[UPDATE]abit AW9D-MAX first result

[Sumanji]

And the worst layout on a Conroe board goes to....

That's merely subjective

Board layout depends on what case/components/wiring you have. For me the Abit layout isn't too bad. I don't give a rats ass about PCI slots so

I just hope it performs as good as it looks...!

[Anarchy]

The PCI / PCIe ist absolutely the WORST i've EVER seen ... a complete desaster.

With two double-Slot Cards in CF you only have a single PCIe 1* Slot left - that equals to bout no expandability

Asus managed to added a PCI-X subsystem - 2 damn long PCI-X Slots and a PCI-X Controller chip and still has two PCI slots and a better layout than the Abit that has so much less on-Board components ...


I'm not saying that i wouldn't buy it but i wouldn't recommend it to anyone that may want to expand his PC later and alot of enthusiasts that want maximal Grapics Power and to use their X-Fi, they will just buy some other Board and that is bad for Abits' sales ...

[illidan]

i liked the blue/black better also, im just wondering will it be better for me with a 6400 or p5b dl

black/blue IC7 style

pozdrav iz Novog Sada

[Zorlac]

Are those pics of the retail board or an engineering sample? I noticed it says version 1.0 on the PCB.

So how did the OP get this board? How can "I" get one???

This is the best looking board I have seen yet. w00t! to the solid capacitors and blue LEDs haha!

Here are some pics of the FP-A9D (Fatal1ty) version:

http://forum.abit-usa.com/showthread.php?t=111757

Sorry, but I would not pay a premium over the MAX for red PCB, red LEDs & more fans! Wonder what else is different? The Fatal1ty comes out mid Oct.

[SamHughe]

That's merely subjective

Board layout depends on what case/components/wiring you have. For me the Abit layout isn't too bad. I don't give a rats ass about PCI slots so

I just hope it performs as good as it looks...!

You're absolutely right. It's a very subjective statement.
I run a sound blaster x-fi, 2x double slot sli v-cards and 4x hd's on a A8N32SLI mobo and the lay out is giving me the hell! I have to put the soundcard between the videocards, sata cables getting the way of v-cards everything runs hotter than it suppose to. I expect from a next generation card to be more expandable.

The PCI / PCIe ist absolutely the WORST i've EVER seen ... a complete desaster.

With two double-Slot Cards in CF you only have a single PCIe 1* Slot left - that equals to bout no expandability

Asus managed to added a PCI-X subsystem - 2 damn long PCI-X Slots and a PCI-X Controller chip and still has two PCI slots and a better layout than the Abit that has so much less on-Board components ...


I'm not saying that i wouldn't buy it but i wouldn't recommend it to anyone that may want to expand his PC later and alot of enthusiasts that want maximal Grapics Power and to use their X-Fi, they will just buy some other Board and that is bad for Abits' sales ...

Well said. Agree 100 percent. What's the deal with pci-e 1x slots . For the last 3 years I've been waiting these soundcards, sata adapters, tv tuners, physx cards that will be replace the pci ones. Where are they? Sure you can find a sata adapter or two but, that's it.

You might like this card but, to me, it looks like a lot of wasted space.

[Anarchy]

Are those pics of the retail board or an engineering sample? I noticed it says version 1.0 on the PCB.

So how did the OP get this board? How can "I" get one???

This is the best looking board I have seen yet. w00t! to the solid capacitors and blue LEDs haha!

Here are some pics of the FP-A9D (Fatal1ty) version:

http://forum.abit-usa.com/showthread.php?t=111757

Sorry, but I would not pay a premium over the MAX for red PCB, red LEDs & more fans! Wonder what else is different? The Fatal1ty comes out mid Oct.

The Fatal1ty version shouldn't be more expensive than the MAX ... it only has 4 SATA ports and Single-OTES like the non-MAX but two NICs as seen on the MAX.

