Being the first review I have done of an Athlon Mainboard from Gigabyte, I was quite skeptical that their Micro-ATX GA-7VM Athlon Mainboard could compete with larger full size boards, especially those from ABIT and ASUS. Gigabyte has a long history of building quality mainboards for AMD based products. Their first Athlon Mainboard, the GA-7IX was praised for its superior stability, and overclocking support. Based on the KX133 chipset from VIA, the successor to the AMD-750, this board has the potential to take the lead over older Mainboards sporting the AMD-750 chipset.

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• CPU Connector: Slot A
• CPU Support: AMD Athlon 500MHz ~ 1GHz
• Chipset: VIA KX133
• Form Factor: Micro-ATX (24.7cm x 21.1cm)
• FSB Speeds Supported: 100, 110, 115, 124, 129, 133, 138, 143 (Officially supported speeds are in bold)
• Voltages Supported: 1.7v - 2.05v
• RAM Supported: PC100/PC133 168-pin DIMM (3 Slots on Mainboard)
• Expansion Slots: 1/1/3 (AMR/AGP/PCI) NO ISA
• AGP Modes: 1x, 2x, 4x
• IDE Connectors: Up to Four Devices (ATA/33, ATA/66)
• USB Support: 2 Connectors
• BIOS: AMI, 2M bit FLASH RAM
• Additional Features: Internal/External Modem Wake up, STR, LAN Wake, System after AC back

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