Abit's KT7E motherboard
Revealing the mysterious blue-collar workhorse
by Geoff Gasior — 1:19 AM on August 3, 2001

THE FIRST THING YOU'LL NOTICE about the KT7E is its color. A departure from the traditionally drab PCBs of old, Abit has dressed up this Socket A offering in a lovely shade of blue. Unless your PC's case has a window in it or you really care what color your motherboard PCB is, the color blue is likely the least significant feature of the KT7E. While I don't profess to know why the KT7E is blue, the fact that it is could provide some preliminary hints on its personality.

Psychologists classify the blue personality in terms of its strengths and weaknesses. Blue's strengths include an appreciation of beauty and detail, a stable and dependable work ethic, a deep sense of purpose, and high achievement. This sounds pretty good, so far as it applies to motherboards. Flipping the coin, blue's weaknesses include being highly emotional, and having strong perfection and performance orientations. Being based on a VIA chipset could surely explain any moody or emotional attributes that this board might possess. However, a strong performance orientation isn't something I'd consider a weakness.

If the KT7E's personality is anything like the one associated with its color, it should be quite a board. Does the KT7E live up to these expectations? Does blue's highly emotional nature have Darth VIA rearing his head once again? Read on to find out.

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