I'd say it's on par with the MAX or cheaper ... at least it should be.

[fhpchris]

You're absolutely right. It's a very subjective statement.
I run a sound blaster x-fi, 2x double slot sli v-cards and 4x hd's on a A8N32SLI mobo and the lay out is giving me the hell! I have to put the soundcard between the videocards, sata cables getting the way of v-cards everything runs hotter than it suppose to. I expect from a next generation card to be more expandable.



Well said. Agree 100 percent. What's the deal with pci-e 1x slots . For the last 3 years I've been waiting these soundcards, sata adapters, tv tuners, physx cards that will be replace the pci ones. Where are they? Sure you can find a sata adapter or two but, that's it.

You might like this card but, to me, it looks like a lot of wasted space.

PCI-e tv tuners exist
SATA pci-e adapters exist(I dont know why you would bother though?)

soundcards are really the only problem, because creative does not care to provide products for that segment.

[JayG30]

You know the x-fi isn't the end all solution to audio needs. There are far better solutions IMO.

[Ychocky]

You know the x-fi isn't the end all solution to audio needs. There are far better solutions IMO.

Will these solutions require a PCI slot?

[coolaler]

update

[coolaler]

platform
M/B ：abit AW9D MAX
MEM ：G.SKILL 2GBZX Dual Channel
HDD ：Seagate 250g SATAII 16Mb Cache
VGA CARD ：MSI 7900GTX SLI
POWER: BAI LAN 530W
OS ：WIN XP SP2
CPU COOLER：Tower 120
CPU ：Intel Core 2 Duo Conroe X6800 S5 ES 4mb cache

[JamesAvery22]

Nice results coolaler. Any chance you'd do some tests with a Retail Core 2 Duo?

[pcdoc1]

Now here's a 975 board with a future.....

Thanks Coolaler...

[party animal]

looking good coolaler. This board is really better and better each time i see those pics, and the 450FSB right out of the box!

[georgesod]

Nice results. I like the voltages control a lot Now let us see some 4mb conroe action

[nooh]

Sir Coolaler ,is this the same cpu you used in the dfi 590?

if so is this the max it does on this abit aw9 max?

and if it is then the dfi is quite good and not as bad as we made it out to be.

The sexy PSU is everywhere.

[party animal]

dang, now that i look at it, and pay more attention to the pictures, those are some pretty spiffy heatspreaders on that RAM coolaler.

[dragonhunter]

Hi Coolaler,
Does this board cold boot like the P5w DH? thanks

[Kunaak]

I really like the voltage options, but the divider options needs some work.
3 is nice, but I wish there was more.
I wish the strap was atleast with the 1333 as a option as welll...

[The Nemesis]

I'd be interested to see what this board will do with a retail cpu, specifically E6600 & then E6400. Most of us can only get a retail cpu and its time that we see results that we have some chance of duplicating or at least getting close. As most know the B6 stepping cpu's are not clocking the same as the ES cpu's and many of usn are having trouble overclocking the conroe cores. That said we all appreciate any review/preview that is done and please keep them coming. Cooler I'll be happy to donate a retail E6600 cpu if you don't have one

[coolaler]

guru clock

[party animal]

[Chant] Push it more coolaler! Push it more! [/Chant]

[situman]

The last Abit board I had was AMD (AN8 series POS). Too high of an overclock and it would simply power down, and...that's it, never coming back to life. I was stupid enough to try 3 different boards and all like that. This seems solid so far. Hows teh voltage fluctuations on this thing? The caps by the cpu socket is so close to each other, how the hell am I suppose to mount my G5?

[NicoOCZ]

Kunaak, remember, this is the first BIOS, maybe even a pre release one. We might see more in future

coolaler, thanks for keeping us posted
Does teh guru panel come with this board or did you get it somewhere else?

This baby looks veryyy promising ...

[coolaler]

4ghz looks pretty good@DDRII 890 4-4-4-4