Got my new MB :D

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My GA-7VRX MB doesn\'t like Geforce4 cards. The rev2 of the board was meant to fix this voltage problem the board has with gf4 cards. When i brought this mb i was glad they had fixed the problem. To only find out it\'s not so much a fix, but more of a short term solution. It\'s lasted around 5 months before screwing up on me.. I\'ve searched around the net to find LOTS of people are getting the same problems. So i took back the motherboard and got his nice little mb.


GA-7VAXP
VIA KT400+8235 chipset


PROCESSOR
Socket A for AMD Athlon™ XP / Athlon™ / Duron™ 200/266/333 MHz FSB processors

CHIPSET
Northbridge : VIA KT400
Southbridge : VIA 8235
VIA 8X V-Link architecture (533MB/s)
VIA VT6306 IEEE1394 controller
Super I/O : ITE IT8705F
Smart I/O : Winbond Smart@IO
Promise PDC20276 ATA 133 RAID controller
Raeltek 8100BL Ethernet 10/100Mb LAN controller
AC97 Realtek ALC650 6-channel sound Chip
Dual BIOS

MEMORY
Type : DDR400(PC3200) / DDR333 (PC2700) / DDR266 (PC2100) / DDR200 (PC1600) -184pin
Max capacity : Up to 3GB by 3 DIMM slots

CONNECTOR
1 x AGP universal slot (8x/4x, AGP 3.0/2.0 compliant), supports 1.5v display card only.
5 x PCI slots (PCI 2.2 compliant)
1 x FDD port
4 x UDMA ATA133/100/66 Bus Master IDE ports
3 x IEEE 1394 connectors
2 x 2ports USB 2.0 connector (by front USB ports)
Memory Stick / Security Digital (MMC) / Smart Card Reader connectors
2 x cooling fan pin header

REAR PANEL
PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse
2 x USB 2.0 ports
2 x COM ports
1 x RJ45 LAN port
Audio (1 x Line-in / 1 x Line-out / 1 x Mic) connector
1 x joystick


CPU SETTING
CPU FSB adjustable via BIOS (1MHz-linear)
CPU multiplier by DIP Switch
CPU Vcore Voltage adjustable via BIOS
AGP Voltage adjustable via BIOS
Memory Voltage adjustable via BIOS


BUNDLE SOFTWARE
@BIOS™, EasyTune™ 4, Q-Flash™, GMC™
Symantec Norton AntiVirus (Internet Security 2002) OEM Ver.
Symantec Norton Personal Firewall OEM Ver.


H/W MONITORING
System health status auto-detect and report by BIOS
H/W detect and report power-in voltage, CPU voltage, and Fan Speed Support auto detect temperature thermal shutdown function


POWER
ATX power connector
Power-off by Windows 95/ 98/ Me/ 2000/ NT/ XP shut down and Switch


BIOS
2Mbit flash RAM
Award BIOS with enhanced ACPI feature for PC98/Win98/Win2000/WinMe/XP compliance, Green, PnP, DMI, INT13 (>8.4GB) and Anti-Virus functions
IDE#1~#4, SCSI, LS120, ZIP and CD-ROM bootable
AC recovery ON/OFF control


FORM FACTOR
ATX, Dimension : ( 23.5 x 30.4 cm )

OTHER FEATURES
GIGABYTE patented DualBIOS™
Suspend-To-RAM (STR)
Supports USB KB/MS Wake up from S3
Poly fuse for keyboard over-current protection

 

Only thing i don\'t like about it is the colors.. Argh!!
I know they\'re trying to make Motherboards more user friendy. Easier to install etc.   But if you\'ve got no experience in installing them, don\'t. Or at least get someone to guide u etc.  

wow... that\'s a motherboard guy :o

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Here\'s all the sh@t i got with it.  
1x Gigabyte GA-7VAXP Motherboard
1x User Manual
1x RAID Users Manual
1x Installation & Setup CD
1x Floppy Cable
3x ATA133/100 IDE Cable
1x IEEE1394 Header Cable
1x USB 2.0 Header Cable
1x Audio I/O Bracket
1x Rear Multi I/O Shield









This is close to my audio connectors. mine also included the center/sub and rear speaker connectors. the front are done on the board.. Although i\'ll probably never use it. It\'s good incase i ever need to remove my soundcard or it dies on me.

If you guys are ever to buy a XP mb.. get this one.

via?!

you poor guy

How much Soul?

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Via are very good mm.  I haven\'t had any problems with them. It\'s either VIA or AMD.. I prefer VIA. Hell if i could choice between VIA or Intel.. VIA again.

Only chipset i\'ve ever had a problem with is AliMagik.

it costed around 249 AUD. bout 125USD

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Well VIA haven\'t really been causing much trouble lately, but their reputation persists.

But SiS has a very good chipset going.

I got a via when my "gateway-Proprietary POS" decided not to take my memory and totally destroyed my Harddrive.......I  havent had a problem since.....



:hat:ScottyJ:hat:

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I\'ve had via and Sis mbs.. never had problems with either. I choice ONLY Via and SIS.  

Via and Sis tend to be the most compatible with Tv/video/capture cards. Alimagik have tones of problems with them. :/

Very cheap IMO...

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i could have gotten it even cheaper.. in australia 250 is pretty expensive for a mb.. most boards cost under 200 here.

via


*shudder*

/me runs and hides

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/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\ This coming from someone with a overpriced visiontek gf4.. buhahaha.  I thought u were a good brand named person mm..
What chipset u on?  Intel would be my first guess..

overpriced?

shows what u know

intel > AMD

please dont start another chip argument

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Thanks for another example of overpriced.

but we all know, only the brands and chipsets u buy is the only good brands and chipsets out.. Everything else just sucks.

All bow to mm..


if you\'ve got nothing good to say mm, don\'t say anything at all. I\'m kinda getting tired of your "Mines better then yours" bs.
Do u have a small penis or something!!!


Ps. visiontek sucks compared to leadtek, msi, Chaintech, Gainwood, (Hell even PNY which don\'t include the following). Atleast they include adapters for composite, Videocables,  Dual vid display, and DVI adapters..
 
so.. Mines better then yours