Our sources shared with us some details about four very interesting EPoX mainboards on the upcoming VIA KT333 chipset.

The new family will include:

• 8K3A: KT333/8233A, 6 PCI, AGP 4x, POST-controller;
• 8K3AL: KT333/8233A, 6 PCI, AGP 4x, no overclocking friendly features;
• 8K3A+: KT333/8233A, 6 PCI, AGP 4x, POST-controller, HPT372 (dual-channel ATA/133 RAID);
• 8K3A2: KT333/8233A, 6 PCI, AGP 4x, POST-controller, HPT374 (four-channel ATA/133 RAID).

All the solutions will start shipping in the end of the month or in the beginning of the next month.

As you can see, all the mainboards will be equipped with 266MB/sec V-Link South Bridge. However, EPoX is also planning to release a similar mainboard family with the 533MB/sec V-Link implemented in VT8235 South Bridge. These mainboards’ names will start with "EP-8K5..." and will come out in about two months.

And here is a picture of a No.1 product in this family: EP-8K3A+: