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pieterj

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Can somebody help. I need the latest Gigabyte AMD mb. Rectron is the sole
distrubetor in RSA. They are not importing the AMD mobos. Can anybody tell
me why? Are they not dis advancing AMD in SA, or am I going Mad?

pieterj
 
Is there any specific reason you need a gigabyte mobo?
 
As Rectron does not sell AMD CPU's they probably feel it is better to focus on their core business which is Intel CPU based motherboards. I must confess however that ASUS make far superior AMD motherboards than Gigabyte. As Killa says why must it be Gigabyte?
 
I'd recommend ASUS or XFX over Gigabyte any day.

Rectron stopped supplying AMD products (Both CPU's and Mobos) ages ago. Thought this was common knowledge.
 
Sparhawk said:
As Rectron does not sell AMD CPU's they probably feel it is better to focus on their core business which is Intel CPU based motherboards. I must confess however that ASUS make far superior AMD motherboards than Gigabyte. As Killa says why must it be Gigabyte?
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They couldn't sell AMD's as AMD -S.A (which seems to have closed earlier this year) took control of AMD chips sales. So AMD pretty much shot themselves in the foot there!
 
It must be AM3 because the latest Gigabyte released (Was released a few days ago) is AM3

Slightly off-topic, my apologies... But why does Frontosa still supply AMD products when Rectron can't?
 
AMD PWNZ ALL!!!!!!!! lol (I'm an AMD fanboy okay)

They don't have exess stock because they have all the new AM3 CPUs and Mobos
 
It's a five letter word and it's an abbreviation...
 
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Well I'm a Gigabyte fan, my gripe is that if Rectron is not prepared to import AMD mobos, why not let somebody else do it. Prior to them having sole import rights, one could shop around. Now they can dictate the price. Thanks to all for the recomedations.
pieterj
 
Brand Wars?

pieterj said:
Well I'm a Gigabyte fan, my gripe is that if Rectron is not prepared to import AMD mobos, why not let somebody else do it. Prior to them having sole import rights, one could shop around. Now they can dictate the price. Thanks to all for the recomedations.
pieterj
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I wouldn't listen to people who state that other brands are better than Gigabyte (or any other brand for that matter) without stating any reasons... Come on guys, give benefits!
E.g. Price, Features, Stability (which Gigabytes very good at) and Warranty?...

Personally, I've been an AMD Fan for ages, but since Intel's release of Core i7, AMD has kinda let me down. (I'm upgrading to Core i7 in December)

I'd like to argue though, that the GA-EX58-EXTREME (Currently Gigabyte's Flagship i7 board) is actually much better than most of the rivals...

It was released before Asus released their 3-way SLI boards. Gigabyte's board also not only supports 3-way SLI, but also 3-way Cross-Fire!

Aesthetically, I think the Gigabyte looks better...

Price-wise, If you compare the Ex-58-EXTREME (~US$300) with the Asus Flagship P6T7 SuperComputer (~US$400)... it's more affordable.

Reliability? Both are equal :)

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In the end, it actually boils down to user-preference. It's like Cars.. Which is better? A BMW or a Mercedes?
Fights will start over that comparison... even though both German Car manufacturers are in fact, nearly the same.
 
stroebs said:
I'd recommend ASUS or XFX over Gigabyte any day.

Rectron stopped supplying AMD products (Both CPU's and Mobos) ages ago. Thought this was common knowledge.
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Meh, Gigabyte FTW

http://valid.canardpc.com/records.php

Highest FSB Reached :
Nº 1 : angoholic|AF|thx to Nico&Wendell reached 735 MHz with an Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 (45 nm) [Details]
MB : DFI LP DK P45-T2RS PLUS (Intel P45/P43 rev A3) - RAM : Crucial Technology 1024 MB
Nº 2 : angoholic|AF & DFI reached 730.25 MHz with an Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 (45 nm) [Details]
MB : DFI LP BI P45-T2S Elite (Intel P45/P43 rev A3) - RAM : Team Group Inc. 1024 MB
Nº 3 : SpeedTime.Wing reached 715.93 MHz with an Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (45 nm) [Details]
MB : Biostar TPower I45 (Intel P45/P43 rev A3) - RAM : OCZ 1024 MB
Nº 4 : Fpat reached 715.15 MHz with an Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 (45 nm) [Details]
MB : Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. EP45T-EXTREME (Intel P45/P43 rev A3) - RAM : OCZ 2048 MB
Nº 5 : ME4ME reached 715.13 MHz with an Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 (45 nm) [Details]
MB : Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. EP45-UD3P (Intel P45/P43 rev A3) - RAM : Crucial Technology 1024 MB


Dont see ASUS there?

