ABIT IT7 MAX2 RAID DRIVER

ABIT engineering in a very clever way took advantage of the fact that this controller is providing 4-channels. Once unpacked you get your hands on the extra that ABIT have been known for. This chip was the first commercially available Firewire chipset and it allows for two Firewire ports with support for 64 devices per port. I mean there is available support for ten USB 2. Unfortunately our previously tested BD7-II that also has the standing battery and is shipped in the regular cardboard box arrived with a broken-off battery. The cables are black in color and look better than your average run of the mill cables that get thrown in with most motherboards.
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Placement of connectors has been well thought out with this board.

Motherboard: Abit IT7 MAX-2 Review :: The Board ::

Its box has more of a racing theme. Add us to your bookmarks.

Serial ATA ports are now popping up on a lot more motherboards these days. A few of them are even unique. Once unpacked you get your hands on the extra that ABIT have been known for. Subscribe to our Newsletter.

ABIT IT7-MAX2 V2 - motherboard - ATX - Socket 478 - i845PE

For better system stability make sure to use the proper W or higher 12V P4 approved power supply. The board in layout is identical to the IT7 Max and Max2 motherboards. Those who are frequently changing such devices get after a while a good feeling for what is well made above average and for what is shabby.

The iE chipset has so far proven to be a very robust and stable platform for the Intel P4 platform offering fast speeds and stability. This board was a little ahead of its time and offered decent feature options but had a few design flaws that kept it from earning an Editors choice award. They switched 2 channels form parallel to serial with the effect that the IT7 became a hybrid board providing both at the same time: We will focus this article on the performance and in particular the overclocking capability of the IT7 Max 2.

Let's move on to the setup and performance sections and see if the board can perform as well as it looks. Since the IPE is based on the FC-BGA design, heat is dissipated much more efficiently and does not require active cooling to run at standard speeds in a stable environment.

This layout has to be the most unique board design we have ever seen. Only SiS has so far come up with a viable competition for the i The layout of the IT7 Max 2 is without flaw: Our conclusion so far: Previous Page Next Page.

How to Guides Interviews Tech-planations. Overclocking is another thing - Why ABIT would produce an overclocker's board, with passive cooling on the heart of the board, is beyond me.

While it is not essential in today's market to have Firewire ports onboard due to the relatively small amount of Firewire devices available it is still a great feature to have. Before we go on, for those who don't know what Serillel adapter is, we will give you a little recap.

This hard cover prevents damage to the precious board much better than the usual cardboard box. The unit is encased in a plastic anti-static box with a see through window in the front for the buyer to see their board in a bit more rald before paying the bucks for the product. The IT7 Max 2 is sporting a black PCB that gives a cool appearance, in particular if you use it in an aluminum case as we did.

IT7 Max2 Iit7 2. The Northbridge is cooled by a simple passive cooler. Make us your homepage. Find other tech and computer products like this over at Amazon UK's website.

This chip was the first commercially available Firewire chipset and it allows for two Firewire ports with support for 64 devices per port.

PC memory actually works fine but the system was not designed to run at MHz so performance is not overtly affected but it does allow for more stable Overclocking due to its increased bandwidth. Unfortunately our ma2 tested BD7-II that also has the standing battery and is shipped in the regular cardboard box arrived with a broken-off battery.

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