A speedy small motherboard
Written: Dec 07 '01
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Pros: Integrated motherboard,good stability,small footprint,support for ATA100
Cons: No overclocking capability,only 2 SDRAM memory slots,slow gaming performance when on board video used
The Bottom Line: Ideal for all around performance and people on the budget,not recomended for higher performance seekers or gamers.
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| fulgor's Full Review: Gigabyte GA-7ZMM Motherboard |
As usual Gigabyte build a quality motherboard with attention on details an specifications for the market segment it was designed for.
GA-7ZMM is an highly integrated motherboard with audio an video capabilities built on board.
The board layout is one of good quality designed for micro ATX form factor so you don t need a huge case to fit inside this board especially when space is at a premium.
The board is designed around KM133 chipset witch is an integrated chipset with graphics capabilities built on board using a compilation of Savage 2000 2D capabilities and Savage4 chipset 3D performance, the onboard graphics use an memory buffer between 8 and 32 Mb taken from system memory, if you desire an higher performance video engine you can install your choise of video card in the auxiliary AGP slot witch supports even 4X speed.
Expansion is done thru 3 extra PCI slots more than enough for an regular user, the board contains even an AMR slot for audio or modem card riser but is not indicated because uses allot of computing power from the processor.
GA-7ZMM does not offer allot of overcloking capabilities even do you can change the FSB speed thru a small switch located on the motherboard between 95Mhz and 115Mhz.
The audio Creative chipset from the motherboard offers decent sound quality and 4 speakers support but if you want higher quality you have to install an separate audio card.
The board drivers are easy to install without any problems and you receive some useful utilities on the drivers cd like live Bios update and an overclocking utility called Easy Tune III .
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 70
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