Highest RAM Frequency Reached :
Nº 1 : BKnight999 reached 1671.6 MHz with 1024 MB of G.Skill Memory [Details]
MB : Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. P55-UD6 (Intel DMI Host Bridge rev 11) - CPU : Intel Core i7 870 @ 2507.42 MHz
Nº 2 : Bromtoners reached 1666.3 MHz with 1024 MB of G.Skill Memory [Details]
MB : Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. P55-UD6 (Intel DMI Host Bridge rev 11) - CPU : Intel Core i7 870 @ 2499.43 MHz
Nº 3 : White cat reached 1654.6 MHz with 1024 MB of G.Skill Memory [Details]
MB : Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. P55-UD6 (Intel DMI Host Bridge rev 11) - CPU : Intel Core i7 870 @ 2481.93 MHz
Nº 4 : TBD reached 1637.3 MHz with 1024 MB of G.Skill Memory [Details]
MB : Asus Maximus III Formula (Intel DMI Host Bridge rev 11) - CPU : Intel Core i7 870 @ 2455.98 MHz
Nº 5 : JtChen2002 reached 1629 MHz with 1024 MB of G.Skill Memory [Details]
MB : Asus P7P55D DELUXE (Intel DMI Host Bridge rev 11) - CPU : Intel Core i7 870 @ 2443.43 MHz

ASUS comes second

Lowest Frequency Reached :
Nº 1 : Turrican reached 7.14 MHz with an Intel Pentium (0.35 µm) [Details]
MB : Asus P5A (ALI Aladdin 5 rev 04) - RAM : 128 MB
Nº 2 : viili reached 8.18 MHz with an AMD K5 (0.0 µm) [Details]
MB : Asus P/I-P55TVP4 (Intel i430VX rev 02) - RAM : 32 MB
Nº 3 : Szpecu(ocsystems.org) reached 10.19 MHz with an Intel Pentium (0.35 µm) [Details]
MB : ALADDIN5 (ALI Aladdin 5 rev 04) - RAM : 256 MB
Nº 4 : trodas reached 10.74 MHz with an Intel Pentium (0.35 µm) [Details]
MB : Asus TX97-XE (Intel i430TX rev 01) - RAM : 64 MB
Nº 5 : WoOx3r[Pt] reached 10.82 MHz with an AMD K6-2 (0.25 µm) [Details]
MB : ALADDIN5 (ALI Aladdin 5 rev 04) - RAM : 128 MB

World Frequency Records :
Nº 1 : duck reached 8180.4 MHz with an Intel Pentium 4 631 (65 nm) [Details]
MB : Asus Commando (Intel P965/G965 rev C2) - RAM : Team Group Inc. 2048 MB
Nº 2 : ThuG OC Team Italy reached 8179.89 MHz with an Intel Pentium 4 631 (65 nm) [Details]
MB : Asus Commando (Intel P965/G965 rev C2) - RAM : MSC 2048 MB
Nº 3 : blind reached 8116.19 MHz with an Intel Celeron 352 (65 nm) [Details]
MB : Asus P5B-Premium (Intel P965/G965 rev C2) - RAM : GEIL 2048 MB
Nº 4 : Nordling reached 8113.22 MHz with an Intel Celeron 347 (65 nm) [Details]
MB : Asus Commando (Intel P965/G965 rev C2) - RAM : OCZ 1024 MB
Nº 5 : DeDaL reached 8004.08 MHz with an Intel Celeron 347 (65 nm) [Details]
MB : Asus Commando (Intel P965/G965 rev C2) - RAM : Corsair 2048 MB

ASUS seem to do well at underclocking and also overclocking the old CPUs

XFX mobos are :sick:

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FTW!
 
