warning about the 7VRX(P) dividers; email from gigabyte....

DaveQB · 12th July 2002, 5:30 AM

"Dear Sir,

We are sorry that we dont' support 1/5 and 1/6

*******Thank you for supporting Gigabyte products********
"

stroggos2k · 12th July 2002, 10:52 AM

oh I am so glad I bought this EpoX instead of that Gigabyte, they were the same price :/

nman · 12th July 2002, 6:24 PM

Sorry what does this mean, i've had heaps of problems with my g/b board with geforce 4

stroggos2k · 12th July 2002, 6:56 PM

It means you cannot run the board @ 166fsb without overclocking your PCI/AGP bus

Opteron · 14th July 2002, 12:19 AM

ive always hated gigabyte anyway, my dad wanted 2 buy one and then i said they dont overclock! and he goes ok, forgot bout them then.

slug · 15th July 2002, 12:47 AM

Hmmm... Thats weird my Gigabyte GA-7VRXP has performed absolutely A1 since they day I bought it! Not a single problem. I have done a little FSB oveclocking (XP-1800) just for the fun of it and 150FSB seemed fine although I set it back to standard for general use. If I wanted more power I woud buy the XP2200

Toms hardware gave it the top award. Anandtech gave it the bronze award. Countless other sites have raved about it and it is great value for money (I bought it in Singapore before it was released here and saved $50 to boot).

I have ABIT boards in 2 other of my computers and they have given me their fair share of trouble. Any board thet needs the FAQ's the ABIT's do just to keep them running can't be too good!
(www.viahardware,com) The Abit KT7 FAQ stretches for miles!!!

Slug.

DaveQB · 15th July 2002, 1:16 AM

yes there are alot of 'good' and excellent GA-7VRX(P) mobo's out there,

in fact i have one now, its tops!

only took 4 to get one of this standard

slug, you have been lucky to get a good one first go,

but i still wouldnt recommend this board(s)

especially to a firs timer, the poor guy would go bald pulling his hair out, if he got one of the duds (and thats a pretty good 'if')

slug · 15th July 2002, 2:55 AM

HeeHee! Lucky I was lucky because Singapore is a bit far to travel just to do an exchange

The trouble is that sometimes people stick crap on their motherboard and blame the motherboard. Knowing some techs that deal with this stuff, often they say, "yep we will swap it over" and then repack it - sell it to the next dude who most times will plug some slightly different components into it and they are happy for life. They say it is common that some batches will have some variation in their tolerances that is enough to play up in some configurations and not others. I use premium stuff in my computers and I think that tends to make a difference.

I work for a hospital that for years has used Gigabyte motherboards in their computers. We have roughly 600 computers on site and I must say that they are very reliable. I know this does not relate to overclocking at all BUT it does say something about build quality and reliabilty. Anything that gives us trouble does not stay around for long

Slug

DaveQB · 18th July 2002, 3:39 AM

heres the latest email from gigabyte after i asked for some clarity on the last as it was a little vague

Dear Sir,

The hightest PCI divider is 4
AGP is 2

*******Thank you for supporting Gigabyte products********

Chazza · 18th July 2002, 11:48 AM

I don't know shit about overclocking, but I heard that it is possible to get 5 and 6 dividers on these motherboards (but the option is hidden or something). Check in www.amdmb.com in the Gigabyte mobo forums, thats where I saw the sticky explaining it.

DaveQB · 18th July 2002, 12:19 PM

oh really??
thats where i post all the time about this mobo.

everyone there wasnt sure, but now think it doesnt coz of these emails i have received.

there is a sticky there talking bout the removed dip switch for it,
but guys have tried to bridge those connectors, to no avail.

but i will look further though

thanx

Chazza · 18th July 2002, 12:25 PM

This is the thread. It requires modding of the board to get the 5/6 dividers. I haven't read the whole thread so sorry if this is a false alarm and it doesn't work.

http://www.amdforums.com/showthread.php?threadid=137207

DaveQB · 18th July 2002, 12:30 PM

yeah i started reading that thread all excitted, then by the end of it, disappointed,
numerous attempts to work that removed dip switch, but to no avail.

it appears the whole circuitry for it has been removed and its just a pretty, teasing picture now

Chazza · 18th July 2002, 12:41 PM

Sorry for the false-alarm then.

I was thinking of getting one of these rev 2.0 boards, I don't do an o/c tho so it prob won't affect me.

Jag7799 · 19th July 2002, 1:22 AM

I told u on icq dave, Get the epox... silly silly gigabyte board :-P

12th July 2002, 5:30 AM	#1
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15th July 2002, 1:16 AM	#7
DaveQB Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Narellan, Sydney Posts: 2,659	yes there are alot of 'good' and excellent GA-7VRX(P) mobo's out there, in fact i have one now, its tops! only took 4 to get one of this standard slug, you have been lucky to get a good one first go, but i still wouldnt recommend this board(s) especially to a firs timer, the poor guy would go bald pulling his hair out, if he got one of the duds (and thats a pretty good 'if') __________________ AMD Phenom X6 1090t @3,600 Mhz (stock) \| GA 870A-UD3 \| Corsair 16GB DDR3 1333 \| GTS 250 stock \| 6TB of storage \| Running Linux Mint 13 \| trades \|\| My Blog \|\| Linux User 417163 \|\| Twitter \|\| Vegan Australia

