 June 29, 2006 – Universal abit launched their much anticipated AW8D motherboard based on the Intel 975X chipset some time ago. CPU3D were very impressed with the boards tweakability and overclocking features: "I really like abit's uGuru overclocking feature in the BIOS, and from my previous experience with the AN8-32X, I was hoping to really get some good overclocks on the PentiumD 805. And guess what ... I did. The BIOS has plenty of options for adjusting FSB, ratios and voltages. It's truly an overclocking motherboard ... I love it".
CPU3D felt that abit had created a great all-round comprehensive motherboard: "I thought that abit has done another great job with the AW8D. They managed to incorporate their uGuru overclocking feature in the BIOS, allowing a wide range of tweaks and adjustments to get the best overclock out of your processor. It also offers Crossfire support if you're using two ATi X1xxx cards, ...abit's silent OTES cooling solution does an adequate job for cooling the chipset, and the uGuru diagnostic LED is helpful during overclocking."
Performance wise, CPU3D found the board to be right up there with the best: "The performance across all the benchmarks were very good indeed. At 800FSB, the system produced some really impressive results. You'll be glad to know that he AW8D can support both DDR2 ram and CPUs upto 1066FSB. The package and contents contains all the necessary cables, manuals, and drivers on CD."
 In conclusion: "With good support for overclocking and rock solid stability, the abit AW8D is a very good motherboard for any enthuisast who are fans of Intel. It also offers Crossfire support using dual ATi cards, and has future support for Conroe processors. All-in-all, a very good package."
abit was awarded the coveted Editors choice award.
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