ABIT AN8 SLI gets 9 out 10 Editor's Choice award from Gaming Nexus!

August 23rd Fremont California - Gaming Nexus a dedicated hardware tech site that focuses on all the latest gaming related gadgets recently reviewed the ABIT AN8 SLI motherboard and gave it an editor's choice award. Let's hear what Gaming Nexus has to say about the ABIT AN8 SLI motherboard "For long term stability and at normal settings, the board ran through 3DMark05 at a continuous cycle for 24 hours without a problem. I came back after a day and the benchmark was still strolling along in SLI mode. Also the system ran without a hitch with all four memory slots filled with two different brands of memory at PC3200 speed. For stability, the AN8 SLI pass our test and should give you a solid motherboard to build from."

The Silent OTES technology not only offers the best cooling performance, it also provides users an absolute quiet environment. Gaming Nexus also complemented on AN8 SLI's great layout "The Silent OTES cooling solution provides just what the name suggests. Normally, there's a fan covering the northbridge to help cool it down. That's been eliminated in favor of a heatpipe solution. An aluminum heatsink with a copper base on the nForce4 chip transfers heat to a large copper heat exchanger via a heatpipe. Heat is then exhausted out the back by air flowing from the CPU fan. No fans are on the northbridge or the heat exchanger. Placing my hand at the rear of the board when in operation, I could feel the heat emanating so I knew it was working. I can really see this board in an HTPC solution with it's silent cooling. I hope more boards take advantage of the Silent OTES cooling technology."

ABIT's AudioMax technology is 7.1 channel audio and Dolby Certified. "For audio, the AN8 SLI includes ABIT's AudioMaxHD. It's a riser card that's Dolby certified and delivers up to 7.1 channels of surround sound. The card holds the Realtek ALC850 and has one optical S/PDIF connector and six audio jacks."

Conclusion. "Overall, the AN8 SLI from ABIT is a solid SLI motherboard and at a very good price. The uGuru technology help you keep tabs on your system and offers a plethora of overclocking options. Quiet computer owners will definitely appreciate the Silent OTES cooling system especially if you have two NVIDIA cards installed as that's one less fan to add to the noise factor. The layout is done well and everything is easily accessible. Checking the prices, this board comes in at a very, very affordable $125 on NewEgg.com. That's a damn good price for what you get. All in all, the AN8 SLI should be on your list if you are searching for a good and inexpensive SLI motherboard."

ABIT is honored to receive the Editor's Choice award from Gaming Nexus.

For full review go here: http://www.gamingnexus.com/Review.asp?ID=765&page=1
For more information on ABIT AN8 SLI, go here: ABIT AN8 SLI

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