Alakazam
04-12-2002, 04:55 PM
Giant leap or baby step, one thing is for certain, the AT7, Abit's first board in the MAX lineup, is definitely one of the most unique boards you'll see today. The AT7 uses the newest, fastest chipset for the Athlon platform, VIA's KT333. KT333 supports most of the newest features you'll need, such as native ATA/133 hard drives, onboard 5.1 audio with digital output, support for DDR333 SDRAM, and more.
http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/motherboards/abit_at7/img/atx_panel.jpg
Abit takes that one step further, and adds a ton of integrated components intended for the next generation of computing. This includes both FireWire AND USB2.0 controller, a 4 channel ATA/133 RAID adapter (making for an unprecedented support of 10 ATA drives onboard), onboard 10/100 LAN, and MediaXP support. These would all be excellent useful addons for most boards, but that's where the MAX series is different - these aren't just addons for the motherboard, they actually replace all legacy parts on the board.
Possibly the most innovative motherboard to be released in years, Abit once again raises the bar like no other. Their "MAX" line of motherboards, which will be available in both Intel and AMD flavours, intends to push us into the next generation by completely doing away with legacy ports, opting for a ton of onboard peripherals that we actually USE, like USB2.0 and IEEE1394.
hardCOREware is proud to be the first site to fully review the Abit AT7, which sports a total of 10 USB ports, and can support up to 12 (YES 12) IDE drives. The amazing tweaking and overclocking abilities of this board aside, it is definitely one of the most head turning products I've seen in some time
Read the full article at hardcoreware (http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/motherboards/abit_at7/1.php)
http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/motherboards/abit_at7/img/atx_panel.jpg
Abit takes that one step further, and adds a ton of integrated components intended for the next generation of computing. This includes both FireWire AND USB2.0 controller, a 4 channel ATA/133 RAID adapter (making for an unprecedented support of 10 ATA drives onboard), onboard 10/100 LAN, and MediaXP support. These would all be excellent useful addons for most boards, but that's where the MAX series is different - these aren't just addons for the motherboard, they actually replace all legacy parts on the board.
Possibly the most innovative motherboard to be released in years, Abit once again raises the bar like no other. Their "MAX" line of motherboards, which will be available in both Intel and AMD flavours, intends to push us into the next generation by completely doing away with legacy ports, opting for a ton of onboard peripherals that we actually USE, like USB2.0 and IEEE1394.
hardCOREware is proud to be the first site to fully review the Abit AT7, which sports a total of 10 USB ports, and can support up to 12 (YES 12) IDE drives. The amazing tweaking and overclocking abilities of this board aside, it is definitely one of the most head turning products I've seen in some time
Read the full article at hardcoreware (http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/motherboards/abit_at7/1.php)