Testseek.com have collected 29 expert reviews of the Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6.
January 2008
(85%)
29 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Any motherboard costing more than £180 has to be special; it has to have more than a ton of I/O ports, and do more than push our test CPU to its limit in order to justify such a price. The maximum stable FSB of 531MHz and the twin 16x PCI-E slots are b...
Abstract: Once again, we have a Gigabyte DQ6 motherboard on our testing table, which means we are dealing with something prestigious. Of course, the board arrives in a huge packaging, size matching the status of the series, and the bundle is quite large as well....
Abstract: Overclocking is alive and well! PCSTATS has all the details you need to see at a glance to know which board is best. The chart weve compiled below lists the highest overclocked Front Side Bus speeds we were able to achieve while maintaining 100% stabi...
The Gigabyte X38-DQ6 is a very nice board that will appeal to overclockers and enthusiasts. For me, the biggest selling point for this board is Penryn 45nm processor support. Being able to use DDR2 up to 1200 MHz is a very nice feature, but when compa...
Abstract: Goodbye Intel P35, we already knew ye, and hello X38! Boasting full support for the new 45nm Penryn processors, today HardwareLogic gets acquainted with Intels newest chipset via Gigabytes GA-X38-DQ6 motherboard.
Compatibility with upcoming Penryn processors and 1600MHz bus support, Good features for CPU and memory overclocking, Supports PCI Express 2.0 x16 bus with twice the bandwidth, Crossfire x16x16 support, 8 Serial ATA II channels with RAID support, Function...
No Nvidia SLI support, Low performance during overclocking, Lowering of processor Vcore and significant Vcore drop under high workload.
Top Gigabyte mainboards used to very rarely receive positive verdict from our lab. From the computer enthusiasts’ prospective, they had a lot of drawbacks that wouldn’t let us recommend them as a good solution for overclocker systems. However...
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Published: 2007-11-21, Author: jason , review by: legitreviews.com
The Gigabye GA-X38-DQ6 is a solid performer and overclocker that features the latest chipsets from Intel and runs affordable DDR2 memory. ...
Intels X38 comes as a replacement for the 975X series. There are several new features in the X38 that may interest users, especially those that are contemplating a dual graphics card setup. The first two motherboards that are based on Intels X38 chi...
Abstract: Intel’s steam-wagon of chipsets keep churning out from the giant chip-maker like nobody’s business even in light of the ever-missing SLI technology. While this in and of itself shouldn’t be enough to make Intel give up, it certainly woul...
Abstract: Intel’s steam-wagon of chipsets keep churning out from the giant chip-maker like nobody’s business even in light of the ever-missing SLI technology. While this in and of itself shouldn’t be enough to make Intel give up, it certainly woul...
