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New SolteK SL-75KAV acquisition...

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 12:08 am
by tazwegion
Well I never had the opportunity before to purchase a SolteK product, so when attending the local PC swapmeet I spied one, well...

This particular little gem is the KT-133A chipset (from my favourite VIA) pretty much the same as the other Abit KT7 adorning my Retro collection, while the On-board sound sucks big-time... the REDSTORM OC'ing bios feature totally rocks! not to mention the ATA100 & AGP pro support

:banana

A self tuning OC facility?... what genius OH YEAH!!!! :twisted:

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Check out those MOSfet heatsinks near the ZIF 462 socket ;)

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 1:26 am
by Jim
Wiggy was a big Soltec fan, - Havent heard from him lately though.

Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:22 am
by tazwegion
Yeah... that's right, I was and still am a big Abit fan but after this platform beating the KT7 (KT-133A) for OC'ed stability, I'll look @ Soltek gear in a whole different light from now on ;)

Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 5:55 am
by tazwegion
I couldn't help myself... when I had to replace some bulging cap's (seen below) I said goodbye to the passive chipset cooler & hello to a Gigabyte GPU cooler :twisted:

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Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 7:23 pm
by Jim
Where do you get those coolers? Seems you use a lot of them.

Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 8:18 pm
by tazwegion
They are purchased surplus AFAIK by a guy who then sells them individually @ PC swapmeets... you can't beat the price either $4.00 (cheaper than a retail 40mm fan) :D

I could've gone with a fansink (a.k.a. Vantec IceberQ) but even if the fan fails... there's enough 'meat' on the unit to handle passive cooling ;)

SolteK SL-75KAV update...

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 9:51 am
by tazwegion
LMAO this is begining to look like a work log :lol

Anyways we recently purchased an LED enhanced webcam, which makes taking inside case shots far easier IMHO :lol:

So I thought I'd post the 'pics' of the latest additions to the board, namely 3 new 1000uF 10v capacitors, which I was able to source thanks to the Australian military surplus outlets :D

As you can see I've since ceased re-using capacitors in my 'repair work' after much debate with Jim on the matter :)

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RE: SolteK SL-75KAV update...

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:17 pm
by Jim
Nice to see you haven't changed your excellent workmanship too.

RE: SolteK SL-75KAV update...

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:12 pm
by tazwegion
Thanks... but if a job's worth doing... it's worth doing well :D