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About AK31 v3.1

  • PC Welt: "Sockel A Testsieger: Platz 1"
  • Dealtime.com: 4x full user rating for AK31 v3.1
  • Craft 464: "Preis/Leistungssieger"
  • PC-Extreme: "AK31 v3.1 als Referenzboard für Vergleichstests gewählt"
  • AnandTech: "...board can be had for less than $100 which is definitely a positive."
  • c't Magazin: "..vier gute funktionierende Speicher-Slots.."
  • HardwarePub: "Overall 9.5 of 10"
  • WCM Austria: "Günstig, schnell und stabil..."
  • Overclock PC: "Recommendation Award"
  • Active Hardware: "Top Grade Hardware Award"
  • DinoXPC: "Final Score: 9.5/10"
  • Hot Hardware: "Rating 9 of 10"
  • X86-Secret: "This Motherboard literally outperforms competition"
  • AMDPower: "Seal of Approval"
  • VR-Zone: "Editors Choice"
  • AMDMB: "Rating 9 of 10"
  • Club Overclocker: "Seal of Approval"
  • Motherboards.org: "Editors Choice"
  • PC-Mag: "Wir können es allen Leuten empfehlen"
  • AMDMB.com
  • AMD3D.com: "AMD3D Award for 2001"
  • AMD3D.com: "Editor's Choice - Rating: 4,5 of 5"
  • Planet 3Dnow: "Das finden wir gut..."
  • Legion Hardware: "Full rating for Features, Compatibility, Value and Performance!"
  • Socket A: "94 out of 100"
  • AMDWorld: "This board is far superior in performance than the AMD760 & SiS based boards"
  • Accelenation.com: "94%.."
  • T-Break: "Editors Choice"
  • Hardware-Test Denmark: "safe buy"
  • Anandtech: "..a big kudos of the Shuttle engineering team"
  • PC Games Hardware: "Wertung 1,9"
  • PC World Norway: "Platz 2 der Athlon/DDR-Boards"
  • Hardwareluxx: "11 von 12 Punkten"
  • HIRC Italy: "Shuttle has done a great job.."
  • Overclocker Taiwan
  • Sweclockers: "Good value, stable, overclocker"
  • K7JO.de: Sehr schnell und stabil
  • Void your warranty
  • About AK31 v2.0

  • Tweaktown.com: Editors Choice 9/10
  • Tweak 3D: "I prefer the Shuttle AK31 v2..."
  • PC-Magazin: "..wahrscheinlich eines der schnellsten derzeit erhältlichen Mainboards..."
  • DinoXPC: "What a fantastic board"
  • PenStar System, LCC: "Overall Score: 95%"
  • AMDMB.com: "Rating 9 of 10"
  • Motherboards.org: "..never failed in our 48 hour stress test."
  • VIAHardware: "Editors Choice - Rating: 4.5 of 5.0"
  • OCWorkbench.com: "Empfehlung der Redaktion"
  • AMDWorld: "Silver Award"
  • Hardwareluxx: "Excellent Hardware Award"
  • Tech Report: "Overall Rating: 10 of 11"
  • Active Hardware: "Top Grade Hardware Award"
  • AMD3D.com: "Editor's Choice Award"
  • Lost Circuits: "Das AK31 verdient eine Spitzenposition"
  • Accelenation.com: "Value All Star"
  • Club Overclocker: "...the best DDR, overclocking board..."
  • PC Games Hardware: "...Insgesamt überraschte das Board positiv."
  • TBreak: "Editor's Choice"
  • General Protection Fault: "Highly Recommended"
  • SocketA.com: "...the best features of any KT266 board I have testet so far."
  • Planet3Dnow.com: "...eindeutig einen grossen Wurf gelandet."
  • Meet the Geek: "Award: 10 out of 10"
  • Tom's Hardware Guide: "6 PCI, 4 DIMMs und schnell!"
  • Legion Hardware: "94% out of 100!"
  • Technically Hardware Analysis: "...AK31 wins up clearly..."
  • ITC Online: "BIOS has all the overclockers features which exceed competitors.."
  • About AK31 v1.x

  • PC Welt: Eine empfehlenswerte Platine
  • TecChannel: mit hilfreichen BIOS Features
  • c't Magazin: ...ganze 4 Speichersockel!
  • Overclocker Taiwan
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    Press reviews about AK31 v3.1

    PC Welt: "Sockel A Testsieger: Platz 1"


    PC Welt
    Ausgabe 8/2002 Seite 136
    Sockel-A-Testsieger: Platz 1 (5 von 5 Punkte)
    Die Platine kann viel Speicher aufnehmen und ist sehr günstig.

