Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. Friday, December 21st, 2001- The BD7-RAID has been getting some excellent reviews, and the latest one comes from the folks at Overclockers Online. They liked it so much, they decided to stamp it with their coveted Overclockers Online Power Award!
Overclockers Online found that the ABIT Engineered features really made the BD7-RAID stand out: "Just like previous Pentium 4 motherboards, ABIT has equiped the BD7 with an onboard diagnostic LED. I really really really like this feature (did I mention I just adore it ;)) because it makes life so much easier as it helps you locate your computer problems in case you encounter any…Another sweet addition that quickly got my attention was that tiny onboard power and reset button…these things are REALLY handy. No more shorting the pins with a screwdriver, facing the danger of slipping and killing your board. I am sure some of you run your mobo out of your case as well and you will like this a lot! ABIT also installed onboard LED's for that same reason … no more guessing if the hard drive is doing something."
The flexibility of the BD7-RAID's SoftMenuTM III was also a hit with Overclockers Online: "The divider for the AGP and PCI busses is variable as well … These are the options: 3/1, 4/1, FIX PCI 33, FIX PCI 37.5 and FIX PCI 40. The first two options are available on most boards, but the other ones are 100% exclusive for the BD7!!...And that's not all!! The BD7 is the very first Pentium 4 motherboard that I had a look at that supports CPU core voltages ABOVE 1.85v! That's right folks, the CPU core voltage can be increased all the way up to 2.2v, in 0.05 steps. This will open up an entire new overclocking scheme for those with extreme cooling…All in all, the BD7-RAID has proven to be a worthy overclocking champion in the P4 market. This will be a tough board to beat in the overclockers community!"
Here's the conclusion from Overclockers Online: "The ABIT BD7-RAID has re |
