Soltek SL-K890Pro-939

"We still would love to see more overclocking options to sweeten the deal. As it stands the Soltek K890Pro-939 is a quality K8T890 based board with features favorable to the competition."

"...I have mixed feelings about the Soltek SL-K890 Pro939. Performance-wise, it fares quite well against an NFORCE4 Ultra. Unfortunately there are some things holding it back."

"...we'd be hard-pressed to recommend the K890Pro over any of the nForce4 Ultra boards available online hovering around the same price. Although you'll realize comparable performance, the difference in available features is simply too significant to ignore. Chaintech's VNF4/Ultra, for example, is less expensive, enables SATA 3.0 Gbps (you don't get NCQ support on the VIA chipset), and more USB 2.0 support. While we commend Soltek for trying something new, you might want to weigh your options before adopting the K890Pro motherboard."

"Soltek has done an outstanding job with their first PCI-Express board, bringing extreme performance, stability, features, and overclockability to the table while other manufacturers still struggle to get a PCI-Express product out. From start to finish, this board did not give us any troubles -- it was set up with ease and worked flawlessly from the moment we turned it on and then all throughout our testing."

"Soltek has made quite a few improvements with the SL-K890Pro-939 that compliment the new chipset and make the motherboard very enthusiast friendly. Some of these improvements include the well designed power supply and processor package that easily accept a wide variety of cooling solutions. The fan header near the Northbridge is also a welcome addition for those that desire active cooling. From a layout and design standpoint we have no major complaints and ,as always, the matching colors of the connectors and accoutrements are a nice touch for the design oriented casemodder."