     

    Dealtime.com: 4x full user rating for AK31 v3.1


    DealTime User Product Reviews
    www.dealtime.com/...
    July-November 2002
    4x full user rating for AK31 v3.1

    PROS: Great stable board. Setup a snap. Worked first time out.
    CONS: None
    USER COMMENTS: I am running an AMD 1700 , 512M PC2100 DDR, and Windows ME with no problems. Haven't tried overclocking it yet.

    PROS: Overclockable, Stable, Plenty of RAM Slots, Shuttle Name
    CONS: NONE!
    USER COMMENTS: This by far one of the best boards I have come across. Great overclockability, Rock Solid on Windows XP. A really Great Mobo!

    PROS: Tons of Room for future upgrades and Jumperless!
    CONS: None
    USER COMMENTS: Awesome board very stable and easy to setup. Works great with my athlon xp 1700 and windows 2000 professional!

    PROS: Price. Shuttle name.
    CONS: Can't find any
    USER COMMENTS: Bought this board under 60 US dollars. First board I every installed that worked first time. Very stable (not clocked); fast with my XP 1800 and DDR 512megs. Running Win XP Prof and love this board.

     

    Craft 464: "Preis/Leistungssieger"


    Craft464
    www.craft464.com/...
    12. Feb. 2002
    Preis/Leistungs-Sieger
    Das Boardlayout macht einen sehr aufgeräumten Eindruck. Auch habe ich beim Test mit den verschiedensten Kühlern keinerlei Probleme gehabt diese zu montieren. Anders als bei Asus 266E haben hier die Planer das Platinenlayout besser durchdacht.

     

    PC-Extreme: "AK31 v3.1 als Referenzboard für Vergleichstests gewählt"


    PC-Extreme
    www.pc-extreme.de/...
    17. March 2002
    AK31 v3.1 als Referenzboard für Vergleichstests gewählt

    Das Shuttle AK31 in der Revision 3.1 gehört mit zu den schnellsten KT266A-Platinen und stellt somit schon eine recht hohe Messlatte dar. (...) Zum Shuttle AK31 Rev. 3.1 kann man kurz sagen: Eine sehr schnelle KT266A-Platine mit guter Ausstattung, guten Overclocking-Eigenschaften und einem nahezu unschlagbaren Preis/Leistungsverhältnis.

     

    AnandTech: "...board can be had for less than $100 which is definitely a positive."


    AnandTech
    www.anandtech.com/...
    26. Oct. 2001
    ...board can be had for less than #100 which is definitely a positive.

     

    c't Magazin: "..vier gute funktionierende Speicher-Slots.."


    c't Magazin
    Heft 1/2002, S. 130ff
    ...Vier gut funktionierende Speicher-Slots, sechs PCI-Slots, eines der günstigsten Boards mit KT266A...

     

    HardwarePub: "Overall 9.5 of 10"


    HardwarePub
    www.hardwarepub.com/...
    11. Dec. 2001
    Overall 9.5 of 10

    If you ask me that's frikkin' fast! Well I must say that it was a pleasure testing such a nice motherboard. It was fast, stable, and was expansion packed. I could easily recommend this board to anyone, but lets rundown the ratings:

    • Price: 10/10, It's #80!
    • Features: 8/10, It's what you'd expect from an average board
    • Overclocking: 9.5/10, It's an awesome overclocker!
    • Stability: 9/10, It never onced crashed
    • Performance: 10/10, It's amazing, and I was wowed!
    • Expansion: 9.5/10, has everything you could want!

    Overall: 9.5/10, and this board is on my righteous list forever! (...) I just can't say enough about this board. It's the cheapest KT266A board out there, and the performance, overclocking, and expanion are amazing.

     

    WCM Austria: "Günstig, schnell und stabil..."


    WCM Computer-Fachzeitung Österreich
    Ausgabe 162, Januar 2002, Seite 22
    Günstig, schnell und stabil...

