Gigabyte 7VAXP-A Ultra: The KT400A in Retail Action

Gaming Performance

Gaming Performance Quake III Arena - 1024x768 High Quality ASUS A7N8X Deluxe (nForce2-Dual Channel DDR333) ASUS A7N8X Deluxe (nForce2-Single Channel DDR333) Gigabyte 7VAXP-A Ultra (KT400A-Single Channel DDR400) Gigabyte 7VAXP Ultra (KT400-Single Channel DDR400) 312.0 304.3 300.6 279.0 | 0 | 62 | 125 | 187 | 250 | 312 | 374

Gaming Performance Jedi Knight 2: Outcast - 1024x768 High Quality, AF Disabled ASUS A7N8X Deluxe (nForce2-Dual Channel DDR333) ASUS A7N8X Deluxe (nForce2-Single Channel DDR333) Gigabyte 7VAXP-A Ultra (KT400A-Single Channel DDR400) Gigabyte 7VAXP Ultra (KT400-Single Channel DDR400) 140.1 136.0 132.9 121.0 | 0 | 28 | 56 | 84 | 112 | 140 | 168

The extra bandwidth also helps in gaming apps like Quake 3 Arena and Jedi Knight 2. The A7N8X Deluxe's dual channel mode holds a 2.5% and 2.9% advantage in these apps, with the 7VAXP-A Ultra trailing the A7N8X Deluxe's single and dual channel modes by between 1.2% and 5.1% in both games. The 7VAXP Ultra (KT400) lags considerably behind the nForce2 and KT400A boards. Since nForce2 motherboards started to become availabe KT400 motherboards haven't been the choice of most Athlon XP users, and this will only get worse as the months roll on.