With VIA’s release of the KT600, it appears that we’re up for some more AMD action. Intel has stolen the show from AMD over the last years. AMD’s saving grace appears to be the nForce2 line of boards which offer familiar features such as Dual Channel Memory and auto unlocking multipliers. These two features alone have kept AMD in the ranks against Intel’s 800MHz fsb.

AMD is back in action again, but with a new product line that will be based on 64bit technology. It appears that AthlonXP owners may be left with what’s available in the market aside from the KT600 boards that most manufacturers should have released by the time you read this. We haven’t received any as of yet for comparison but in this review we’ll be using reference products to make comparisons easy for everyone. GruntvillE will continue to provide AthlonXP owners with comprehensive reviews on products that pertain to them as well as all the bleeding edge technology awaiting us at every turn of the calendar page. Of course we’ll also continue to bring you the latest from both sides as the saga continues between these two industry powerhouses.

Abit sent us their top of the line for both AMD and Intel. We recently brought you our thoughts on their IC7-G board and awarded it our Editor’s Choice. We also recently saw Chaintech’s nForce2 release and it also received this award. The NF7-S has some stiff competition and we’ll be combing it with a magnifying glass to ensure that this product lives up to the Abit reputation for overclocking.