SOYO - Soyo SY-CK8 Dragon Plus nForce3-150 Motherboard Review

Hot Hardware reviews Soyo’s nForce3-150 based SY-CK8 Dragon Plus giving it nine out of ten on the HH Heatmeter:

When it comes to the chipsets driving the Athlon 64, VIA and NVIDIA are the major players, with VIA enjoying success with the K8T800. But users should not discount NVIDIA’s nForce3 150, whose single chip design is both efficient and powerful. Back in October of 2003 we had a look at several K8T800 boards compared to an nForce3 150, and the nForce3 was a front runner in a good portion of the tests. The latest nForce3 150 motherboard comes to us by way of Soyo and their SY-CK8 Dragon Plus. Let’s take a look at the product specifications and see what the SY-CK8 Dragon Plus has to offer.

. . . So, in closing, if you are looking to upgrade to the Athlon 64 and want to keep it as affordable as possible, picking up the Soyo SY-CK8 Dragon Plus would be a good choice. For around $128, the performance and onboard components are quite good and expandability is excellent. However, if you think there is a chance that you may want to upgrade the processor in the next year, it may be worth holding off until Soyo offers up a model with support for the newer 939 pin array as well as PCI-X, then you’ll be sitting pretty.

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