Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C., April 12 2002 -
The AT7, the newest motherboard in ABIT's new MAX series, has been given a
rating of 98% by HardCOREware.net, with Carl Nelson noting that the AT7 is
"definitely one of the most unique boards you'll see today."
What first caught Carl's attention was the AT7's revolutionary design: "Notice
the complete lack of legacy ports - this includes PS/2, ATA, serial, parallel,
the whole shebang! Instead, we get 4 USB 1.1 ports, 2 USB 2.0 ports, a pair of
IEEE1394 FireWire ports, full analog 5.1 audio out, digital audio out, and a LAN
connector. This is what really sets the MAX boards apart. It is FINALLY time to
get rid of that old Dexxa ball mouse that came with your first SVGA card. While
you're at it, toss out that old Dot Matrix printer, and even the $13 keyboard
with the ASDFJKL: keys completely rubbed off! ABIT steps into a new era of
computing with the MAX boards."
Of course, being an ABIT board, the AT7 comes with ABIT Engineered features:
"The most unique, intriguing board ever does not stop at the BIOS! ABIT has
always been known for their robust BIOS features, and they do NOT change here!
Needless to say, ABIT once again provides us with the means of squeezing out
every last drop of performance from our systems. ABIT is definitely making the
'beyond spec' RAM manufacturers happy (and the people who buy it!). Here you can
control the vast array of onboard peripherals on the board. If you're happy with
a single drive and CDROM, feel free to disable the Highpoint controller as well,
just to keep things nice and clean. You can turn off pretty much everything from
here, turning the might MAX into a pathetic vegetable if you wish."
The performance of the AT7 was certainly up to ABIT standards as well: "The
tweaking capabilities of the AT7 are simply breathtaking. You've seen that it
performs rather well at stock speeds, but imagining what you could do with some
high end cooling and 'ultra-spec' ram... This board is definitely ready to take
the Tbred further than no other board can."
The conclusion? "As a high end motherboard, the AT7 certainly does NOT
disappoint. It has absolutely everything you could ask for in a board.
Everything you REALLY need is integrated. So as a Step towards the Next
Generation, I give ABIT a big thumbs up."
Final rating: 98%
For the full review, go to:
http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/motherboards/abit_at7/1.php
For more information on ABIT and ABIT Engineered products, go to:
www.abit.com.tw
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