    Fazit: Das AK31 v3.1 ist ein sehr gutes Board zum Übertakten, daß ausgesprochen stabil und recht schnell läuft. Der größte Vorteil liegt aber im günstigen Preis und den 4 Speichersteckplätzen.

    (...) Als Besonderheit hat das Mainboard als so ziemlich einziges vier DDR Sockel, die allesamt vollständig bestückt werden können. Etwas überraschend ist, daß man bei voller Bestückung nicht einmal registed DDR Module benötigt, sondern ganz normale Speicherstreifen genügen. 6 PCI Steckplätze flankiert von einem AMR Slot sollten für alle Ausrüsteventualitäten ausreichend sein. Der AGP hat eine Kunststoffsicherung (...) Die Northbridge wirrd aktiv gekühlt, was sich sehr positiv auf die Überrtaktbarkeit auswirkt. Umfangreiche Einstellmöglichkeiten bietet das BIOS (...) die schnellsten einstellbaren Timings waren nicht zu viel für unseren Speicher (...) Selbst mit 166MHz FSB und entsprechend erniedrigtem Multiplikator läuft noch alles fehlerfrei.

     

    Overclock PC: "Recommendation Award"


    Overclock PC
    www.overclockpc.org/...
    27. Dec. 2001
    Recommendation Award
    Full rating: 7 of 7

     

    Active Hardware: "Top Grade Hardware Award"


    Active Hardware
    active-hardware.com/...
    6. Dec. 2001
    Top Grade Hardware Award

    Conclusions: The Shuttle AK31 rev: 3.1 is truly an excellent piece of hardware. Not once throughout our tests did it so much as hiccup, but instead turned in great performance figures that would be the envy of any mainboard manufacturer out there. It's excellent stability and versatility will certainly put it in good-stead with Overclockers, as well as performance mavens. For its high-score, and many merits, we're very pleased to award the Shuttle AK31 rev: 3.1 our "Top Grade Hardware Award", and our highest recommendations.

    The strong points: Jumperless design, BIOS-adjustable Vcore voltage, BIOS-adjustable memory voltage, Excellent response to Overclocking, FSB adjustable in 1MHz increments, Superb performance

     

    DinoXPC: "Final Score: 9.5/10"


    DinoX PC / Italy
    www.dinoxpc.com/... (Italian language)
    29. Nov. 2001
    Final Score: 9.5/10
    Again Spacewalker has developed a good board, like the previous ak31 2.0 revision. We in Dinoxpc are very satisfied of its performances and versatility, granted especially by 4 DDR and 6 PCI Slots. When overclocked, it has proved to be a good toy, and stability rocks too! The board has a fantastic price, very low for what it offers, and supports AMD XP CPUs too.

    Pro:

    • the same pcb of ak31 2.0, with an excellent design and connectors not installed in "strategic places"
    • 6 pci slots
    • 4 ddr slots
    • 6 usb ports
    • there aren’t components around the socket (so, big cpu coolers are allowed)
    • very high memory bandwidth
    • a wonderful bios that allow to modify everything
    • good overclocker
    • low price

     

    Hot Hardware: "Rating 9 of 10"


    Hot Hardware
    www.hothardware.com/...
    26. Nov. 2001
    Rating 9 of 10
    The AK31 Ver.3.1 demonstrated exceptional overclocking ability, far exceeding the capability of the 8KHA+ that we received for review. (...) The design of this board was excellent, with no major issues to report. The system performance was top of the line demonstrating that is is ready for both work and play. Where the AK31 Ver.3.1 truly shined was with its ability to overclock. This board pushed our 1.2GHz T-bird to a stable 1.56GHz. That's Athlon XP 1800 territory folks! (...) If you are in the market for a high-quality Athlon based motherboard, I would have no reservations recommending this board, it is a true gem.

     

    X86-Secret: "This Motherboard literally outperforms competition"


    X86-secret, France
    www.x86-secret.com/...
    3. December 2001
    Finally, We rate the AK31 v3.1 with a 91/100 and give it our "X86 d'or". This Motherboard literally outperforms competition. The memory performance is the best we have seen on an AMD architecture. Overclocking is very stable with lots of features. 6 PCIs, 4 DDR ... great !

