MSI MS-6330 K7T Turbo2 Socket A AMD Athlon XP Duron VIA KT133A Motherboard

MSI MS-6330 K7T Turbo2 Socket A AMD Athlon XP Duron VIA KT133A Motherboard

The MSI MS-6330, marketed as the K7T Turbo2, is an ATX Socket A (Socket 462) motherboard built around the VIA KT133A North Bridge chipset. It was designed to support AMD's Athlon, Athlon XP, and Duron processor families — spanning the full range from early Duron 600 MHz parts up through the Athlon XP 2600+. The board pairs the KT133A North Bridge with the VIA VT82C686B South Bridge, which integrates legacy I/O, AC97 audio, and Ultra DMA 100 IDE controller functions on a single chip.

Specifications & What's Included

• Manufacturer: MSI (Micro-Star International)
• Model: MS-6330 / K7T Turbo2
• Socket: Socket A (Socket 462)
• Form Factor: ATX
• North Bridge Chipset: VIA KT133A
• South Bridge Chipset: VIA VT82C686B
• Front Side Bus: 200 MHz (100 MHz DDR) / 266 MHz (133 MHz DDR)
• Memory: 3 x DIMM slots, supports PC100 / PC133 SDRAM
• Expansion: 1 x AGP 4x slot
• Expansion: 5 x PCI slots
• Storage: Dual Bus Master IDE — Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100
• Floppy Disk Controller: Integrated (FDC via Super I/O)
• Audio: Integrated AC97 (Direct Sound, via VT82C686B)
• Rear I/O: 2 x PS/2 (keyboard & mouse), 2 x USB, 1 x DB25 parallel (LPT), 2 x DB9 serial (COM1/COM2), 3.5mm audio jacks
• Other I/O: IR connector
• Power Management: ACPI supported
• Regulatory: FCC certified (label visible on PCB edge)
• Supported CPUs — Spitfire core (0.18µm): Duron 600 MHz – Duron 1.0 GHz (100/200 MHz FSB)
• Supported CPUs — Morgan core (0.18µm): Duron 900 MHz – Duron 1.3 GHz (100/200 MHz FSB)
• Supported CPUs — Thunderbird core (0.18µm): Athlon 650 MHz – Athlon 1.4 GHz (100/133 or 200/266 MHz FSB)
• Supported CPUs — Palomino core (0.18µm): Athlon XP 1500+ – Athlon XP 2100+ (133/266 MHz FSB)
• Supported CPUs — Thoroughbred core (0.13µm): Athlon XP 1700+ – Athlon XP 2600+ (133/266 MHz FSB)
• Includes: Motherboard only — no CPU, RAM, I/O shield, or cables

Applications

The MSI K7T Turbo2 dates from the early-to-mid 2000s era of AMD's Socket A platform, which ran from roughly 2000 through 2003 and covered the original Athlon (Thunderbird), Duron budget line, and the Athlon XP series. The KT133A chipset was a popular choice for cost-effective Athlon XP builds, offering AGP 4x graphics, PC133 SDRAM support, and integrated Ultra DMA 100 — the standard storage interface of the time before Serial ATA appeared. Today boards like this are sought by enthusiasts and hobbyists maintaining period-correct retro PC builds, running legacy software that requires authentic period hardware, or restoring original Socket A systems. The broad CPU support list — covering every major Socket A core from Duron 600 MHz through Athlon XP 2600+ — makes it a flexible base for a wide range of late-classic AMD systems.