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Post to SlashdotVirtual Computex 2003 continues and I am able to bring you the latest news from there without even leaving my home-town. Gigabyte Technology is definitely not keeping away from the virtual “trade show” and also showcases dozens of new mainboards on its web-site, including VIA-based mainboards for the Pentium 4 processors and NVIDIA powered solutions for AMD Athlon 64 CPUs.
Here come the novelties:
GA-7VT6001394: Socket A; VIA KT600 + VT8237; 200/266/333/400MHz FSB; 3 DIMM slots for up to 3GB of PC2100; PC2700 or PC3200 (DDR400) memory; AGP 8x; 5 PCI slots; 2-channel ATA-33/66/100/133; 2-channel Serial ATA-150 controller; 8 USB 2.0 ports; 10/100Mb/s LAN; 6-channel audio; FireWire; ATX.
GA-7VM400M: Socket A; VIA KM400 + VT8235; 200/266/333MHz FSB; 3 DIMM slots for up to 3GB of PC2100; PC2700 or PC3200 (DDR400) memory; AGP 4x; Integrated Graphics; 3 PCI slots; 2-channel ATA-33/66/100/133; 6 USB 2.0 ports; 10/100Mb/s LAN; 6-channel audio; ATX.
GA-8S648FX: Socket 478; SiS648FX + SiS693; 400/533/800MHz QPB; 3 DIMM slots for up to 3GB of PC2100; PC2700 or PC3200 (DDR400) memory; AGP 8x; 5 PCI slots; 2-channel ATA-33/66/100/133; 6 USB 2.0 ports; 10/100Mb/s LAN; 6-channel audio; Optional FireWire; ATX.
GA-8VT800: Socket 478; VIA PT800 + VT8235; 400/533/800MHz QPB; 3 DIMM slots for up to 3GB of PC2100; PC2700 or PC3200 (DDR400) memory; AGP 8x; 5 PCI slots; 2-channel ATA-33/66/100/133; 8 USB 2.0 ports; 6-channel audio; ATX.
GA-K8NNXP: Socket 754; NVIDIA Crush K8; HyperTransport link; 3 DIMM slots for up to 3GB of PC2100; PC2700 or PC3200 memory; AGP 8x Pro; 5 PCI slots; 2-channel ATA-33/66/100/133; 2-channel Serial ATA-150 controller; 8 USB 2.0 ports; FireWire; Dual 10/100/1000Mb/s LAN; 6-channel audio; ATX.
GA-K8VM400M: Socket 754; VIA K8M400 + VT8237; HyperTransport link; 2 DIMM slots for up to 2GB of PC2100; PC2700 or PC3200 memory; AGP 8x; 3 PCI slots; 2-channel ATA-33/66/100/133; 2-channel Serial ATA-150 controller; 8 USB 2.0 ports; 10/100Mb/s LAN; 6-channel audio; ATX.
GA-K8VT400NXP: Socket 754; VIA K8T400M + VT8237; HyperTransport link; 3 DIMM slots for up to 3GB of PC2100; PC2700 or PC3200 memory; AGP 8x; 5 PCI slots; 2-channel ATA-33/66/100/133; 2-channel Serial ATA-150 controller; 8 USB 2.0 ports; FireWire; Dual 10/100/1000Mb/s LAN; 6-channel audio; ATX.
As you may guess, Socket A and Socket 478 mainboards will be available shortly, whereas the Socket 754 solutions will come here only in September or late August. I think that the new Socket A and Socket 478 mainboards from Gigabyte Technology will be affordable since they do not utilize expensive core-logic, whereas Socket 754 are intended for higher-end market with appropriate pricing.