     

    AMDPower: "Seal of Approval"


    AMDPower.com
    www.amdpower.com/...
    7. Nov. 2001
    Well, it appears Shuttle is no longer simply a "no frills" motherboard maker. We should welcome them to the high performance market with open arms because they have truly delivered with the AK31 Rev. 3.1. It fully supports the Athlon XP and makes a perfect companion. If that isn't enough, the lowest price on Pricewatch is currently #79. This is an unbelievable price for a board of this caliber. This one is a no-brainer. The AK31 Rev. 3.1 gets an AMDPower Seal of Approval.

     

    VR-Zone: "Editors Choice"


    Virtual Zone
    www.vr-zone.com/...
    29. Oct. 2001
    Conclusion
    Shuttle AK31 v3.1 on the whole perform very well (...) In terms of overclocking, the BIOS offers VCore and Vmem tweaking which is pretty good and the BIOS allows 1Mhz increments from 100-166Mhz which will satisfy most overclockers (...) In terms of expansivity, Shuttle AK31 v3.1 is superb as it offers 6 PCI and 4 DIMM slots which is enough to satisfy most people. (...) I would consider Shuttle AK31 v3.1 as the best overclockers' budget delight.
    • Good overclock stability
    • AGP retention clip
    • Rounded motherboard edges
    • 6 PCI Slots & 4 DIMM Slots
    • Adjustable VCore and Vmem in BIOS
    • Low Priced At Around S#220

     

    AMDMB: "Rating 9 of 10"


    AMDMB.COM
    www.amdmb.com/...
    16. Oct. 2001
    Rating: 9 of 10

    Shuttle has combined a high-performance chipset with the overclocking options that everyone wants. (...) there is no doubt they have a top pick motherboard on their hands, once again. With the price as low as #85 for the board on PriceWatch, it is nearly 35% cheaper than the Epox counterpart! That is a tremendous value, and because of it, Shuttle, too, has won the Amdmb.com Editor’s Choice Award!

    "Empfehlung der Redaktion"

    Shuttle hat einen Hochleistungs-Chipsatz mit den Übertaktungsmöglichkeiten kombiniert, die jeder wünscht. (...) kein Zweifel, daß Shuttle wieder einmal ein TOP-Mainboard anzubieten haben.

     

    Club Overclocker: "Seal of Approval"


    Club Overclocker
    www.cluboc.net/...
    26.10.2001
    I award this motherboard the Club Overclocker Seal of Approval, and the highest recommendations to anyone looking to get into a low-cost, high-performance DDR motherboard.

    Shuttle was among the very first manufacturers to put the KT266A chipset on their motherboard, and this incarnation is simply outstanding. Memory scores have seriously increased over the AK31 v2 by a very large margin. (...) The Overclocker's options are all still there! (...) A quick check of Pricewatch on 26 Oct 2001, shows this board can be had for #85 plus a little shipping and handling! With a price that low, coupled with ultra-low RAM prices, it should be pretty easy to afford a complete upgrade. (...) if your looking for a DDR motherboard to get going right now, this is certainly a board worthy of some consideration. I would have to say the Shuttle AK31 v3.1 is by far the best board in it's class. During a previous memory review, I experienced no instability while testing the memory and the motherboards Overclock-ability.

     

    Motherboards.org: "Editors Choice"


    Motherboards.org
    www.motherboards.org/...
    25. Oct. 2001
    Editor's Choice
    • Features: 4.0
    • Installation: 4.5
    • Performance: 5.0
    • Compatibility: 4.5
    • Stability: 4.5
    • Support: 4.5
    • Overall: 4.5

    Stability: (...) even when in an overclocked state it still ran without fail. (...) Rock solid stability on an excellent product. Compatibility: (...) I was very impressed with this motherboards compatibility, it is first rate and up to date. A very compatible product is to be had in the AK31A. Overclocking: Overclocking is done very easily and relatively painless as the controls are all located within the BIOS with no confusing jumpers to be set. (...) Conclusion: Shuttle is coming to plate with some serious hitters this computer season and may come away with an MVP in the low cost enthusiast market where they are dominating in the current field. This is a very impressive product no matter how you slice it with just enough of the right stuff to make it a winner with both the gaming and enthusiast market where it will pay off for the Shuttle team. This is the way to change your image and Shuttle has once again proven they can make a superior and technology savvy motherboard bearing a low price tag to the market. I am sure this motherboard is going to be a big win for this company.

