First post, by astigmatism
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I recently took out a Tyan Trinity S1598S motherboard with the VIA Apollo MVP3 chipset for some playing around. As is sometimes the case (I'm sure with some of you too), I began reading period reviews of the board and found this statement by Anandtech on the board's release in 1999 concerning the choice of the installed Northbridge:
We're going to give Tyan the benefit of the doubt and assume that the 598AT was just a honest mistake, and that the 598MVP chipset was supposed to be present on the S1598 but to be on the safe side, you should definitely check with your vendor to make sure you're getting the most up to date board. There is absolutely no reason you should have to settle for a chipset that has since been re-released after a few bugs were discovered. Shame on Tyan
https://www.anandtech.com/show/361/3
Despite that statement, Tyan did seem to install the VT82C598AT version of the Northbridge, my board has it. However, my research has not been able to uncover any official statements/press releases/recalls from VIA regarding this version having issues. I can of course verify that a replacement or alternative Northbridge was offered called the VT82C598MVP (which I have installed on an Epox board I own). I also found some great VOGONs threads about AGP voltage regulation issues on some MVP3 boards. Is it possible Anandtech assumed this was a chipset issue?
Does anyone have any details on the "AT" version of the MVP3 Northbridge? Was it actually a recalled part? What bugs are present if any?
