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Posted: April 29, 2002
Written by: Tuan Huyhn
Gigabyte 7VRXP
In 3D Mark 2001SE, we see that the 7VRXP still shows a minimal improvement of 2% compared to the 7VTXH+. This further shows that the Athlon can’t do much with the added bandwidth of DDR333.
And finally in Quake 3 Arena, we see a better improvement of 4% with the 7VRXP compared to the 7VTXH+. This is most likely due to how Quake 3 likes to thrive on memory bandwidth.
Conclusion
The 7VRXP is a very solid board, though it doesn’t really offer much improvement over it’s KT266A predecessor, it all comes down to the features. With the onboard USB 2.0, Promise ATA133/RAID, and Dual BIOS, the 7VRXP is hard to beat. Carrying a low price of $111 on Price watch, there aren’t any other boards on the market that can compete with it in terms of features for the price.
For those of you who’re looking to upgrade your previous motherboard, the 7VRXP isn’t worth it if you’re currently running a KT266A, unless, you need the features the 7VRXP sports, such as USB2.0 and the Dual BIOS for those of you who mess up BIOS flashes a lot. If you’re currently running PC133 memory and want to make the jump to DDR and not really into hard core overclocking, the 7VRXP would be the perfect board for you.
In the end it all comes down to what features you’re looking for in a motherboard and what type of setup you currently have now. Gigabyte has a very solid board on their hands that’s relatively feature rich and retails for a low price, though if you plan on purchasing one, make sure you receive the 1.1 revision, as it supports 166 MHz FSB and a 1/5 PCI divider.
Pros
- USB 2.0
- ATA133/RAID
- Ethernet
- Dual BIOS
- Blue PCB
Cons
- Lacks in overclocking
- AMI BIOS
Overall: 90%
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