KT266A Gigabyte board.....no reviews?

[omar888]

Shopping around this morning I found the Gigabyte GA-7VTXE for sale at $100. Checked Gigabyte's web site that they have a few boards based on this chipset.

I start surfing around looking for some reviews, and come up empty. Not a single review.

Would someone please enlighten me?

 

[IntelConvert]

Show some patience Omar, its brand new - along with its sister board GA-7VTXH.

BTW, IMHO the 'H' version is a much smarter way to go (than the 'E' version) - in additition to everything the 'E' has, the 'H' includes Creative CT-5880 sound plus a 10/100 LAN chip on-board - and it is now selling on pricewatch for only about $110.

 

[omar888]

Patience schmaycents. Looks like I need to start my own tech site. 😉

Guess I'm spoiled. The routine normally goes something like this: Tech site reviews board, I want board, I wait for board to hit the shelves.

I thought the manufactures passed out a few test boards for people to grill before the rest of us get a crack at frying them.

I am glad to see the board coming in a few flavors, and for a fair price too.

 

[IntelConvert]

I've owned two Gigabyte boards and they have been very reliable and stable, so I think these are worth waiting for.

 

[RabidDragon]

I just bought the GA-7VTXH should be here in a few! yay! I will post here with results when I get it up and running wish me luck!

antec 800 (2 antec exhaust, 3 thermal control intake all 80mm)
emermax 431 whisper (dual fans)
zalman 5000 (hope its enough with cooler XP!)
AMD XP "1700"
GA-7VTXH (with lan)
Crucial 2 X 256 c 2. 5 2100
IBM 7200, 100 at, 20 gig (never used more that 6 on my 10, what am I going to do with 20?)
Radeon 8500 oem
Phlipips Aucoustic Edge sound, retail
sony 48x cd player
Windows XP home edition

not planning on oc'ing this

 

[jcmkk]

For some wierd reason lately reviewers aren't getting the boards very early anymore. They have to wait just like the rest of us.