 September 16, 2005 – Hexus.net reviewed three i955X-based motherboards and found ABIT to be the best! The enthusiast target market is well catered for by this board with lots of extra tweaks and integrated functionality as you would expect from an ABIT MAX motherboard; Hexus states
"ABIT's now-familiar µGuru-based BIOS is a must if the AW8-MAX is going to appeal to enthusiasts. ABIT offers you the opportunity of saving and reloading up to five separate BIOSes. It's a handy and much-needed feature here, as the AW8-MAX's BIOS has just about the broadest set of user-defininable parameters of any current motherboard."
Our commitment to producing quality products with informative instructions is clearly evident:
"…accessory boxes contains another excellent main manual from ABIT. There's also separate manual for the board's µGuru features and briefer quickstart literature. 6 SATA cables match the number of ports, and it's nice to see that the cables clip into the ports, thereby eliminating the possibility of loose connections when on the move, say, to a LAN event."
Our bundled proprietary software is without equal:
"ABIT EQ, we see in-depth, unparalleled temperature, voltage, fan speed, and one of three Fan EQ controls. Here's where ABIT is just so much better than other manufacturers and exactly why the µGuru ASIC is an important part of ABIT's feature list. Take your time to peruse the exhaustive reporting here, and then compare it with the others. There's no real competition on this front, is there?"
 Once you become an ABIT fan, nothing else will satisfy you:
"most appealing i955X mainboard from an enthusiasts' perspective" Hexus awards us the Extreme recommended award in this lineup.
"Given a straight choice …ABIT's AW8-MAX, we reckon, is the best of the trio."
For the full review, go to:
http://www.hexus.net/content/reviews/review.php?dXJsX3Jldmlld19JRD0xNjAw
For more information on AW8-MAX, go here: ABIT AW8-MAX | 
