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  Gigabyte GA-8SG667
Latest Motherboards | Recommended Motherboards
Final Mark: 23/25
Testing Methodology
 
 Date October 31, 2002
 Author CrackMaster
 Manufacturer Gigabyte  | All Gigabyte Motherboards
 Language English, Romanian

Specifications

Although the motherboard is targeted to low cost market, the SiS 648 features recommend it to enthusiasts market also. The mobo is able to accept up to 3Gb of unbuffered memory and the AGP bus supports the new 8x specifications.

Feature

Specification

CPU

  • Socket 478 for Intel® Pentium® 4 processor
  • 533/400 MHz
  • Chipset

  • Northbridge: SiS648 HMAC Host & Memory & AGP Controller
  • Southbridge: SiS963 MuTIOL® Media I/O
  • Super I/O: ITE IT8700 chip (Version 1.0)
  • REALTEK ALC650 codec chip
  • Memory
  • Type: DDR400(PC3200)/DDR333(PC2700)/DDR266(PC2100) - 184pin
  • DDR400 support list
  • Max capacity: Up to 3GB DDR266 by 3 DIMM slots or up to 2GB DDR333 by 2 DIMM slots
  • I/O Connectors

  • 2 x UDMA ATA 133/100/66 Bus Master IDE ports
  • 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors (4 ports by cable)
  • 1 x FDD port
  • SP/DIF output
  • Expansion Slots

  • 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)
  • Rear Panel

  • PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse
  • 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
  • Audio (1 x Line-in / 1 x Line-out / 1 x Mic) connector
  • 2 x COM ports
  • 1 x joystick
  • BIOS

  • 2M bit flash ROM, enhanced
  • ACPI feature for PC98/Win98/Win2000/Me/CE/XP compliance, Green, PnP, DMI, INT13 (>8.4GB) and Anti-Virus functions
  • IDE#1~#2, SCSI, LS120, ZIP and CD-ROM bootable

    CPU / AGP / DIMM setting

  • CPU FSB adjustable (1MHz-linear) via BIOS
  • Multiplier adjustable via BIOS
  • AGP/ DRAM Clock adjustable via BIOS
  • Drivers

  • SiS 648 AGP driver
  • REALTEK Sound driver
  • SiS USB 2.0 driver

    Miscellaneous

  • ATX power connector and ATX 12V connector
  • Power-off by Windows 98/ Me/ 2000/ XP shut down and switch
  • Suspend to RAM (STR)
  • Supports USB KB / MS wake up from S3
  • Poly fuse for keyboard over-current protection
  • @BIOS™ , EasyTune™ 4, Q-Flash™ , GMC™
  • Norton Internet Security
  • GIGABYTE Windows Utility Manager
  • ATX form factor, 4 layers PCB (30.4 x 20.0)

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    Contents
    Inside the article:
    Page 1 First look
    Page 2 Specifications
    Page 3 Installation
    Page 4 Compatibility
    Page 5 Overclocking
    Page 6 Performance
    Page 7 Conclusions
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