     

    PC-Mag: "Wir können es allen Leuten empfehlen"


    PC Mag
    www.pcmag.de/...
    26. Oct. 2001
    (...) Wir hätten nicht gedacht, dass die Performance-Steigerungen doch so groß sind. Dadurch, dass das Board dem User viele Einstellungen im BIOS ermöglicht, macht es sich sehr für Overclocker interessant. Hinzu kommt, dass wir das Board bis zu den maximal einstellbaren 166 MHz FSB overclocken konnten und trotzdem keine Probleme feststellen konnten. (...) die Firma hat es mit dem AK31 geschafft sich unseren Award zu verdienen. Wir können es allen Leuten empfehlen, denn es läuft stabil, man kann viel einstellen und es macht keine Probleme im normalen Betrieb. Zudem ist das Board preislich gesehen ein Schnäppchen. (...)

    (...) we were surprised, that such performance- improvement is still possible. Due to numerous BIOS settings it is interesting for overclockers. We were able to overclock this board at the maximum FSB speed of 166MHz and found no problems. (...) this company deserves our award for AK31. We can recommend it to everybody, because it is stable, many settings are possible and under normal conditions it causes no problems. In addition, it is a good bargain (...)

     

    AMDMB.com


    AMDMB.COM
    www.amdmb.com/...
    16. Oct. 2001
    Conclusion
    (...) Let’s analyze what we have seen in terms of benchmarks. It would appear that when using an external GeForce 3 video card, the nForce reference board and the competing KT266A chipset Shuttle AK31 Rev3 are about equal to each other in terms of benchmark performance. Each platform takes about half of the tests to their side, but the differences are merely negligible in most instances, making either choice a good one. (...) The KT266A chipset isn’t going anywhere and is still as good a performer as the nForce in real world tests. (...)

    Wenn jeweils eine externe GeForce 3 Grafikkarte verwendet wird, dann ist das Referenz-Board mit nForce-Chipsatz etwa gleich schnell wie Shuttle's AK31 Rev3.

     

    AMD3D.com: "AMD3D Award for 2001"


    AMD3D.com
    www.amd3d.com/...
    January 2002
    AMD3D Awards for 2001
    Well after a very busy and eventful year for AMD3D.com, it's time to dish out the awards for 2001. The Motherboard of the Year for Value: Shuttle AK31 rev3
    Shuttle not only offer many of the features found on high-end boards, but their prices are beyond belief. Excellent value for money.

     

    AMD3D.com: "Editor's Choice - Rating: 4,5 of 5"


    AMD3D.com
    www.amd3d.com/...
    October 2001
    Editor's Choice - Rating: 4.5 of 5
    • Latest VIA KT266A DDR Chipset
    • Great value for money
    • Excellent Performance
    • Good Stability and Quaility
    • Support for Athlon XP CPUs
    • Good overclocking options
    • 6 PCI slots
    • 4 DDR DIMM slots

     

    Planet 3Dnow: "Das finden wir gut..."


    Planet 3DNow!
    www.planet3dnow.de/...
    23. October 2001
    Zusammenfassung und Fazit 
    Das Shuttle AK31 reiht sich nahtlos an das mit viel Lob überhäufte Vorgängermodell an. Wie auch damals ist es Shuttle gelungen, für einen sehr günstigen Preis eine Platine mit beispielhafter Performance auf den Markt zu stellen. Gerade Usern, die nicht bereit sind, für ein großes Maß an Leistung auch eine dementsprechend hohe Menge an finanziellen Mitteln mit einzubringen, kann man die Revision 3.1 des Shuttle AK31 nur wärmstens empfehlen. (...) Gepaart mit einem durchdachten Layout und den großzügigen Bestückungsmöglichkeiten hinsichtlich Speicher und Erweiterungskarten hat Shuttle ein eindeutiges Powerpaket geschnürt.

