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GIGABYTE GA-X38-DQ6 (rev. 1.0) Pro Reviews

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AnandTech‘s review Edit Like Unlike

We are generally impressed with the Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 motherboard and look forward to providing updated results with our retail board once the release BIOS arrives in the lab. Even in its early state, the performance is very good and stability has been excellent throughout several days of 24/7 benchmark testing. In fact, we found the stability, performance, and compatibility of this early engineering sample to be better than several retail boards we are currently testing.

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Sep 04, 2007

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xbitlabs‘s review Edit Like Unlike

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, the results of our today’s Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 review prove that Gigabyte engineers are working really hard on eliminating former issues.

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Nov 29, 2007

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HardwareZone‘s review Edit Like Unlike

By releasing a DDR2-only X38 motherboard, Gigabyte is catering to the current batch of enthusiasts who would love proper CrossFire, but still unwilling to part with their expensive high-end DDR2 memory. However, that's where we would draw the line. The Intel X38 was designed to maximize performance using the latest hardware technologies, which users might miss out with a DDR2 version like the GA-X38-DQ6. However, Gigabyte does feature a DDR3-only SKU in the form of the GA-X38T-DQ6. If you're looking to unleash the full capabilities of the X38 chipset, that is the board you probably want to check out instead.

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Sep 24, 2007

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phoronix‘s review Edit Like Unlike

While this is our first review of an Intel X38 motherboard on Linux, we are also preparing for our review of the ASUS P5E3 Deluxe motherboard and will be delivering that in the near future. However, with both of these Intel X38 motherboards we have experienced excellent results on Linux. On both Fedora and Ubuntu we hadn't run into any hardware compatibility problems or any other issues.

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Oct 09, 2007

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www.pcper.com‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Both Intel's new X38 chipset and the Gigabyte X38-DQ6 motherboard based on it show a lot of promise and were very impressive in our testing here today. The X38 chipset is the first to offer support for PCI Express 2.0 technology as well as brings Intel's own Extreme Memory feature and System Utility software to market for enthusiasts to embrace. The Gigabyte X38-DQ6 motherboard takes the best parts of the new chipset and combines them to make one hell of an enthusiast motherboard that uses DDR2 memory and has overclocking guts like we haven't seen in some time.

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Oct 10, 2007

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HotHardware‘s review Edit Like Unlike

We’re a little more apprehensive about the Gigabyte X38-DQ6. Throughout most of our testing, the board was rock-solid stable and gave us no trouble whatsoever. It also performed well throughout all of our benchmarks and its feature set is top notch. We also liked the X38-DQ6’s accessory bundle (specifically the slick eSATA brackets) and system BIOS, which is about as well appointed as they come.

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Oct 10, 2007

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ExtremeTech‘s review Edit Like Unlike

If you're looking for a rock solid motherboard with high overclocking potential, the X38-DQ6 is another of Gigabyte's excellent DQ6 boards. It's price, however, is less than a thrill.

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Oct 09, 2007

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