!UPDATE! abit AW9D-Max (retail) arrived

[911us]

Not the same test, apples to oranges.

I ll do the large test on Abit but may be you guys knew the result.

[911us]

Ready !...I ll leave it until the last moment

[911us]

no need to wait that long ====>hopeless

[Lalaboy]

WinRaR Bench at DDR800, 3-3-2-1

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at DDR890, 3-3-3-4

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[skiman]

My AW9DMax made it into the top 10 with a score of 14793, E6700 10 x 4350

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?pcm05=546233

[G H Z]

There are bugs that need to be fixed and additional features that overclockers asked for, so the next update might be a rather big one. A solid BIOS needs some work and testing. We all want it to be stable and performing well, right? That's what abit wants too

Any idea if they are fixing the PCIe frequency adjustment? Please tell them we need that especially for
GTX/GTS cards

[shimmishim]

yes!!! need... new... bios!!!

i REALLY want to keep this board but the board is limiting my overclock.

i just got a p5b deluxe and i can run 9 x 423 ~ 3.8 vs. 10 x 379 ~ 3.79 on my abit board.

when i up the FSB to 380, the board will blue screen when running orthos for a few hours...

but the 975x board is DEFINITELY faster.

ABIT PLEASE GIVE US A GOOD BIOS.... WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOREVER!!!

[MrDeeds]

i just got a p5b deluxe and i can run 9 x 423 ~ 3.8 vs. 10 x 379 ~ 3.79 on my abit board.

I am also a former owner of a P5B deluxe. Now the question is are you really that much happier with that board over the aw9d-max.

[Revv23]

I am also a former owner of a P5B deluxe. Now the question is are you really that much happier with that board over the aw9d-max.

considering he says the abit is fast i assume that he is not.

personally i really have a bug for the AW9D-Max but my 6400 would top out way too fast. if i got to to 450fsb i could run my 24/7 clocks on it...

[fhpchris]

Vmch droop is so easy it shouldnt even count as a mod lol.

What does she do on 7x?

2.0V @ vmch coil
1.91V @ vmch

vfsb = 1.19 (unmodded )

2.45=2.47
2.55vram=2.58
2.65vram=2.67

1.65v bios = 1.59v
1.70v bios = 1.63v

[911us]

here guys ====>http://abit-usa.com/support/techsupport.php

Tell them what you got,I did a long long typing.

[shimmishim]

considering he says the abit is fast i assume that he is not.

personally i really have a bug for the AW9D-Max but my 6400 would top out way too fast. if i got to to 450fsb i could run my 24/7 clocks on it...

Well. I am happy with the P5B but the Abit board is faster clock for clock.

however, I can overclock higher on the p5b so there's a trade off.

3.75 is pretty much max stable on the aw9d board.
3.80 and rising on the p5b at 8 x 475 vs. only 10 x 375 on the 975x board.

it's a big difference in FSB.

[Dr.No.pt]

I'll wait until the end of the year for the "soo long waited bios".

After that it's bye bye ABIT. Welcome 680i.

I really like this board but ..

[Hilfiger]

the board cant run quad core ,even that they say will do


maybe at the end of 2007 a bios will be released to support actualy something, or maybe to make it "stable" whithout haveing insane voltage?? who know....

[SilveradoJ442]

I just became much more happy with my board. Whenever I would disconnect power I would lose my OC settings. I thought it was a BIOS issue because other setting would stay, just OC would be lost. I didnt think it was the battery but after looking back in this thread, It was the battery! I dont know how I missed that one

My phase unit is set up to disconnect the power supply when I shut down the PC. It was getting really annoying having to re-enter OC settings EVERYTIME I turned on the PC, but its fixed

[situman]

Sometimes the system would not boot correctly cause of a dead battery, of course that took me a couple of hours of hair pulling to figure out.

[fhpchris]

the board cant run quad core ,even that they say will do


maybe at the end of 2007 a bios will be released to support actualy something, or maybe to make it "stable" whithout haveing insane voltage?? who know....

The current bioses are fine, both 1.2 and 1.3B

I'll wait until the end of the year for the "soo long waited bios".

After that it's bye bye ABIT. Welcome 680i.

I really like this board but ..

IMO, the current 680i is crap. FSB holes, sound issues with SLI, and its SLOWER than the P5B dlx on the 1333 strap... Who cares if it runs faster ram speeds when even ddr800 3-3-3-4 on the AW9D is faster...

[Revv23]

The current bioses are fine, both 1.2 and 1.3B



IMO, the current 680i is crap. FSB holes, sound issues with SLI, and its SLOWER than the P5B dlx on the 1333 strap... Who cares if it runs faster ram speeds when even ddr800 3-3-3-4 on the AW9D is faster...

agree 100%, running 1300mhz on ram means nothing if its not faster.

[MrDeeds]

IMO, the current 680i is crap. FSB holes, sound issues with SLI, and its SLOWER than the P5B dlx on the 1333 strap... Who cares if it runs faster ram speeds when even ddr800 3-3-3-4 on the AW9D is faster...

Qft

You could add 10mph to each speed setting on your speedometer but just because it now says your going faster doesn't mean that you are.

There is no perfect platform yet. Theres always going to be someone unhappy with each.

680i is nothing but smoke and mirrors to me because I don't run sli. 965P has its purpose for the lower multi C2Ds. 975X should give most E6600s and up a fair chance at reaching 4ghz.

Now the question that people that are unhappy need to ask themselves is if its the board or their cpu that's the problem.

[StealthyFish]

I've been looking at this board for a bit now. And I'm wondering, how different is the AW9D than the AW9D-Max? and is the Max worth the extra couple of dollars? I just want to ask a couple of people who have owned/used this motherboard.

thanks

[Mr.Bones]

here guys ====>http://abit-usa.com/support/techsupport.php

Tell them what you got,I did a long long typing.

Ha done that!
First reply=There working on it........Right
Second reply=Still waiting.......Think there brushing me off

[Hilfiger]

I've been looking at this board for a bit now. And I'm wondering, how different is the AW9D than the AW9D-Max? and is the Max worth the extra couple of dollars? I just want to ask a couple of people who have owned/used this motherboard.

thanks

friendly advice.. dont get abit, as long you dont wana feel like a beta tester of the board

[skiman]

I've been looking at this board for a bit now. And I'm wondering, how different is the AW9D than the AW9D-Max? and is the Max worth the extra couple of dollars? I just want to ask a couple of people who have owned/used this motherboard.

thanks

I'm happy with mine...if the AW9D-Max meets your motherboard requirements, then go for it.

[shimmishim]

I've been looking at this board for a bit now. And I'm wondering, how different is the AW9D than the AW9D-Max? and is the Max worth the extra couple of dollars? I just want to ask a couple of people who have owned/used this motherboard.

thanks

if you're going with the e6600 or 6700 i'd say get this board.

else, get a 965 chipset board.

however, the dfi infinity with the new bios seems to be looking promising and it's CHEAP

[Heidfirst]

however, the dfi infinity with the new bios seems to be looking promising and it's CHEAP

depends where you are - the AW9D & the DFI Infinity 975X are the same price in the UK.