Back In Time
Granted that it may appear a step back, but the MSI K7 Pro reached our hands shortly after the ABIT KA7. It can be simply perceived as bad timing, but conversely it provided an opportunity for benchmarking the KA7 against what seemed like a standard, no-frills contender. Afterall, the ABIT KA7 seemed to possess all the necessary embellishments - AGP 4x, and purportedly 133MHz SDRAM bandwidth, whilst the MSI K7 Pro's came with more conservative offerings, utilizing a first generation AMD Irongate chipset. But are pure specs truly representative?? Hmmm Let's find out