Tyan Trinity K7 S2380 KX133 Slot-A ATX

AnandTech Motherboard Rating

Performance

The S2380 performed just as well as the rest of the KX133 boards we've tested.

Price

Considering that the Tyan board is so closely based on the reference design, we can expect the board to feature pretty much average manufacturing costs. Since the EPoX 7KXA follows the same design very closely, we should be able to expect that the price of the Tyan is around the same of the EPoX.

The only difference being that Tyan generally prices their products slightly higher than most competitors, which is why they take the 0.5 point deduction in comparison to the EPoX.

Stability

The S2380 was midway between the AK72 and the 7KXA in terms of stability, which puts it at an average score of 5.0. This can be expected because the board is so closely based on the reference design supplied by VIA.

Quality

While the S2380 isn't up to Tyan's usual standards in terms of stability, the 1500uF/2200uF low ESR capacitors as well as the rest of the components on the board are definitely well selected and high in quality.

Features

The S2380 sports the standard feature set of the KX133 chipset, but the addition of a 6th PCI slot gives the board a boost in the features category.

Unfortunately the lack of any overclocked FSB settings takes the rating down to just above average.

Layout

The S2380's layout is virtually identical to that of the EPoX 7KXA, thus it receives the same 6.5 rating. The layout is actually very well done which can be expected considering it is VIA's reference design.

Availability

While their boards aren't always the most popular, Tyan is generally available by more vendors that some of the smaller manufacturers out there.

Documentation & Software Bundle

Our sample did not come with a user's manual, however we can expect the usual from Tyan when the product actually ships.