Gigabyte 8SG667 good buy or wait?

[JEFF68005]

Originally posted by: AlucardBelmont
I'm curious to get this board or Gigabyte GA-8IEX.
which one is better? I've read Anandtech article about GA-8IEXP and 8SG667, both of them are good mb.
oh, another things I noticed are the onboard stuffs of these motherboards is similiar, except the DDR 400 support of 8SG667 and the dual bios of GA-8IEX(don't think I'll need this though).
anybody used these motherboards yet? plz give me your opinions, thnx...

I own the 8IEXP. It appears that 8SG667 does not have the features of the 8 IEXP. If the 8SG667 were as advanced in features as the 8IEXP, I'd be there for the faster timings. Look also at the GA-8PE667 Ultra.

IMO, Gigabyte forgot features when they built the SG677. I hope they build a Ultra version.

The SG667 has memory timings but forgot other features. See also the GA-8SG667 DDR400 (PC3200) recommended memory modules list

 

[phsf98]

hi,
just brought the mobo and has continously on for 2 weeks... never had any problem...correct recognised the kingston DDR400 ram. My mobo is still a verion 1 board but with a northbridge fan and green AGP slot....
Is really a nice, stable board but lack of features (is ok with me)
Highly recommended to everyone if want to stable system without overcolck much.

Cheers!

with reagards,
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My system spec:

Window XP Pro
P4 2.4B 533 FSB
Gigabyte 8SG667 (sis 648) version 1
Kingston DDR400 memory
Gigabyte Radeon 8500 Pro (LE versoion)
Western Digital 40GB (7200rpm)
Lite-ON 40x12x48
Samsung 765MB
Dlink network card
Onboard AC97 with Logitech Z340

 

[Johnnychangs]

Anyone have the 2nd revision of this mobo? I heard the www.mwave.com has the revision 2 motherboards in stock. I sent an email to Googlegear to see what revision they are selling.

And if you do have revision2, does it allow for voltage adjustments?

Thanks

 

[Johnnychangs]

Buehler?

 

[BubbaJudge]

mwave told me they had revision 2's in stock 2 weeks ago, so i ordered one, i got a revision 1, they may have them now, i havent called to check

i am happy with the rev 1 board, and am waiting for the GB's, i havent decided wether to pursue rma'ing the rev1 for the rev2

yes, the rev2 boards can over volt

 

[Johnnychangs]

I just heard back from Googlegear. They opened a box and said the 8SG667 motherboard revision was 1.002

Is this initial version of the motherboard? Can any of you that have the board check and see what your revision is?

Also, is there a decent Gigabyte mobo forum around? This forum doesn't have a lot of info about the 8SG667.

Thanks

 

[BubbaJudge]

the surest way to see is to have them check what I/O chip is instaled on the board, as thats the only difference between the versions

Super I/O: ITE IT8705 chip (Version 2.0)
Super I/O: ITE IT8700 chip (Version 1.0)


i can check to see what my version 1 says on the board, but as its at home, and im not i will have to post back


try asusboards or toms hardware forums for more gigabyte info. i have yet to find a gigabyte only forum

 

[Khaliban]

Has anyone else noticed Gigabyte removed the reference to the Version 2.0 from their site? Including the international sites. They did sometime last weekend, I think.