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Tim S · 8th Dec 2006, 17:59

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...an9_32x/1.html

PA!N · 8th Dec 2006, 18:31

Exelent review as always, exept the expansion slot stuff this board might be
worthe a look.

naokaji · 8th Dec 2006, 18:46

nice review and the board look's good (not only visually), but, only one pci slot....

srry... but i have a soundcard and a tv card.....
creative should really hurry up with a pci express based soundcard....

pjotero · 8th Dec 2006, 18:54

great review , but are the ads on th right top staying (its anoying)

BUFF · 8th Dec 2006, 19:09

Nice review as usual.
btw you can control the OTES fans using FanEQ if you find them too noisy flat out.

is bit-tech going to test the nF-M2 nView?

On another note there seems to be something going on with Fatal1ty endorsed products.
abit appear to have cancelled the Fatal1ty version of the AW9D, afaik XFX have yet to produce a Fatal1ty branded card despites signing him up when abit pulled out of gfx cards some time ago & a 3rd licenced mfr (can't remember who) has also cancelled something recently that was meant to be Fatal1ty branded ...

Bindibadgi · 8th Dec 2006, 19:38

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Originally Posted by BUFF

Nice review as usual.
btw you can control the OTES fans using FanEQ if you find them too noisy flat out.

is bit-tech going to test the nF-M2 nView?

On another note there seems to be something going on with Fatal1ty endorsed products.
abit appear to have cancelled the Fatal1ty version of the AW9D, afaik XFX have yet to produce a Fatal1ty branded card despites signing him up when abit pulled out of gfx cards some time ago & a 3rd licenced mfr (can't remember who) has also cancelled something recently that was meant to be Fatal1ty branded ...

Hadnt thought of the FanEQ tbh

But the thing is, if they aren't on full speed they shift no air so might as well be unplugged anyway.

Dunno about the Fatal1ty branding: the last gfx Abit did was an X700 XT and nothing since?! I think the problem is, signing him up adds cost to a product, yet, the market is so cut-throat people go for price over sub-branding. As long as it's "Abit" "Asus" "MSI" etcetc people will buy that.

nF-M2? Got a link?

Jipa · 8th Dec 2006, 21:44

yeah it's a great board........ If there's no other AM2-mobos in the store and you're willing to pay some extra pounds for the name! Viva la M2N32

13000 · 8th Dec 2006, 21:55

One to avoid imo.

DXR_13KE · 8th Dec 2006, 22:01

and no C2D board....... and for god sake i hope companies start making PCI express expansion cards!!!!!!

BUFF · 9th Dec 2006, 00:20

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Originally Posted by Bindibadgi

Dunno about the Fatal1ty branding: the last gfx Abit did was an X700 XT and nothing since?!

afaik the last abit gfx card was an X800 but I'm probably wrong.
abit pulled out of gfx cards a while ago at which point XFX announced that they had signed Fatal1ty up for gfx cards but I've yet to see 1 ...

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nF-M2? Got a link?

http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/...es=1&model=327 (Taiwan server v. slow tonight)

The nView version has been reported hitting external clocks of 350-380 & it allowsw 2.5Vdimm which isn't too bad for an mATX ...

The -M2P & M2S are lesser boards & may in fact be built by ECS under contract as they have a remarkably similarly laid out board the GeForce6100SM-M.

Bindibadgi · 9th Dec 2006, 12:16

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Originally Posted by DXR_13KE

and no C2D board....... and for god sake i hope companies start making PCI express expansion cards!!!!!!

The IN9 MAX fills that gap.

13000: why?? It's a good board if you're a gamer and LAN attender. It's a great board if you have a red themed case and don't use a dual slot cooler in the bottom PCIe x16 slot. It does what it does, well. Can't argue with that.

Buff: I meant the last Fatal1ty branded Abit gfx card.

It's a shame since Abit invented the OTES system that all graphics cards now use, back in the Ti4200 days.

BUFF · 9th Dec 2006, 13:46

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Originally Posted by Bindibadgi

Buff: I meant the last Fatal1ty branded Abit gfx card.

afaik that was http://www.abit-usa.com/products/gra...s=2&model=283V

I don't remember them doing a Fatal1ty X700 although there was an X700 Guru version.

speedfreek · 9th Dec 2006, 14:40

I donty like the thought of only having 2 pci slots on the board, but this has only one. You can put in a soundcard and thats about it. Its not like theres pcie soundcards or whatever else, and after the push to switch to pcie video cards are the only things it realy supports.