    Das finden wir gut :-)

    • Gute Performance
    • Stabilität sehr gut
    • Jumperloses Design
    • Onboard Sound
    • Gutes Handbuch
    • 6 PCI-Slots, 4 DIMM Slots 

    Conclusion:
    We have already praised the predecessor AK31 2.0, and it's the same with AK31 rev 3.1. Again Shuttle comes with a very cost-effective board with exemplary performance. We can highly recommend this board to users who want highest performance, but don't want spend accordingly money for it. (...) Its Layout is well designed and there are many slots for memory modules and extension cards - from this it follows that AK31 rev 3.1 is a real power-board.

    This are the goodies: good performance, very good stability, jumperless design, onboard Sound, good manual, 6 PCI,  4 DIMMs

     

    Legion Hardware: "Full rating for Features, Compatibility, Value and Performance!"



    Legion Hardware
    www.legionhardware.com/...
    10.10.2001
    Full rating for Features, Compatibility, Value and Performance!
    • Excellent performance
    • Good Value
    • 4 184-pin DIMM connectors
    • Nice board layout
    • KT266A Chipset

     

    Socket A: "94 out of 100"


    Socket A
    www.socketa.com/...
    10.10.2001
    94 out of 100!

    The Good Stuff
    The AK31 revision 3 has great stability, the performance enhancements of the KT266A chipset, excellent overclocking features, and a low, low price.

    Conclusion
    Shuttle has made some minor updates to their already impressive AK31 series with the revision 3. The KT266A chipset helps them give good performance with great stability. Add to that nice overclocking features in the bios and the really low cost and you have a sweet budget board. If you want to overclock on a budget but enjoy the performance of the KT266A then look no further than the AK31 revision 3.

    94 von 100 Punkten!

    Das Board AK31 Ver 3 ist sehr stabil, bietet die Performance-Vorteile des KT266A-Chipsatzes, hat exzellente Übertaktungs-Eigenschaften und einen sehr niedrigen Preis.

    Fazit: Shuttle hat sein bereits eindrucksvolles AK31-Board nochmals etwas verbessert. Sein KT266A-Chipsatz verhilft dem AK31 Ver 3 zu guter Performance und ausgezeichneter Stabilität. Zusammen mit den guten Übertaktungs-Einstellungen im BIOS und dem niedrigen Preis ist es ein nettes und günstiges Board. Wer ein günstiges Board zum Übertakten sucht, der hat es in AK31 Ver 3 gefunden und braucht nicht weiter suchen.

     

    AMDWorld: "This board is far superior in performance than the AMD760 & SiS based boards"


    AMDWorld
    www.amdworld.co.uk/...
    8.10.2001
    Conclusion.
    This board is far superior in performance than the AMD760 & SIS based boards and I now think Shuttle providing they continue the run of enthusiast type boards they shall improve further as time permits .You may also download the performance bios but use with caution its available from here and read the instructions prior to flashing the bios. (...) In these tests there's nothing in it all I deliberately went back and used a non updated version Sisoft Sandra as there new release seems rather generous in its results so the results you see are on identical hardware and software and they are so much a like you wonder if all KT266A boards will be similar. The next KT266A product due up very soon will shed some more light on this but at present there's nothing in at all. There is not a conclusion because simply the board is faultless, I have no problems with overclocking it, I have had no problems using my existing hardware, the usb ports worked faultless at 160mhz(320mhz), it just works tremendously well and had I seen this board 2 weeks ago in a shop before I was inundated with KT266A motherboards I wouldn't have thought twice. Simply one of the best there are sums it up.

    Dieses Board wesentlich schneller als Board mit AMD760- oder SiS-Chipsätzen. Jetzt glaube ich, daß Shuttle weiterhin Boards liefert, die Begeisterung auslösen (...) das Board ist einfach ohne Makel, ich habe keine Probleme mit Übertaktung oder mit meiner verfügbaren Hardware. Der USB-Port arbeitet auch noch mit 160/320MHz FSB noch einwandfrei.

     

    Accelenation.com: "94%.."


    Accelenation
    www.accelenation.com/...
    10. Oct. 2001
    94% - I think it is pretty evident that it is a very good motherboard. The speed it registers is nothing short of amazing, it seems solid to me, (...) I would have no problem using this product in my system. (...) Four DIMMs will work, but you lose a little of your overclocking ability - which is to be expected.

