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Abit IP35-E Socket 775 Motherboard Reviews

Written by Administrator, on 08-07-2007 00:41

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P35! Huh? For those who don't know, P35 is the designation for Intel's newest chipset on the market. This chipset is the successor to the highly successful Intel 965 chipset. What I have today is Abit's entry level board into this market. "Off Limits" is the slogan Abit is using to tout this new series of motherboards that it has developed. Even though this is the entry level board in the series, it is not short on features. HDMI ready, 12 USB ports, support for the newest Intel 1333 FSB processors, and 7.1 surround sound make this board ready for action. Seeing that this is the entry level, I am curious as to how well it performs against some of the chipsets and motherboards on the market today. Let's find out.

With many successes in the 15 years since Abit's inception, the company continues to look forward to bring us, the enthusiast, the best product available. One of the company's latest concepts is "Bullet Proof Technology". The company's goal is to deliver award-winning performance based on four key strategies: Quality, Stability, Reliability, and Engineering.

Specifications

Abit Engineered
Abit SoftMenu™ The original jumperless motherboard design allows for CPU setting changes completely through the BIOS. For GigaOverclocking! Boost your PC's Performance by up to 50%. Convenient and easy-to-use fine tuning from within a self-explanatory
CPU
- Support Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme/Duo/Quad processors with 1333/1066/800MHz FSB
- Support Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme/Quad/Duo & Pentium® Dual Core Processors
Chipset
- Intel® P35 Express / ICH9 Chipset
Memory
- 4 X 240-pin DIMM sockets support max. memory capacity 8GB
- Supports Dual channel DDR2 800/667/533 un-buffered non-ECC memory
LAN
- Onboard Gigabit LAN controller supports 10/100/1000M Ethernet (MARVELL 88E8056)
Audio
- On board 7.1 CH HD Audio CODEC (Realtek ALC888)
- Supports auto jack sensing and optical S/PDIF Out
- HDMI ready header (SPDIF header)
Expansion Slots
- 1 x PCI-E X16
- 2 x PCI-E X1
- 3 x PCI
Internal I/O
-1 x Floppy Port supports up to 2.88 MB
- 1 x ATA 133/100/66/3 IDE connector
- 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connector
- 4 x USB header (support 8 ports)
- 1 x FP-Audio
Back Panel I/O
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard, 1 x PS/2 Mouse
- 1 x S/P DIF Out
- 7.1 CH Audio connector (Front, Line-in, MIC-in, Center/Subwoofer, Surround, Rear Surround)
- 4 x USB 2.0
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN connector
Serial ATA
- 4 x SATA 3Gb/s through Intel® ICH9
Form Factor
- ATX form factor 305 x 245mm
- PCB Color: Blue
RoHS
100% lead-free process and RoHS compliant