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Silverlight said:
Meh, Gigabyte FTW

http://valid.canardpc.com/records.php

Highest FSB Reached :
Nº 1 : angoholic|AF|thx to Nico&Wendell reached 735 MHz with an Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 (45 nm) [Details]
MB : DFI LP DK P45-T2RS PLUS (Intel P45/P43 rev A3) - RAM : Crucial Technology 1024 MB
Nº 2 : angoholic|AF & DFI reached 730.25 MHz with an Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 (45 nm) [Details]
MB : DFI LP BI P45-T2S Elite (Intel P45/P43 rev A3) - RAM : Team Group Inc. 1024 MB
Nº 3 : SpeedTime.Wing reached 715.93 MHz with an Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (45 nm) [Details]
MB : Biostar TPower I45 (Intel P45/P43 rev A3) - RAM : OCZ 1024 MB
Nº 4 : Fpat reached 715.15 MHz with an Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 (45 nm) [Details]
MB : Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. EP45T-EXTREME (Intel P45/P43 rev A3) - RAM : OCZ 2048 MB
Nº 5 : ME4ME reached 715.13 MHz with an Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 (45 nm) [Details]
MB : Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. EP45-UD3P (Intel P45/P43 rev A3) - RAM : Crucial Technology 1024 MB


Dont see ASUS there?

Highest RAM Frequency Reached :
Nº 1 : BKnight999 reached 1671.6 MHz with 1024 MB of G.Skill Memory [Details]
MB : Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. P55-UD6 (Intel DMI Host Bridge rev 11) - CPU : Intel Core i7 870 @ 2507.42 MHz
Nº 2 : Bromtoners reached 1666.3 MHz with 1024 MB of G.Skill Memory [Details]
MB : Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. P55-UD6 (Intel DMI Host Bridge rev 11) - CPU : Intel Core i7 870 @ 2499.43 MHz
Nº 3 : White cat reached 1654.6 MHz with 1024 MB of G.Skill Memory [Details]
MB : Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. P55-UD6 (Intel DMI Host Bridge rev 11) - CPU : Intel Core i7 870 @ 2481.93 MHz
Nº 4 : TBD reached 1637.3 MHz with 1024 MB of G.Skill Memory [Details]
MB : Asus Maximus III Formula (Intel DMI Host Bridge rev 11) - CPU : Intel Core i7 870 @ 2455.98 MHz
Nº 5 : JtChen2002 reached 1629 MHz with 1024 MB of G.Skill Memory [Details]
MB : Asus P7P55D DELUXE (Intel DMI Host Bridge rev 11) - CPU : Intel Core i7 870 @ 2443.43 MHz

ASUS comes second

Lowest Frequency Reached :
Nº 1 : Turrican reached 7.14 MHz with an Intel Pentium (0.35 µm) [Details]
MB : Asus P5A (ALI Aladdin 5 rev 04) - RAM : 128 MB
Nº 2 : viili reached 8.18 MHz with an AMD K5 (0.0 µm) [Details]
MB : Asus P/I-P55TVP4 (Intel i430VX rev 02) - RAM : 32 MB
Nº 3 : Szpecu(ocsystems.org) reached 10.19 MHz with an Intel Pentium (0.35 µm) [Details]
MB : ALADDIN5 (ALI Aladdin 5 rev 04) - RAM : 256 MB
Nº 4 : trodas reached 10.74 MHz with an Intel Pentium (0.35 µm) [Details]
MB : Asus TX97-XE (Intel i430TX rev 01) - RAM : 64 MB
Nº 5 : WoOx3r[Pt] reached 10.82 MHz with an AMD K6-2 (0.25 µm) [Details]
MB : ALADDIN5 (ALI Aladdin 5 rev 04) - RAM : 128 MB

World Frequency Records :
Nº 1 : duck reached 8180.4 MHz with an Intel Pentium 4 631 (65 nm) [Details]
MB : Asus Commando (Intel P965/G965 rev C2) - RAM : Team Group Inc. 2048 MB
Nº 2 : ThuG OC Team Italy reached 8179.89 MHz with an Intel Pentium 4 631 (65 nm) [Details]
MB : Asus Commando (Intel P965/G965 rev C2) - RAM : MSC 2048 MB
Nº 3 : blind reached 8116.19 MHz with an Intel Celeron 352 (65 nm) [Details]
MB : Asus P5B-Premium (Intel P965/G965 rev C2) - RAM : GEIL 2048 MB
Nº 4 : Nordling reached 8113.22 MHz with an Intel Celeron 347 (65 nm) [Details]
MB : Asus Commando (Intel P965/G965 rev C2) - RAM : OCZ 1024 MB
Nº 5 : DeDaL reached 8004.08 MHz with an Intel Celeron 347 (65 nm) [Details]
MB : Asus Commando (Intel P965/G965 rev C2) - RAM : Corsair 2048 MB

ASUS seem to do well at underclocking and also overclocking the old CPUs

XFX mobos are :sick:

161x3jm.jpg
FTW!
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Pretty pointless comparison..lol:D Maybe I should get myself a DFI mobo next time:p
 
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