EPoX 8KTA3+

Conclusion

When all is said and done, the EPoX 8KTA3+ truly reflects the hard work EPoX put into it. With its full range of features, the board's design is very well thought-out.  The stability and overclocking capabilties show that it is well-manufactured as well.  All aspects of performance were right where they should have been.  The only problem with the board is its inability to boot Durons and older Athlons at a 133MHz host clock.  This may cause owners of those CPUs to look elsewhere.  Aside from that, EPoX has demonstrated here that they are capable of making a motherboard every bit as good as their competitors, and we hope to see more quality products from them in the future.

UPDATE: I’ve gotten many responses from readers out there about this article, especially with suggestion as to how I can get these two CPUs to boot with the JP5 jumper at the 2-3 position. The problem lies in the fact that on boards like the 8KTA3+, adjustments to the multiplier factor are not recognized until the BIOS loads, although changes in the FSB are detected immediately. You can get around the problem by changing what the board recognizes as the default multiplier. To do so, you need to physically cut the L6 bridges on the CPU. If anyone out there is willing to try this, there is an excellent article on the topic at AnandTech.