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Noticing the Abit posts as boards have arrived, lets hope initial boards hold up to the hype.
I will break mine in under the tripple stage with the X6800, it should fit the vapo fine, nothing is in the way.
The box did not containg a rear fan yet the back plate has vents. NB fan would be a good idea if you planned on serious overclocking.
Can't wait for your results....the board looks to be killer :toast:
You own an AMD board? wow....:p:
I have a collection of them now, I need to pit the AN9 against the DFI AM2 board.
I´m getting one in 10 days. Time for some Bushido action :D
Two things to note, new bios for Max due tomorrow.
A special treat for those waiting. I have the bios that allows AB9 Pro 480+ FSB operation. Bios 019
Posting in new thread. Lots of people waiting.
I plan on replacing the NB heatsink with an aftermarket one but with the stock ABIT MAX heat sinks all interconnected with heat piping, does that mean you have to replace all heatsinks as well just to replace the NB cooling? I'd be greatfull if you could let us know :).Quote:
Originally Posted by FUGGER
There is also another version. It has green/orange memory slots.
The Fatal1ty board has the fans.
The rails are rock solid and dead on, set 1.3625v in bios and reading 1.36v in the voltage montoring.
I have no problem booting at 1:1 or 4:5
Booting 370+ fsb is not possible yet, top multiple on the X6800 is 11.
No problem hitting 4Ghz on air, playing with the memory and voltages now.
I need the new bios before I go under tripple stage.
Oh, this is exciting ! Can't wait till' they become retail in OZ :)
A new beta bios arrived :banana:
Quad post :slap:
Would you share it with us pretty please? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by FUGGER
Know about the changelog already?
anymore differences?:p:Quote:
Originally Posted by FUGGER
Fugger tell me if your x6800 is retail or ES, i have a retail and i think is better the ES. only around 3.6 max with water on p5b. Wait for AW9 max in France, not arrived and if i can hit 4 ghz !! hehe. thanks a lot.
I will make sure the bios is correct as my board is a sample and I can handle a bad bios where an end user may freak out if the bios has issues.
B1 ES chip
Alright, thanks. Looking forward to your results with it :)Quote:
Originally Posted by FUGGER
looking forward for your result FUGGER.. :D post some screenies.. :)
Sounds awesome
X6800 ES B1. Hmmm. Wouldn't a retail version be a better indicator of true performance? Hate to see you waste time on yesterday's processors.
Might be of a little interest, I guess. Thanks for putting your time into it, though.
I can't wait to see your awsome results :D
Fugger
if you see results above 375 can you post post some bios settings as i can post beyond that. and can you send the new bios this way as my board is a sample as well.
greatly appreciate it
updates? :)
tbh, some of the week 27/28 X6800 are even better than the ES versions. There is a also a chipset/bios bug that prevents most X6800's from going much over 370fsb on the 975 chipset on the 1066 strap.
regards
Raja
Just woke up and feeling a bit ill, the trip to Oregon was great but the weather when I left was bad. It was in the 50's and raining = me not feeling too swift.
Ill get in gear, but first I need to go down and signin for WCG. Its going to be a very busy weekend.
When do they become available in retail? Or are they already?
Yep, they are popping up at buy sites around the net, just need to find one in stock. Watch for threads that pop up pointing out where stock is at that moment. These boards will sell out fast so keep your eyes open.
ZZF is already sold out, my board from Excalibur will be here on Wednesday woot!! Glad I woke up at 8:50 AM that morning.
yeah they were in and out right away
fugger is there any main difference between the Pro and the MAX.
not to pinch pennies but if the cheaper is just as good and is only missing a few sata slots.. pfpfpf i'll take the cheaper one anyday.
but for me its all about high memory speed with my HZ's and staying at the 9x multi on my 6600 ES.
if i have to drop the multi just to get anywhere then i see no reason to ditch the DS3 i have in my sig.
They are available in some places already.
ABit are real keen to get this board up and about, I've had contact with the UK dept, they are keen to please. The Pro is now hitting 420-440 fsb with the new bios Fugger kindly posted, the Max should do even better.
I'll mention the desire to see a 1333 fsb strap too, for some nice phase clocks...
regards
Raja
I saw them on stock at local Fry's today @ $279.99. Too bad I've already built my conroe, the mobo looks insanely hot. A bit strange no one has posted the results yet...
Edit: nvm just saw the other post
I haved now !!
Cool! Have fun with it :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hazzan
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=121985
Passed 400 no problem with the new bios, nice clocking board so far.
No upward multi's on the beta bios.
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=121994
Passed 450FSB, cant use multiples below 10x with my FSB up this high.
Ill drop timing and run some benches.
Excellent, looks promising :)Quote:
Originally Posted by FUGGER
How mucho volts on MCH?
