Bundle and presentation
Apart from a gargantuan box, weighing in at over 2KG, you receive the following goodies with the SOYO KT400 Ultra Platinum Edition. The DRAGON acronym stands for DDR (D), RAID (R), audio (A), AGP Pro (graphics) (G), overclocking (O), and 10/100 LAN (network) (N). Ultra is derived from its native support for high-speed USB2.0.
The Sigma EBOX breakout box appears to do the same kind of job that ABIT's Media XP does, albeit on a smaller scale. The DRAGON KT00 supports 6 USB2.0 ports as standard, 2 off the backplane, and another 4 connecting via the supplied cables to the Sigma box which fits into a floppy drive bay. You also receive a mounting mechanism that allows you to use a 5.25" bay. A couple of diagnostic LEDs inform you of the status of both the USB and LAN ports, a nice touch.
Supplied with the CMI 8738 on-board sound chip, SOYO have realised its potential by supplying an audio card offering S/PDIF In and Out as well as RCA connections. Centre and rear speaker outputs are also catered for.
Completing the contents are 4 ATA133 compatible IDE cables (I'd wish more manufacturers would bundle this number) and a floppy cable. A driver CD with all the requisite drivers, a custom backplane, an extremely well-written 170-page manual, and a 8-in-1 software bundle (including, amongst others, WinDVD, Norton Ghost, AntiVirus, and Acrobat) round off the package. You can't criticise SOYO for their attention to detail.
