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A review by Shaunc on Gigabyte GA-7IX motherboard - ATX - AMD-751 August 27th, 2000
Author's product rating:
Speed
Average
Ease of Installation
Good - quick to install
Stability
Very stable
Value For Money
Very poor
Advantages:
Stable in use .
Disadvantages:
AGPx2 only, 750 buggy chipset, No CS from Gigabyte .
Recommend to potential buyers:
no
Full review
The 7ix has now been superceded by the 7ixe. My experience with the original 7ix has been a very unhappy one. To be fair to gigabyte, the problems i encountered are mainly down to the chipset it uses, the AMD 750.
This chipset has a number of bugs/limitations as I discovered. Its limitations are a 2X only AGP speed (4X is the standard). If using a Geforce graphics card (as I do) then you will be limited to 1X only due to a bug in the 750. Another limitation is the lack of overclocking facilities (if you are into this kind of thing). The FSB is locked at 100mhz and cannot be changed.
Support from Gigabyte is legendary.... for being none-existant. Gigabyte provide no aftersales support whatsoever for any of their products, another reason not to buy.
So, any good points? Well maybe. The 7ix is very stable. Bios upgrades can be found on the Gigabyte web site, though these update seem to have dried up of late in favour of the 7ixe.
I seem to get the feeling that the 7ix was a 'beta' board and early purchasers like myself were unwittingly the beta-testers. As such, there are unlikely to be any new 7ix's in the shops now, only the 7ixe which from what i have heard is a much better buy.
So if you are buying, make sure its a 7ixe. Avoid the original 7ix at all costs. You may even be better getting a mobo that uses a different chipset to AMDs, such as the VIA.
Gigabyte is an international motherboards expert. Dedicated to customer service and high technology, Gigabyte has already earned a reputation for quality worldwide. With a long history of commitment in the computer product design and production, and a team of highly skilled engineers in the motherboard nowadays, Gigabyte positions itself as a standard setter of price and performance in the manufacturing and marketing of motherboards. Gigabyte offers a complete line of advanced motherboards to meet the expanding needs of the personal computer market.
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