Voltages and other settings on the AN7.

[Walrusbonzo]

I'm interested in buying an AN7 but I'm curious as to how good the BIOS/Overclocking settings are compared to the NF7-S V2.

How high does CPU, RAM, Chipset and AGP voltages go?

Can multipliers be changed in the same way as the NF7? I.E. can I use a 14 on a 1700+ that has NOT been modified?

What exactly does uGuru do? Is it a feature more geared towards newbies?

Any other interesting differences between the AN7 and NF7-S that will make me excited and more likely to buy the AN7?

Erm, if anyone else would like to ask a question then please do. But make sure it's for the AN7.

Thanks

[Holst]

Id like to know about the blackbox thing.

What does it record?

How can you retrieve the data from a faulty system?

Can an end user access the black box data?

[Walrusbonzo]

Don't rush at once Abit techs :D

I do want to buy this board very soon as I have a supplier in the UK :) Just need to know that it has the BIOS options I'm after. Don't mind being the guinea pig from there on :)

[JBELL]

Originally posted by Walrusbonzo
Don't rush at once Abit techs :D

I do want to buy this board very soon as I have a supplier in the UK :) Just need to know that it has the BIOS options I'm after. Don't mind being the guinea pig from there on :)

patience is a virtue... The ABIT contact has been very busy, as he is a regular but does have a real job to attend to first.


thanks for understanding!

[ABIT Marketing]

Originally posted by Walrusbonzo
I'm interested in buying an AN7 but I'm curious as to how good the BIOS/Overclocking settings are compared to the NF7-S V2.

How high does CPU, RAM, Chipset and AGP voltages go?

Can multipliers be changed in the same way as the NF7? I.E. can I use a 14 on a 1700+ that has NOT been modified?

What exactly does uGuru do? Is it a feature more geared towards newbies?

Any other interesting differences between the AN7 and NF7-S that will make me excited and more likely to buy the AN7?

Erm, if anyone else would like to ask a question then please do. But make sure it's for the AN7.

Thanks

I do not have the information for all the voltage settings right now because AN7 is not officially released yet. I will dig out those information from the engineers in Taiwan tonight.

uGuru consisted of 5 major features, OC, Audio, BlackBOX, Flash Menu and Hardware Monitoring. ìGuru integrates a hardware microchip which combines Windows-based software applications together to create maximum PC performance and protection, while allowing for zero CPU usage.

Other than uGuru, the AN7 is pretty much identical to the NF7-S. It also uses ALC658 chip instead of AC97 for audio codec.

[ABIT Marketing]

Originally posted by Holst
Id like to know about the blackbox thing.

What does it record?

How can you retrieve the data from a faulty system?

Can an end user access the black box data?

The BlackBox is a great feature for System builders. It collects all the system hardware information and you will be able to e-mail them directly to our tech support or anyone else.

Since it's a Window based utility, you can not access this feature if the system can not boot up or post. BlackBox will be very useful for System builders because a lot of novice users sometimes have no clue what kind of hardware they have in their system.

[Marci]

Why not introduce a more hardware-based backup solution like the BiPulse PCI Cards?? That's what mobos need these days... and why the choice of the ALC658 chip rather than soundstorm? Does this chip still cover Dolby Digital Encoding or is this now being edged away from due to licensing fees etc?

So far all the advances of the AN7 over the NF7-S are offered to all nForce2 users more or less thru the new improvements in the Forceware driver and utility sets... or is Abit's own implementation of such features better than the regular nVidia offering?

[Walrusbonzo]

Originally posted by Marci
and why the choice of the ALC658 chip rather than soundstorm?

The board does use Soundstorm capabilities of the MCP-T to do audio processing, the ALC658 just provides the digital and analogue output/input interfaces. This is how it's been done on nearly all NF2 boards with MCP-T, the Realtek AC97 codec is there to only provide the output/input connections, Soundstorm does the rest :)

Correct me if I'm wrong.

And thanks Abit rep, I'll look forward to seeing these BIOS voltage options :)

[ABIT Marketing]

Originally posted by Walrusbonzo
The board does use Soundstorm capabilities of the MCP-T to do audio processing, the ALC658 just provides the digital and analogue output/input interfaces. This is how it's been done on nearly all NF2 boards with MCP-T, the Realtek AC97 codec is there to only provide the output/input connections, Soundstorm does the rest :)

Correct me if I'm wrong.

And thanks Abit rep, I'll look forward to seeing these BIOS voltage options :)

Thank you for your kind explaination. :)

[Walrusbonzo]

Any news on these voltage options?

[ABIT Marketing]

I have already sent a request back to our BIOS engineers in Taiwan and I should have a reply back by today or early next week. My guess is that the AN7 should have identical voltage settings like the NF7, however I am hoping for higher chipset voltage options.. :D

[Walrusbonzo]

I want higher Ram voltages TBH :D

[Ragnarok]

lol I think that feeling is mutual!..

[st0nedpenguin]

I'd settle for both TBH. :p:

[ABIT Marketing]

Here ya go, sorry for the long wait.

CPU Core Voltage 1.375V to 2.313V in 31mV or 32mV Steps

DDR SDRAM Voltage 2.50 2.55 2.60 2.65 (Default)
2.70 2.80 2.90 2.95
3.00 3.05 3.10 3.20

NB Core Voltage 1.60 (Default) 1.65 1.70 1.75

AGP Voltage 1.50 1.55 (Default) 1.60 1.65

[Holst]

Can I ask what voltage regulator you are using on the memory, sticking with the current NF7's W3301R or moving too W83301DR ?

Its nice to see upto 3.2V on the board :D

[CCW]

3.2vDimm nice.....what did the original NF7-S do please?

[Poki]

Originally posted by CCW
3.2vDimm nice.....what did the original NF7-S do please?
2.9v max bios setting will give 3.0v real voltage to the ram on the NF7/NF7-S.

[ABIT Marketing]

Originally posted by Holst
Can I ask what voltage regulator you are using on the memory, sticking with the current NF7's W3301R or moving too W83301DR ?

Its nice to see upto 3.2V on the board :D

I have not seen the board yet. I will check it when we receive the boards in another week or so.

[CCW]

Originally posted by Poki
2.9v max bios setting will give 3.0v real voltage to the ram on the NF7/NF7-S.

Thanks for that, maybe I should get the AN7 instead of NF7 that I was going to buy. Maybe I will be able to get this TwinMOS to 2-2-2-11 withthis extra voltage.

Craig

[wierdAl]

this is gonna be a nice replacement for my "old" nf7-s rev 1.2...

[ABIT Marketing]

Yeah, I was thinking about the same thing too.. hehe :p

[DoGMaN]

Originally posted by ABIT Marketing
Here ya go, sorry for the long wait.

CPU Core Voltage 1.375V to 2.313V in 31mV or 32mV Steps

DDR SDRAM Voltage 2.50 2.55 2.60 2.65 (Default)
2.70 2.80 2.90 2.95
3.00 3.05 3.10 3.20

NB Core Voltage 1.60 (Default) 1.65 1.70 1.75

AGP Voltage 1.50 1.55 (Default) 1.60 1.65

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm we have a winnah!!!!

[texuspete00]

I have a 1.2 too. Sign me up. Screw the MCP-S I suppose. I like the vdimm as well. Finally see what my hyperx 3500 can do with a better nb and more volts. :D

I been checking excaliber and newegg a lot. Definitely want it now. Now just to find out when and where.

[speedyaxon]

Does the AN7 use the Ultra 400 northbridge? I wonder if it will oc any better than the nf7-s...

thanks for the replies abit rep!:toast: