Gigabyte GA-7VT600-L
Christopher Emry, July 28th, 2003
..:: Introduction ::..
With every Gigabyte motherboard that has previously entered the MBReview testing labs, each one has always walked away as a proven winner. Gigabyte was not purely known for breakaway performance in the past, but they sure have put the petal to the metal lately while still pleasing the enthusiast crowd with a full fledged product package at just the right price.
This time around, Gigabyte is one of the first manufacturers out of the gate with a VIA KT600 chipset based motherboard. In fact, they have no less than three versions in their product lineup with this chipset. The one we will be looking at today is the budget 7VT600-L and has integrated LAN.
Will the Gigabyte 7VT600-L be a flop? How much performance will you get from a KT600 motherboard over previous VIA chipset based motherboards? Is it worth your time to upgrade and spend hard earned money? These questions and many more will be answered for you in our review of the Gigabyte 7VT600-L.
..:: Gigabyte GA-7VT600-L Specifications ::..
Processor
Socket A for AMD Athlon XP/Athlon/Duron
400/333/266/200MHz FSB
Chipset
VIA KT600 Northbridge
VIA VT8237 Southbridge
Realtek RTL8101L 10/100 Mbps LAN
Realtek ALC655 6-channel Audio CODEC
6 x USB 2.0 ports (VT8237 built-in)
Memory
3 x DDR DIMM Sockets
Max. 3GB unbuffered PC3200/PC2700/PC2100/PC1600
Expansion Slots
1 x AGP 8X
5 x PCI
2 x UDMA/133/100/66
1 x FDD
Special Features
STR (Suspend to RAM)
Thermal Shutdown Protection
Front panel audio connector
Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x Parallel, 1 x Serial
1 x PS/2 Keyboard, 1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x Audio I/O (Line In, Line Out, Mic In)
2 x USB 2.0, 1 x RJ-45 Port
BIOS Feature
2Mb Flash ROM, Award BIOS
Q-Flash and @BIOS Update Methods
CPU/AGP/DDR Voltage Adjustments
CPU/AGP/DDR/PCI Clock Adjustments
Form Factor
ATX Form Factor (29.5cm x 20.0cm)
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