ABIT AV8 receives Editor's Choice Award from PC Perspective

Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C., August 23^rd, 2004 - PC Perspective; the reference hardware review site of choice for all readers regarding the PC industry recently took a look at ABIT's Athlon 64 FX motherboard; AV8. Here are the highlights:

Let's hear what PC Perspective says about KV8 Pro's layout "You can also see the north bridge of the K8T800 Pro chipset covered by a shiny blue heatsink. It seems to be high quality and did disperse heat well enough that I never had a problem with the north bridge during overclocking tests. Abit included a diagnostic LED for boot up and POST issues and easier troubleshooting with the help of a quick reference section in the manual. "

ABIT μGuru ; the ultimate Window tweaking software that offers OC Guru, ABIT EQ, Black BOX and Flash Menu. Let's hear what PC Perspective has to say "Finally, we come to the beast of the μGuru suite, the OC Guru. This is Abit's interpretation of overclocking through Windows and directly interacting with your bios settings. It allows you to overclock on the fly as well. In Turbo mode, the system chose a 16 MHz FSB increase to improve our processor frequency a total of 192 MHz. Notice that every voltage was increased as well, but the AGP/PCI bus remains stable at 33/66 MHz, showing that Abit has their PCI/AGP lock working."

Conclusion, "The BIOS on the AV8 is simply the best we have seen here for overclocking. It has every option you could ask for to push your system to its maximum speed and it puts all the configuration together in an easy to use and understand fashion. The Abit μGuru software is another great addition to this package. The ability to flash your BIOS easily and monitor your voltages, fans and temperatures in Windows are great. The BlackBox software is a great way to get support from Abit, one of the motherboard companies that is really trying to show the buyer that they care and are looking for ways to improve your experience with their product. "

We are honoured to received the Editor's Choice award from PC Perspective. "The Abit AV8 motherboard has more than earned this award, as it truly is a motherboard made for the enthusiast and overclocker. Even though it doesn't beat all the other Athlon 64 boards in terms of pure features, the Abit AV8 motherboard excels where overclockers and enthusiasts need it most, and that is why we are awarding it an Editor's Choice!"

For the full review go here: http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=64

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