Abit AB9 P965 Conroe Motherboard
Conclusion
Published: 21st September 2006 | Source: Abit | Price: |
I am most impressed with this fairly cheap Intel p965 board. Abit have done a good job implementing great overclocking along with some solid features. The board is either on par, or in some tests: quicker than the Intel "Bad Axe" motherboard. This is most impressive.
One big concern I have with the board is the layout. The poor placement of the main IDE and JMicron SATA connecters lets an otherwise solid board down.
I am giving this board a "Value for Money" award. coming in at around £93 for the non-Pro board @ Specialtech and £111 for the Pro board @ SpecialTech, this represents a good solid value board
Pro's
+ Competitive Speed
+ Decent Bundle
+ Good value for money
+ Very good overclockability
Con's
- Bad IDE positioning
- Bad SATA positioning
- RAM voltage adjustment a little low
Thanks to Abit for the sample
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Nice review mate, very well put together! And the board looks nice too 
Hot pink BIOS 
Nice one kemp, once again a great and thorough review 
Nice one kemp, once again a great and thorough review Nice review mate I gather this is what you were working on when i was talking to you on msn hehe.
That really was a silly place to put an IDE port lol.
Can't get over how HUGE that cpu cooler is, seems to dwarf the motherboard!
I gather this is what you were working on when i was talking to you on msn hehe.That really was a silly place to put an IDE port lol.
Can't get over how HUGE that cpu cooler is, seems to dwarf the motherboard!
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Nice review mate
I gather this is what you were working on when i was talking to you on msn hehe.That really was a silly place to put an IDE port lol. Can't get over how HUGE that cpu cooler is, seems to dwarf the motherboard! |
The IDE is stupid - they look like they've learnt on the AW9D Max tho
Yeah the cooler is awesome - absolutely massive
I do believe that's the first pretty positive review of the AB9 that I've seen.
Have you got an AW9D to play with too?
Have you got an AW9D to play with too?
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I do believe that's the first pretty positive review of the AB9 that I've seen.
Have you got an AW9D to play with too? |
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Originally Posted by name='Kempez'
Yeah I am suprised that it's recieved negative reviews.
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What BIOS version were you using (BIOS shots looks like 11)?
Canner remember. Didn't have any problems when using memory. Kingston, Mushkin and GSkill worked fine on the board, although I had to make sure that I set the right timings, speed and voltage in the BIOS before I installed a new module.
Most motherboard problems are due to people not reading enough about them and getting RAM or somethng that isn't compatible - imo
Most motherboard problems are due to people not reading enough about them and getting RAM or somethng that isn't compatible - imo
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