The new i965 from ABIT

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10-23-2006, 05:09 AM
Hazzan

The new i965 from ABIT

I read in the website in forum in ABIT-USA, I hope this board good for overclocking better than AB9/PRO.

http://img.techpowerup.org/061023/ib9topjpguz6ty9.jpg

http://img.techpowerup.org/061023/ib...gbj4or5299.jpg

http://img.techpowerup.org/061023/IB9specs.jpg
10-23-2006, 05:11 AM
ewitte

I wish they would release an overclocking board with nothing around the CPU :)
10-23-2006, 05:14 AM
Nosfer@tu

This is not so bad :)
10-23-2006, 05:21 AM
mrlobber

Hm, from the features it looks like more a value board...

However, I see Softmenu there instead of uGuru. Does that mean, they're trying to go back to the NF7-S goodness style? :)
10-23-2006, 05:49 AM
Vassili

Quote:

Originally Posted by ewitte

I wish they would release an overclocking board with nothing around the CPU :)

DFI RD600 should be pretty clear.
10-23-2006, 06:01 AM
3NZ0

Don't see the point unless you are after an uber cheapo setup.
10-23-2006, 06:11 AM
ewitte

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vassili

DFI RD600 should be pretty clear.

That may be my board then :) I just lost my P5W because my insulation wasn't good enough. Might as well make it as easy as possible :D Another issue I've had is the waterblock I use seems to almost always have a corner over the caps. I was never able to get a good flat mount and had to resort to extra TIM to fill the gap.
10-23-2006, 06:40 AM
Major_A

Thanks but no thanks, abit (formerly ABIT) has left a bad taste in my mouth. Similar to that of when you wake up the next morning after drinking whiskey the night before.
10-23-2006, 06:53 AM
FLMJIGGY

Blue PCB norm for Abit now?

Looks decent. Looks not too pricey either. Lots of room for VC and 2 PCI slots.

Weird place for battery and how do u clear CMOs?
10-23-2006, 06:58 AM
DEVIL K-ce

2 x IDE :)

Look's good, and good old SoftMenu
10-23-2006, 09:24 AM
nn_step

not much placement for phase around CPU, and that looks like a 4 phase power regulation. How the hell are you supposed to crank on that?
10-23-2006, 09:26 AM
ochw

DFI RD600 for the win me think
10-23-2006, 10:29 AM
Revv23

Wow that thing is sexy, may be my next buy if abit lets me choose the NB strap settings. Not alot of extra crap either so it should be cheap.

Quote:

Originally Posted by nn_step

not much placement for phase around CPU, and that looks like a 4 phase power regulation. How the hell are you supposed to crank on that?

What? 90% of C2d boards are 4 phase, and just as many are 3phase, only a few boards have more. it doesnt make any difference if its designed properly.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ewitte

I wish they would release an overclocking board with nothing around the CPU :)

Yeah, once Digital VRM get popular we will see that more i think, with the current setup that stuff needs to be close to the CPU for good stable power delivery.

If you need more room why not use Hipro5's trick? http://xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=119275 :toast:
10-23-2006, 10:41 AM
JoeBar

At least it has better layout than AB9 Pro... :p:
10-23-2006, 10:59 AM
dicecca112

bought time they released a board without that stupid OTES Heatsink.
10-24-2006, 07:53 AM
serious1

i really like it. now if they would release a MAX version of it with firewire and better audio....
10-24-2006, 01:58 PM
ownage

looks like a budged board to me.
AB9 isn't to bad, but it just has a crappy bios. Yesterday they released a new bios, which allows me much beter overclock and stability. but haven't tested max fsb yet.
I believe the AB9 has the best overal performance to other 965 chipset boards.
I hope this new ABIT board is just as good as well
10-24-2006, 02:59 PM
Kunaak

thats definatly a value line board...
but being a "Value" board means nothing... theres still great Conroe boards out there less then 150...

good clean lay out too.
hopefully they learned from the disaster of the AB9 and went back to the drawing board for something better.
10-24-2006, 09:35 PM
Snowman89

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kunaak

thats definatly a value line board...
but being a "Value" board means nothing... theres still great Conroe boards out there less then 150...

good clean lay out too.
hopefully they learned from the disaster of the AB9 and went back to the drawing board for something better.

Why was the AB9 so crappy?
Im looking for a cheap board that can push a celly to new levels and with decent voltage options standard.
10-24-2006, 10:36 PM
Revv23

look at the biostar tforce.

IMO thats what this competes with/.
10-25-2006, 12:12 AM
Mats

Since Abit was the only one (AFAIK) to make a µATX 945P mobo it makes me wonder if they'll make a µATX P965 too, would be nice.
10-25-2006, 01:11 AM
alpha0ne

Why only 4 x SATA if it uses the 965 NB and ICH8 ???, or is it using the ICH7 ??
10-27-2006, 03:08 PM
ownage

Its just a limited board, so it can be cheap.
I bought my AB9-PRO for 150 euro, i wonder if this new abit can be priced around 120 euro.

And kunaak:, why do you think the AB9 is a Disaster??
10-27-2006, 03:45 PM
Revv23

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownage

And kunaak:, why do you think the AB9 is a Disaster??

AB9 suck compared to its competition.
10-27-2006, 04:09 PM
NickS

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrlobber

Hm, from the features it looks like more a value board...

However, I see Softmenu there instead of uGuru. Does that mean, they're trying to go back to the NF7-S goodness style? :)

Oohh, maybe! :D

I sure hope so at least. Never liked the gimmicky "uGuru" :banana::banana::banana::banana: from the beginning anyway.
10-27-2006, 09:57 PM
[TAG]Imp

Quote:

Originally Posted by Revv23

AB9 suck compared to its competition.

lol, i HAD one... swapped that for a P5B dlx SO fast...
10-29-2006, 08:40 AM
ownage

my AB9 does 450fsb stable, but i have heat problems, stock cooling.
I'm not finished with clocking yet.
Bios 1.5 changes allot, can clock much higher.
I think 450fsb makes this board a good competitor against DS3/DS4.
11-02-2006, 01:39 AM
redphil

Nice, clean layout. Colour unusual for an abit-board, but why not.
I'm :slobber: for oc-results.
11-02-2006, 11:00 AM
arisythila

Quote:

Originally Posted by ewitte

I wish they would release an overclocking board with nothing around the CPU :)

Yeah, seems like alot of manufactures put caps and stuff around the socket.. Maybe cleaner power to the CPU or something?

Pretty nice layout on this board. I wish the Aux ATX12v was closer to the main ATX power.

Besides that doesnt look to hard to clean this up.

~Mike
11-02-2006, 11:10 AM
Revv23

^^ Exactly, the closer the power delivery is the shorter the traces, meaning less interference, meaning cleaner signal...