In regards to supporting up to 155MHz FrontSide Bus speeds, the VIA chipset is nothing new. What it does offer, however, are AGP dividers that let your system operate at these speeds. With a PCI divider of 4, the board allows your PCI bus to run at 33MHz while still having an FSB speed of 133MHz. The AX63Pro also allows a divider of 2 on the AGP bus, bringing the AGP clock down to 66MHz when the FSB is at 133MHz.

Coupled with built in UDMA/66 support, the AX63Pro is able to deliver some value added features without having value added prices. Some of the best new hard drives in the market are UDMA/66 capable, and taking advantage of this feature is generally a speed booster, especially in your everyday Windows usage.

As jumperless motherboards become more popular, installing them is nothing short of easy. The AX63Pro is no exception and our only real gripe, as we have stated before, is the lack of a printed manual. While being environmentally conscious is certainly "hip" nowadays, and the cost savings are probably desirable to the manufacturer, the lack of a full printed manual is disturbing. While the quickstart guide is good, nothing beats having the weight of a full manual in your hands in those moments when something does go wrong.

Aside from having to put the RAM in before the AGP card and the poor location of the floppy connector, we had no real problems installing this board. While needing a few installations off the CD, (files that don't come with Windows), this board does require a little bit more of a setup than one of its Intel based counterparts.

Bundled with the standard Norton AntiVirus, an E-Manual and a couple of motherboard utilities, the AX63Pro's bundle is nothing special, but for a price of under $100, there's really no call to complain.