kt400 is gonna be a big deal Despite the current situation with thermal protection circuitry, some boards are still equipped with the old thermistors. In the short term, a general improvement on the market is not in sight, because most of the manufacturers have long since introduced their KT-333 boards, and moreover, they don't expect to integrate thermal protection circuitry on their boards until a new chipset has been launched (e.g., VIA KT333A or KT400). i will wait for the new thernal protection AMD is requiring of board man. in order to get AMD's backing.