June
10, 2004 - For the absolute best gaming experience, a PC based
on quality ABIT hardware is tough to beat. Gaming enthusiast website
Adrenaline Vault recently took the Intel-based ABIT IC7-MAX3
motherboard to the test, and liked it so much, decided to bestow
it with its coveted Seal of Excellence Award, with a
rating of 5 out of 5 stars!
Adrenaline Vault saw how the IC7-MAX3 performs in real-world tests:
"For this review we have chosen the following real world demos and
games to test the IC7-MAX3...As you can see, the scores are more than
adequate without any kind of overclocking. Of course, this is with relatively
high-end hardware and your experiences will differ based on what you install
to compliment the IC7-MAX3. Overall, this is solid performance that will
easily put you in today's gaming titles with no slow down at all."
Overclocking
with the IC7-MAX3 is outstanding as well: "...this board
simply screams to be pushed and is built around the act of overclocking,
so it seems only prudent to report some unofficial performance numbers
with everything pushed harder. Since the BIOS is so tweakable I was able
to achieve some excellent results, bumping the CPU up to 3.43 GHz with
only a small increase in voltage and changes to the bus / multiplier,
as well as a small push in AGP and Memory voltage for stability. I am
sure I could push it more, but even after only minor tweaking and changes
I was able to achieve credible gains."
The conclusion? "The ABIT IC7-MAX3 is a great product all
around with no real flaws and solid performance. The benefits imparted
by the FanEQ and OTES technologies are definitely a bonus for the sound
and heat conscious enthusiast, while the very solid overclocking options
and the all around tweak-ability exhibited by this ABIT board place it
solidly in the top tier of the enthusiast and performance market niches.
Throw in rock solid stability, a unique look and you have a board that
really could appeal to just about any part of the PC world...If you are
on the market for a great overclocking motherboard, one that will help
you curb the noise or heat of your system, one that is stable, or a board
that has lots of features and looks great, then the IC7-MAX3 may be just
the answer you are looking for."
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to the motherboard manufacturers in creating durable products with
quality, reliability and stability engineered for long-term, problem-free
use. All of ABIT motherboards are Advanced Durability tested and approved.
ABIT looks to all motherboard makers to make a similar durability
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