Press release GA-7ZXR(2.1)

AMDZone ha pubblicato la press release della motherboard Gigabyte GA-7ZXR rev2.1, dotata del chipset VIA KT133A, di un controller ATA100 RAID e della possibilità di settare voltaggi e moltiplicatore direttamente via bios:
AMD Socket A CPU Athlon/Duron are well accepted by most consumers and have been selling very well for the past months. Gigabyte fulfills the DIY community by launching GA-7ZXR(2.1), a new mainboard based on the VIA KT133A northbridge chipset. It is able to support the newer AMD Athlon and AMD Duron 266/200Mhz FSB high end CPUs. GA-7ZXR(2.1) also uses the VIA 686B chipset and Promise ATA100 RAID chipset. GA-7ZXR(2.1) includes altogether 4 IDE ports which allows 8 ATA100 HD to be connected and supports RAID 0 (Striping) and RAID 1 (Mirroring). RAID 0 allows 2 or more HD to be strip together as a logical drive thus improving the read and write timings. RAID 1 basically "mirrors" or "duplicate" the same data from the first disk to the second disk and read / write at the same time thus providing data redundancy.
In terms of expandability, GA-7ZXR(2.1) adopts the ATX form factor. It comes with 3 DIMM Slots supporting up to a maximum memory capacity of 1.5GB PC133 SDRAM. It also comes with a standard AGP card to support high end graphics card; 6 PCI Slots, 1 AMR. Other than the back end 2 USB ports, you can also add on another 2 USB connectors at the front. GA-7ZXR(2.1) incorporates the Creative CT5880 PCI and provide 4 channel audio output. Together with the AC97 digital decoder, it provides you with an effective audio surround effect.
Other than that, Gigabyte now provides overclocking capabilities. GA-7ZXR(2.1) has built in Voltage and FSB tweaking. GA-7ZXR(2.1) provides 95~150Mhz settings. Multiplier range is from 5x ~ 12.5x at 0.5x intervals. Voltage range is from 1.5v ~ 1.85v at 0.25v intervals. AGP voltage is also adjustable from 1.5v ~ 1.7v range. For the DIMMs, you can tweak between 3.3v ~ 3.5v. Well, Gigabyte GA-7ZXR(2.1) is really well equipped for your overclocking needs.
GA-7ZXR(2.1) supports Suspend to RAM (STR), 3 x 3 pin fan connectors; CMOS jumper; modem wakeup, LAN wakeup etc. GA-7ZXR(2.1) includes Gigabyte Dual BIOS; EasyTuneIII and @BIOS softwares in the package.
So, what are you waiting for? GA-7ZXR(2.1) is definitely your choice for a better performing platform. Get one today!!
* Gigabyte has another version GA-7ZXR-C(2.1) which does not include RAID functionality by the 2 IDE connectors, the remaining specifications is the same as GA-7ZXR(2.1).
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