Trying to tighten up timing I have run into a problem. I cannot set timing to match SPD and boot at the speed I can with SPD enabled. No where even close, its a bugged bios it seems. Others should be able to confirm soon.
433FSB booting into windows 4-4-4-8 (spd) 1:1 produces 4800 unbuff and 42.5ns meory latency.
I have a set of 6400C3 now and I will try figure out why I cant come off SPD.
I tested the Flashmenu currently available for download from Abit's download. Flashmenu seem to work fine with the AW9D-Max board in windows.
hi fugger ,nice results so far,hows it with putting the 775 ls clamshell on this board,? does it fit properly?thanks
So you're planning ongetting one of these babies as well then, huh....:p: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by vanovich
hihi ,maybe .all new hw is nice .
433 bootable.. was that at 10x did i understand you correctly ?
Yep. 433x10 is safe max bootable/benchable speed. I have timing now yay.
I like the board, its proving to be very stable for me. Its now in my game machine for 24/7 use.
Other than trimming some legs to prevent shorting the vapo fits fine.
Confirming that Flashmenu works fine, flashed the beta BIOS with it. Also confirming that this board is rocksolid :)Quote:
Originally Posted by FUGGER
i guess we have a real new winner here :)
It's great to know that the aw9d is a 'good' board, butQuote:
Originally Posted by FUGGER
what we really care about is the board's AC characteristics which
are measured strictly relative to other boards. Do you have another mobo you can compare the
aw9d to so we can determine if it has superior OC ability?
I am currently waiting on the motherboard. Hoping to receive it this week.
I personally think the out-of-the box performance and even with BIOS
updates this board should be one of the "cream of the crop" Conroe boards until C55 stuff starts coming out.
$220 at newegg & in stock.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813127011
Good lookin out, and thanks for the post. These should go quickly.
(they have 12 available currently)
Damn.... I missed out and now i wait or pay more to get one ASAP! :(
FYI...
Went to my local Micro Center today...and they had the AW9D-MAX in stock!!! :woot: It was 259.99...not bad...but not great...The store had 14 of them...Picked one up...can't wait to throw my E6600 in it...Anyone know where to get the beta bios for this board....?
Here is the link from their website...
http://www.microcenter.com/byos/byos...duct_id=246319
-M
so how would this mobo compare to the P5B deluxe, in terms of OCing and heat?
Quote:
Originally Posted by ssabripo
well its a 975. i would say this is the best 975 board(aside from WSpro), and the p5b is the best 965 board.
depends on what you want really.
just to OC my e6300 to 3ghz super stable, while maintaining temps very cool and quiet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Revv23
I just sent back a P5B deluxe to ZZF because it was bad, and bought another from newegg, but I've heard a lot about this board, and I'm just wondering if its worth it to give it a try instead.
as you can tell, I'm pretty green when it comes to Mobo's! :fact:
How is the WSpro better...features? better AC characteristics?Quote:
Originally Posted by Revv23
Board layout...Quote:
Originally Posted by roller11
ABIT AW9-MAX with SLI/Crossfire and X-Fi anyone?Quote:
Originally Posted by pcdoc1
http://slidog.bigblog.com.au/data/2/...0921230702.jpg
http://slidog.bigblog.com.au/data/2/...0921230702.jpg
This board is for ppl with up to one pci and preferable with single vga. Come on abit not everyone uses onboard sound... :p:
Any results yet with a E6600? How do you think the board will do when trying to reach 445 FSB? Thanks for the info!
you most have some horrible temps on that vga lol :DQuote:
Originally Posted by SLi_dog
yea i'm also curious about which would be better for pure OCing.Quote:
Originally Posted by ssabripo
Quote:
Originally Posted by SLi_dog
You can solve your slot issue by picking up a pci angle adapter. It might not work well in a standard case though. I prefer a techstation anyways.
http://www.adexelec.com/pcitx45.jpg
It might block your PATA port or that molex. Here is their site. you have to email them to order though. I have in the past for servers and such. The overclocking applications are there due to cooling and such with multi gpu systems. Linkage
EDIT::::: They have a longer angle adapter that would be perfect if you want to use that floppy ;)
How's 445 on a 9x multi? I could only do 439 x 8 on my P5W and that was with a 2mb chip.Quote:
Originally Posted by grogthegreat
CPU Type: E6600
Clock SPeed: 4005MHz
Stepping: 6 B2
Week: L629
Code: A438
Vcore Set in bios: 1.65v
Cooling: Air
Cooler brand/model: Scythe Ninja Plus
Motherboard: Abit AW9D-Max w/2.00v Mch
Bios Version: 1.2
Memory: Muskin
Rated speed: 6400
Timmings: 5-5-5-15
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/8990/e66004ghziy4.jpg
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=125924
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/688...rpi4ghzxj1.jpg