18th July 2002, 3:39 AM	#9
DaveQB Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Narellan, Sydney Posts: 2,659	heres the latest email from gigabyte after i asked for some clarity on the last as it was a little vague Dear Sir, The hightest PCI divider is 4 AGP is 2 *****Thank you for supporting Gigabyte products****** __________________ AMD Phenom X6 1090t @3,600 Mhz (stock) \| GA 870A-UD3 \| Corsair 16GB DDR3 1333 \| GTS 250 stock \| 6TB of storage \| Running Linux Mint 13 \| trades \|\| My Blog \|\| Linux User 417163 \|\| Twitter \|\| Vegan Australia

18th July 2002, 11:48 AM	#10
Chazza Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,112	I don't know shit about overclocking, but I heard that it is possible to get 5 and 6 dividers on these motherboards (but the option is hidden or something). Check in www.amdmb.com in the Gigabyte mobo forums, thats where I saw the sticky explaining it. __________________ Chazza

18th July 2002, 12:19 PM	#11
DaveQB Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Narellan, Sydney Posts: 2,659	oh really?? thats where i post all the time about this mobo. everyone there wasnt sure, but now think it doesnt coz of these emails i have received. there is a sticky there talking bout the removed dip switch for it, but guys have tried to bridge those connectors, to no avail. but i will look further though thanx __________________ AMD Phenom X6 1090t @3,600 Mhz (stock) \| GA 870A-UD3 \| Corsair 16GB DDR3 1333 \| GTS 250 stock \| 6TB of storage \| Running Linux Mint 13 \| trades \|\| My Blog \|\| Linux User 417163 \|\| Twitter \|\| Vegan Australia

12th July 2002, 10:52 AM	#2
stroggos2k Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Rozelle, Sydney NSW Posts: 6,308	oh I am so glad I bought this EpoX instead of that Gigabyte, they were the same price :/

12th July 2002, 6:24 PM	#3
nman Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 29	Sorry what does this mean, i've had heaps of problems with my g/b board with geforce 4

12th July 2002, 6:56 PM	#4
stroggos2k Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Rozelle, Sydney NSW Posts: 6,308	It means you cannot run the board @ 166fsb without overclocking your PCI/AGP bus

14th July 2002, 12:19 AM	#5
Opteron Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 2,940	ive always hated gigabyte anyway, my dad wanted 2 buy one and then i said they dont overclock! and he goes ok, forgot bout them then.

15th July 2002, 12:47 AM	#6
slug Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Adelaide Posts: 39	Hmmm... Thats weird my Gigabyte GA-7VRXP has performed absolutely A1 since they day I bought it! Not a single problem. I have done a little FSB oveclocking (XP-1800) just for the fun of it and 150FSB seemed fine although I set it back to standard for general use. If I wanted more power I woud buy the XP2200 Toms hardware gave it the top award. Anandtech gave it the bronze award. Countless other sites have raved about it and it is great value for money (I bought it in Singapore before it was released here and saved $50 to boot). I have ABIT boards in 2 other of my computers and they have given me their fair share of trouble. Any board thet needs the FAQ's the ABIT's do just to keep them running can't be too good! (www.viahardware,com) The Abit KT7 FAQ stretches for miles!!! Slug.

15th July 2002, 2:55 AM	#8
slug Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Adelaide Posts: 39	HeeHee! Lucky I was lucky because Singapore is a bit far to travel just to do an exchange The trouble is that sometimes people stick crap on their motherboard and blame the motherboard. Knowing some techs that deal with this stuff, often they say, "yep we will swap it over" and then repack it - sell it to the next dude who most times will plug some slightly different components into it and they are happy for life. They say it is common that some batches will have some variation in their tolerances that is enough to play up in some configurations and not others. I use premium stuff in my computers and I think that tends to make a difference. I work for a hospital that for years has used Gigabyte motherboards in their computers. We have roughly 600 computers on site and I must say that they are very reliable. I know this does not relate to overclocking at all BUT it does say something about build quality and reliabilty. Anything that gives us trouble does not stay around for long Slug

18th July 2002, 12:25 PM	#12
Chazza Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,112	This is the thread. It requires modding of the board to get the 5/6 dividers. I haven't read the whole thread so sorry if this is a false alarm and it doesn't work. http://www.amdforums.com/showthread.php?threadid=137207 __________________ Chazza

18th July 2002, 12:30 PM	#13
DaveQB Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Narellan, Sydney Posts: 2,659	yeah i started reading that thread all excitted, then by the end of it, disappointed, numerous attempts to work that removed dip switch, but to no avail. it appears the whole circuitry for it has been removed and its just a pretty, teasing picture now __________________ AMD Phenom X6 1090t @3,600 Mhz (stock) \| GA 870A-UD3 \| Corsair 16GB DDR3 1333 \| GTS 250 stock \| 6TB of storage \| Running Linux Mint 13 \| trades \|\| My Blog \|\| Linux User 417163 \|\| Twitter \|\| Vegan Australia

18th July 2002, 12:41 PM	#14
Chazza Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,112	Sorry for the false-alarm then. I was thinking of getting one of these rev 2.0 boards, I don't do an o/c tho so it prob won't affect me. __________________ Chazza

19th July 2002, 1:22 AM	#15
Jag7799 Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 592	I told u on icq dave, Get the epox... silly silly gigabyte board :-P