    The layout of the AK31 rev3 is identical to that of the rev2, and in my opinion, that is a good thing. It takes a lot for me to say the layout of a board is close to perfect, but this one certainly does well. (...) is also good for easy installation of heatsinks. (...) Of the five KT266A boards I know of, this is the only one that has four DIMMs. The boards IDE and floppy headers are right where I like them (...) everything looks good on the layout side. (...) many memory timing options and overclocking settings (...) overclocking on the AK31 rev3 was very sucessful. (...) The overclocked Shuttle board outpaces everything else quite decisively.

    94% - ich denke, es ist ziemlich offensichtlich, daß es ein sehr gutes Mainboard ist. Die erreichte Geschwindigkeit ist erstaunlich (...) das Layout ist fast perfekt (...) von den mir bekannten fünf KT266A-Board, bietet dieses als einziges 4 DIMM-Sockel (...) viele Einstellungen für Speicher-Timing und Übertaktung (...) Im übertaktete Shuttle-Board übertrumpft alles andere ziemlich deutlich.

     

    T-Break: "Editors Choice"


    T-Break.com
    www.tbreak.com/...
    8. Oct. 2001
    Editor's Choice

    Stability/Compatabilty: This is the third Shuttle board we've looked at and like the previous two, this one doesn't compromise on stability either. We also tested the board with SB Live! and Windows XP and all the tests completed without any problems. Performance: Lets put it as clearly as possible - the board dominated almost every benchmark. Gaming scores and Winstone scores were ahead of all other chipsets while the Sandra memory benchmark was way ahead of all the other boards. No denying that this is the fastest AMD/DDR solution we've seen upto date. Overclocking: All we can say is WOW. While overclocked, the Shuttle AK31 v3.1 made us see benchmark numbers that we've never seen on any other AMD board. (...) Price/Packaging: For an excellent price, you're not only getting one of the first KT266 board, but also probably one of the most overclockable board. (...) Overall experience of reviewer: This board is simply awesome- one of the best that I've had the pleasure of testing. Shuttle is climbing up as my favorite Motherboard company quite fast.

    "Empfehlung der Redaktion"
    (...) ich mochte bereits die vorherige Version, auch diesmal gab es keine Kompromisse bezüglich der Stabilität. Alle Tests verliefen problemlos, auch mit SB Live und Windows XP. Geschwindigkeit: um es klar auszudrücken - das Board dominierte in fast jedem Benchmark (...) Übertaktung: Alles was wir sagen können ist: Wow! Das Shuttle AK31 v3.1 bringt beim Übertakten Benchmark-Werte zutage, die wir bisher auf keinem anderem AMD-Board gesehen haben. (...) Zusammenfassend: dieses ehrfurchtgebietende Board is eins der besten, mit denen ich jemals das Test-Vergnügen hatte.

     

    Hardware-Test Denmark: "safe buy"


    Hardware-Test Danmark
    Danish: 130.227.194.145/...
    English: 130.227.194.145/...
    10. Nov. 2001
    Advantages:
    • High performance.
    • Stable.
    • Has exactly the settings you want to tweak.
    • Very good for overclocking.

    Conclusion:
    A highly performing motherboard, very overclockable, but still with full stability.
    (...) all in all, this is a very good board, and we feel that it deserves our award "safe buy"

     

    Anandtech: "..a big kudos of the Shuttle engineering team"


    Anand Tech
    www.anandtech.com/...
    24. Oct. 2001
    It is outfitted with 6 PCI slots and an ACR slot but by far the most interesting thing about the AK31 R3.1 is the fact that it has four DIMM slots. (...) this board works with all banks populated. With all four banks populated we did have to back off of our memory timings a bit, but the pros definitely outweighed the cons there. Remember that the board will support up to four DIMMs and they don't have to be registered either; a big kudos to the Shuttle engineering team that was able to pull this one off. (...) the board can be had for less than #100 which is definitely a positive.

