FiringSquad Gives ABIT IC7-MAX3 Editor's Choice Award
Scores 92% with editors

Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C., November 20, 2003 – With a bevy of features and screaming performance, ABIT's IC7-MAX3 is quickly becoming the Pentium 4 board to own. FiringSquad put the IC7-MAX3 through a series of tests, and decided to award it with their Editor's Choice Award, with a final score of 92%!

ABIT's SoftMenu™ was the first, and is still the best: "ABIT's SoftMenu interface is well known for its plethora of overclocking options, that continues with the IC7-MAX3 and ABIT's Game Accelerator technology. We saw gains of nearly 5% in some cases, allowing the IC7-MAX3 to outperform ASUS' P4C800 Deluxe, our previous performance champion for the Pentium 4. You've got more bus speeds than you'll ever need, a wide range of voltages to experiment with, and pages upon pages of BIOS settings to adjust. We could literally write a strategy guide for all the BIOS settings available."

Performance is good, but what about the features™ Here's FiringSquad with the rundown: "With 6-channel Serial ATA RAID, Secure IDE, 6-channel audio, FireWire, Gigabit networking, and USB 2.0, ABIT hits all the big checkbox items with the IC7-MAX3. ABIT even includes added extras such as round IDE and floppy cables and extra Serial ATA data and power cables. Bravo ABIT!!"

The conclusion: "The end result is a product that performs very well, offers a robust feature set, and is built for the hardcore enthusiast. If you want to unlock the full capabilities of Intel's 875P chipset, and have the experience and patience to set it all up, ABIT's IC7-MAX3 should be at the top of your list of Pentium 4 motherboards"

For the full review, go to:
http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/abit_ic7-max3_review/default.asp

For more information on the IC7-MAX3, go here:
http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php?pMODEL_NAME=IC7-MAX3&fMTYPE=Socket+478

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