon64 user who’s not into extreme [overclocking-based] performance, but simply wants a cost-effective solution which is quick. Soltek manage this, and if the thought of moving to the Athlon64 is on your mind, then the Soltek SL-K8AN-RL should make for a very good option without having to break the bank!