| Gigabyte GA-8IRXP Spec Sheet |
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| Part Number | GA-8IRXP |
| Manufacturer | Gigabyte |
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| Downloads | BIOS
Drivers
Manuals |
| Chipset | Intel 845 845S(SDRAM) 845D(DDR) |
| North Bridge | Intel 82845 MCH |
| Socket | Socket 478 |
| Processor Types | Pentium 4 |
| Number of CPUs | 1 |
| Front Side Bus | 400MHz |
| Memory Type | DDR |
| Memory Channels | Single |
| Maximum Memory | 2GB |
| External Graphics | AGP4X |
| IGP | None |
| South Bridge | Intel 82801BA ICH2 |
| Audio | 6-channel |
| IDE | 133/100/66/33 |
| SCSI | None |
| SATA | None |
| RAID | 0, 1 |
| LAN | 10/100 |
| Firewire | None |
| USB | USB 2.0 |
| Expansion Slots | |
| BIOS | AWARD |
| Form Factor | ATX |
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| Gigabyte GA-8IRXP Scores |
| Features | 40/40 |
| Ergonomics | 6/10 |
| Stability and Compatibility | 25/25 |
| Package & Support | 9/10 |
| Performance | 5/15 |
| Total | 85/100 |
This is my personal favorite out of the boards used in this shootout because it rounds itself out quite nicely in the question of features VS performance. The MSI board has some nice features but overall this board just plain kicks ass in the features department and that is where its appeal lies. This was the next to last motherboard in the performance scores but is also the most feature-enhanced board in this shootout. Remember that the performance gaps in these test scores are very marginal and probably could not be noticed except in benchmarking results and not visually in real time.
The Gigabyte board is loaded, it has onboard LAN, ATA133 RAID and four USB 2.0 ports, and all the latest greatest gadgets a PC guru could want or need on a motherboard. This board is also very user friendly and highly overclockable with many options in the BIOS for the user to custom tailor their systems performance. Adjustments for the FSB, clock ratio, and memory settings make a prime environment for the home overclocker who wants the most flexibility in their choice of board. One really cool thing is the gold-plated power supply connector used on this board to insure better electrical conductivity for greater stability. That is a just one of the small but very cool extras on the GA-X1RXP.
This motherboard is completely jumper less in its design. All adjustments are made from within the Phoenix BIOS. The only drawback to the Dual BIOS on this board is that the chips are soldered onto the board. This makes a BIOS chip swap all but impossible in the event of failure, which could lead to a big drag on the uses part if for some reason or another the BIOS takes a dive. The dual BIOS design is intended to avoid just that, but like Murphy always says if it can it will sometime or another. Overall this is one hell of a motherboard that should be on the A list of anyone looking into an i845D chipset backbone for their system. I was impressed with this board quite a bit and I highly recommend it to all users in both the business and enthusiasts market.