BUFF · 9th Dec 2006, 15:00

about the only things that aren't available in PCI-E format are soundcards - RAID cards, TV cards etc. are all available in PCI-E.
With so much intergrated on a mobo the need for more PCI slots imo really isn't there but better positioning of the 1 that is there is definitely an issue if running SLI with dual slot cards.

M4RTIN · 9th Dec 2006, 15:26

while its all very wel that almost everything is available on pci-e why should you have to rebuy all your add in cards again. especially if they were expensive in the first place.

Bindibadgi · 9th Dec 2006, 18:08

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Originally Posted by BUFF

afaik that was http://www.abit-usa.com/products/gra...s=2&model=283V

I don't remember them doing a Fatal1ty X700 although there was an X700 Guru version.

The US site is different from the Taiwanese site it seems

Martin: we were having the same argument in the office the other day with some of us saying that you buy a new mobo/cpu/memory, why should perhiperal cards be any different but the other argument is that the perhiperal cards are just usually a change in interface and dont provide any extra: like TV cards or Wifi cards (USB versions versus PCI).

Gunsmith · 10th Dec 2006, 04:45

the only good thing to come from the fatal1ty branding is it makes me look for better products, I willingly spent the extra 70 quid to get the X-Fi elite pro to avoid the gay red F glowing inside my machine.

go home mr wendel, you're village is missing their idiot.

JeffDM · 10th Dec 2006, 12:47

I'm with M4RTIN, if I already have a good stack of PCI cards, I don't want to have to replace them with PCIe cards to do the same. There's a much more restricted variety of PCIe boards too.

K1lljoy · 5th Feb 2007, 15:14

I just got the Fatal1ty board along with the AMD 5000+ Ive had it for about three days and the preformance is great. The review helped out alot when it came down the purchasing the board. Thanx Guys

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naokaji whatever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 1,879	nice review and the board look's good (not only visually), but, only one pci slot.... srry... but i have a soundcard and a tv card..... creative should really hurry up with a pci express based soundcard.... Last edited by naokaji; 8th Dec 2006 at 18:47. Reason: edited for typos...

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8th Dec 2006, 19:09	#5
BUFF Hypermodder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 912	Nice review as usual. btw you can control the OTES fans using FanEQ if you find them too noisy flat out. is bit-tech going to test the nF-M2 nView? On another note there seems to be something going on with Fatal1ty endorsed products. abit appear to have cancelled the Fatal1ty version of the AW9D, afaik XFX have yet to produce a Fatal1ty branded card despites signing him up when abit pulled out of gfx cards some time ago & a 3rd licenced mfr (can't remember who) has also cancelled something recently that was meant to be Fatal1ty branded ...

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speedfreek Ultramodder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: SE Wisconsin (us) Posts: 1,439	I donty like the thought of only having 2 pci slots on the board, but this has only one. You can put in a soundcard and thats about it. Its not like theres pcie soundcards or whatever else, and after the push to switch to pcie video cards are the only things it realy supports. __________________ New Rig, Quad Core and 8800 baby! Now with 6gb of RAM and a nice even 2tb now my server\|Athlon 64 3700(2.64ghz)\|7800gs\|2gb XMS 2-3-3-6\|2tb+ total HD space... In raid\|I have a problem. New Laptop: HP EliteBook, its fast!

9th Dec 2006, 15:00	#14
BUFF Hypermodder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 912	about the only things that aren't available in PCI-E format are soundcards - RAID cards, TV cards etc. are all available in PCI-E. With so much intergrated on a mobo the need for more PCI slots imo really isn't there but better positioning of the 1 that is there is definitely an issue if running SLI with dual slot cards.

9th Dec 2006, 15:26	#15
M4RTIN Ultramodder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 1,257	while its all very wel that almost everything is available on pci-e why should you have to rebuy all your add in cards again. especially if they were expensive in the first place.

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Gunsmith my supersonic radar will help me! Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,391	the only good thing to come from the fatal1ty branding is it makes me look for better products, I willingly spent the extra 70 quid to get the X-Fi elite pro to avoid the gay red F glowing inside my machine. go home mr wendel, you're village is missing their idiot.

10th Dec 2006, 12:47	#18
JeffDM What's a Dremel? Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: US Posts: 12	I'm with M4RTIN, if I already have a good stack of PCI cards, I don't want to have to replace them with PCIe cards to do the same. There's a much more restricted variety of PCIe boards too.

5th Feb 2007, 15:14	#19
K1lljoy What's a Dremel? Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Dallas/Fort Worth Posts: 1	I just got the Fatal1ty board along with the AMD 5000+ Ive had it for about three days and the preformance is great. The review helped out alot when it came down the purchasing the board. Thanx Guys