     

    PC Games Hardware: "Wertung 1,9"


    PC Games Hardware
    Ausgabe 1/2002
    Wertung 1,9

     

    PC World Norway: "Platz 2 der Athlon/DDR-Boards"


    PC World Norway
    www.pcworld.no/...
    2. Nov. 2001

    Socket A Comparison
    www.pcworld.no/...30.11.2001

    Platz 2 der Athlon/DDR-Boards

    Conclusion: Recommended!
    2nd ranged Athlon/DDR mainboard

    The estimated price on the street for the AK31 v3.1 is about 1250 NOK incl. VAT, but the board is allready selling for less than this at some retailers. With a price like this, the Shuttle AK31 v3.1 comes a interesting board. (...) the performance is good, so if you are looking for a cheap, but at the same time powerfull, solution, the Shuttle AK31 v3.1 is worth taking a look in.
    + Low price. Good upgradepossibilites through 6 PCI and 4 DIMMs.

     

    Hardwareluxx: "11 von 12 Punkten"


    Hardware Luxx
    www.wiwi-hannover.de/...
    28.11.2001
    11 von 12 Punkte - Empfehlung für alle Preis / Leistungsfans
    Das Shuttle AK31 ist praktisch "jumperless", es können also alle Einstellungen über das Bios vorgenommen werden. Wir fanden im Bios mal wieder alle notwendigen Einstellungen - vom Abschalten des Onboard-Sounds bis zur Zuweisung der IRQs beinhaltet das Bios alles, was man benötigt. (...) das System lief stabil und ohne Probleme, ließ sich problemlos in Betrieb nehmen und zeigte keine Schwächen. (...) mit vier Dimm-Slots und sechs PCI ist es flexibel für Aufrüst-Orgien aller Art, es besitzt eine gute Stabilität und hervorragende Overclocking-Features. Für ein Qualitäts-Mainboard dieser Klasse ist es dabei auch noch preislich äußerst attraktiv, wer also ein günstiges, aber sehr schnelles Athlon-System bauen möchte, der kommt aus Preis/Leistungsgründen fast nicht am Shuttle AK31 Rev. 3.1 vorbei.

    Rating 11 of 12 - Best Price/Performance
    Shuttle AK31 is jumperless, all setting can be made through BIOS. All required setting are available: you can disable onboard sound, assign IRQs and more. (...) The system is stable and without problems. Also the setup was easy (...) There is much room for expansion due to 4 DIMM sockets and 6 PCI slots. It is very stable and has outstanding overclocking features. Considering the high quality, it also has a very attractive price. It is the only choice for those, who need both: good value and fast!

     

    HIRC Italy: "Shuttle has done a great job.."


    HIRC Italy
    Hardware Italian Resource Center
    www.hardwareirc.com/...
    8. Nov. 2001
    Translation:

    The Spacewalker Shuttle AK31 V3.1 is a very balanced and economic motherboard, and is very upgradeable, Spacewalker is choosing the way of high end motherboards (...) Spacewalker has done a great job, by providing the world first KT266A motherboard with 4 DIMM slots; this feature, with the high stability, could be interesting for the installation of a little server. The AK31 V3.1 is a very good board, ideal for who hasn't a big experience with hardware installation, or for who needs to do various upgrades at its own system without changing it completely."

     

    Overclocker Taiwan


    Overclocker Taiwan
    www.oc.com.tw/...
    21. Dec. 2001 (chinese)
    AK31 ver. 3.1 wird sehr empfohlen!

    Sweclockers: "Good value, stable, overclocker"


    Sweclockers (Sweden)
    www.sweclockers.com/...
    29. Dec. 2001
    Good value, stable, overclocker

    AK31 V3.1 is a basic, solid KT266A solution from Shuttle. The lack of some additional features such as RAID is intentional and therefore in a way compensated by the low price of this motherboard and the additional 4th DIMM slot. The overall stability and performance of Shuttle's latest offering for AMD-users is very good. This motherboard can probably be very attractive for speed-hungry overclockers as it offers all the features needed for a successful overclocking.

     

    K7JO.de: Sehr schnell und stabil


    K7JO
    k7jo.de/...
    Jan 2002
    + sehr schnelles Board
    + gute Speichererweiterbarkeit- 
    + gute Stabilität
    + gute overclocking-Eigenschaften
    + 6 PCI-Slots
    + alle Einstellungen bequem im Bios erreichbar

     

    Void your warranty


    Void your warranty (website)
    www.voidyourwarranty.net/...
    21. Dec. 2001
    It is hard to deny the appeal of the Shuttle over say the Asus or Abit KT266A motherboards that cost almost twice as much when you consider that it offers very similar performance.


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