New ABIT AW9D Max

[Hazzan]

I read in the Website Abit new motherboard, I hope this board Great for overclocking !

http://www2.abit.com.tw/page/en/index.php

and one more :

http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/news/...CNO=en_0608162

[Kunaak]

I'd settle for them just making a Average board for overclocking, instead of all these below average boards they been releasing since the IC7.

[Charles Wirth]

If the boards can do 460fsb on average then it would be a nice addition to the mix.

[Hazzan]

If the boards can do 460fsb on average then it would be a nice addition to the mix.

Why you not try that Board FUGGER !!! I ll wating your review

[gundamit]

"Bu-Do-Gi. The Way of the Warrior". Meh. I prefer the old checkerboard racing theme. It seems more appropriate. Whatever. Hopefully it'll be another decent 975x mobo.

[alpha0ne]

If the boards can do 460fsb on average then it would be a nice addition to the mix.

Why are you not testing this board yet ???/

[Charles Wirth]

Its inbound now, the AB9 was available.

[lookmomnobrains]

i like the collar scheme better then that one on the older pics of the AW9D-Max

[madpete]

Thats a really good looking board, hope Abit can produce a great overclockers board this time tho.

[fhpchris]

7 HDD for Raid on the AW9D-MAX

Abit says that it has done 475 fsb with a X6800....

[perkam]

Its inbound now, the AB9 was available.

That's good to know

Perkam

[Sanborn]

wow that board looks 10x better (in color/look) than any other C2D mobo.

[Ron 61]

I sure hope abit gets things turned around with these boards. The IC7 and IC7 MAX were killer boards. It use to be an instant upgrade went you bought Abit. Make em scream Fugger.

[BlackX]

WOW AW9D-MAX looks fantastic!
cant wait for the tests

[[XC] leviathan18]

if you use 2 video card you cant use the pci... :s sorry thats useless for me

[K.I.T.T.]

That layout looks superb!!

Let's hope it clocks as good as it looks. This could be my next MoBo.

[BlackX]

if you use 2 video card you cant use the pci... :s sorry thats useless for me

True..

And where is that 7.1 CH HD AudioMAX ?

[vapb400]

UGH I hate the heatpipe craze. I want ports!

Looks very good besides that, hopefully it will hit 500FSB

[Sanborn]

When will these boards be available?

[Sanborn]

And a second question............How do you guys know a PCI card won't fit if you are using the second PCI-e slot. it seems silly for you guys to asume there won't be clearance. And the specs say it has 8ch hd audio.

Audio

AW9D
7.1-CH HD AudioMAX 882M S/PDIF In/Out
Dolby Master Studio
AW9D-Max
7.1-CH HD AudioMAX 882M S/PDIF In/Out
Dolby Master Studio

[Sanborn]

Here is what looks like a non-finished version from their forums when the forum mod made an announcement:





Edit: I'm a bit late, these pics are from 6-10 along with this note:
"The memory slots will actually be colored coded black and white on the production series boards.
Availability will be in early July with pricing around US $230."

[lookmomnobrains]

looks like it has got solid capacitors now and no layout chance from the older pics only colors

[Laiho]

Very good!

I hope that will take a high FSB...

But on the other hand, its like asus design :/

[NicoOCZ]

abit claims they had 470Mhzish FSB overclocks:

Mark, a bright new star in the abit engineering department, says: "I really like abit's µ Guru overclocking features on this board and playing with the engineering samples I've managed to OC to 470 FSB using a 6800XE Core™ 2 Duo. The BIOS has plenty of options for adjusting FSB, tweaking voltages and controlling stability. It's truly an amazing overclocking motherboard ... I love it!"

All about marketing of course, but we see the direction abit points to. Btw, am I the only one thinking that the molex connector right under the PCI slots isn't placed very well?

[Sanborn]

Well that depends how long the Corsair 620W cable lengths are for me to comment haha