\"Even though socket 754 is still in the birthing (and to the enthusiast, soon to be dying) stages, there are quite a few choices for what motherboard to get to accompany it. For the moment, there are only two chipsets that can be found easily in retail channels, the nForce3 150, and the one powering today\’s entrant, the VIA K8T800. Albatron\’s K8X800 Pro II implements this north bridge and south bridge combination, as well as a few other IC \’s from VIA in this loaded motherboard. Today on DevHardware, we\’ll be looking in depth at what these two Taiwainese manufacturers have accomplished with their efforts.\"