Abit is back in the game

[Evilsizer]

i dunno i can handle stock for a while... sigh... new bios cant come any sooner.. they need better programers. wish i could program...

[[TAG]Imp]

if it's still in the RMA period, i vote get rid of it.

[Evilsizer]

if it's still in the RMA period, i vote get rid of it.

if you mean refund no its not it ran out on the 13th. funny how i get yelled at over at abit forum for saying watch out this might not be a good board or suggesting that someone go with a board that has had 4-5 bios releases to abits 2.

[Sanuska]

Foxcom looked good too.

Nah, TH reviewed it awhile back, said it wasn't that great.

Evil - That sucks :/, why not sell it?

[dogsx2]

Nah, TH reviewed it awhile back, said it wasn't that great.

Great source.

He had the new board with a c2d? I don't go there so I wouldn't know.

[Charles Wirth]

Stock the boards run fine, cant fault a product for doing what it is supposed to. Overclocking it seems we are stuck sub 25% with stabillity or the ability to boot on some systems when overclocked too far.

Abit uses through-holes for NB and mosfet mounting, studs can be easily installed with standard size screws.
I dont have anything to fit atm but I will put something decent on and hopefully pick up the bus speed over 400.

[doh boy]

I don't know if this has been asked before, but is the heatsink that the heatpipe connects to actually cooling anything directly underneath it? As it is, both that heatsink and the NB plate get quite toasty. I hope its not just the NB thats producing all that heat....

[Heidfirst]

rolf at this abit board. the PWM even gets a bigger cooler than the northbridge

that's because the heatpipe from the nb is meant (if it works properly) to transfer heat to the hs over the PWM - it's shared

[burningrave101]

that's because the heatpipe from the nb is meant (if it works properly) to transfer heat to the hs over the PWM - it's shared

Well i don't think it's doing anything because the PWM sink doesn't even get remotely warm while the NB sink is hot enough to give you third degree burns.

[Heidfirst]

Well i don't think it's doing anything because the PWM sink doesn't even get remotely warm while the NB sink is hot enough to give you third degree burns.

your board isn't inverted is it?
What type of cooling are you using - any airflow over the PWM hs?
It's probably possible to stick another hs on top of the nb one or replace it entirely.

[burningrave101]

your board isn't inverted is it?
What type of cooling are you using - any airflow over the PWM hs?
It's probably possible to stick another hs on top of the nb one or replace it entirely.

Yes my board is inverted since it's mounted in a Lian-Li V series case. That may have a little to do with why the heatpipe assembly doesn't seem to do much. At the moment i took the 120mm fan from the back of the case and stuck it blowing on the RAM and towards the NB since i have the side panel off and a Big Typhoon close to the back where the PWM is.

[party animal]

Thats the biggest problems with these heatpipes. They dont work in inverted cases I am also using a Lian Li V series case and it means that ill have to replace the whole NB heatsink, especially when the stock NB is more than adequet to cool the NB.

[Haltech]

Thats the biggest problems with these heatpipes. They dont work in inverted cases I am also using a Lian Li V series case and it means that ill have to replace the whole NB heatsink, especially when the stock NB is more than adequet to cool the NB.

MSI's do... I took temps in a LIAN LI V2000 and a Stacker.. no difference in nm temps whatsoever. BTW. Is Abit back in the game yet? Doesnt look like it yet. Maybe the thread title should be changed?

[Tarowah]

Abit is indeed not back in the game, as it stands now they are building used motherboards I will upgrade my parents computer with.

I was going to yank the AB9 out and buy a DS3 but I am going to wait and get the ATI board in a few months, I see no reason to buy another cheap board just to get me by, the stock E6600 has more than enough power to keep my happy for a couple of months.

[Sanuska]

If the new MAX board doesn't perform well i'm giving up all hope, until then i'll be praying :p

[Evilsizer]

If the new MAX board doesn't perform well i'm giving up all hope, until then i'll be praying :p

your going to be doing alot of praying then...

[ty42]

BTW, can you run your CPU (Core 2 Duo, i have E6400) at 266M (stock) with DDR 800? i can only get it to run STABLE at 533M.

[party animal]

MSI's do... I took temps in a LIAN LI V2000 and a Stacker.. no difference in nm temps whatsoever. BTW. Is Abit back in the game yet? Doesnt look like it yet. Maybe the thread title should be changed?

I heard the ASUS P5WDH ones don't. The MSI is the first motherboard that the heatpipes work in inverted cases. Im still glad that one manufacturer is doing it right.

[Evilsizer]

BTW, can you run your CPU (Core 2 Duo, i have E6400) at 266M (stock) with DDR 800? i can only get it to run STABLE at 533M.

the only time i can get 800 ram ratio to work is with ocz gold ddr2-677 4-4-4-12 (non xtc stick) not sure if it is that stable but it does work. i just cant oc that far with the ocz sticks using 800 ratio. using my 6400-c4's with 800ratio for ram does not work at all. no matter what ddr2 voltage or timings. they run great at 533 and 667 rock solid, still playing the waiting game for yet another new bios.

[jaguarking11]

Any news on cooling?

[Haltech]

I heard the ASUS P5WDH ones don't. The MSI is the first motherboard that the heatpipes work in inverted cases. Im still glad that one manufacturer is doing it right.

I know, in my P5WDH, i had to chop mine off at the mosfet area, ditch the nb pipe and add a TT to it.

[party animal]

Darn, its a decent cooler too. It shouldnt be too much of a price increase to at least make a heatpipe that works inverted. (The ones that work inverted use a wick right?)

[burningrave101]

They should just ditch the heatpipe cooling idea for the NB on enthusiest overclocking boards altogether. Passive cooling is not going to cut it at high FSB speeds no matter how they implement it. We will still be forced to get a fan pointed in the direction of the NB to keep it cooler so they need to just put a real nice heatsink on it and an active fan cooler.

[jaguarking11]

Any news?

[ty42]

Ok, I broke down and bought a new DS3. It’s "nice" now. I have my pc in my garage and need a reliable/stable PC there.

Now, I can also run FSB 330M stable (remember, my pc is the garage and it can reach 35C there easily. I don't push too high there. i was able to go higher in the house). I'm using Intel retail box heat sink for the CPU. RAM voltage is at 2v and everything else are at their default value in F4 BIOS (well, I had to set *correct* voltage for CPU manually there but...).

I have both XPSP2 and Vista going fine. One thing I noticed is that NB gets really hot. More so than AB9 (I have AB9Pro). Could that mean either heat pipe is working well or Abit is under volting NB or DS3 is over volting NB. On DS3, I have MCH at default voltage. To run my Ab9 305M stable, I had to bump MCH voltage and heat sink wasn't that hot. Could it be that NB is very much under the BIOS set voltage or heat pipe working so well???