RIP abit, Dec. 31st 2008 - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 18th Dec 2008, 10:02

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/12...-permanently/1

It's been long and drawn out, but abit will finally shut its doors for good on December 31st 2008.

liratheal · 18th Dec 2008, 10:04

This has been in the pipeline ever since the 'revival'.

Sad to see them go, again, but at least they're going to honour RMA requests.

BioSniper · 18th Dec 2008, 10:05

It's a shame but they haven't really been at the top of their game since the NF7-S days.

p3n · 18th Dec 2008, 10:34

Wish I knew about the revival before buying my AW9D-MAX, what a POS.. (was swiftly replaced)

janesy B · 18th Dec 2008, 10:45

wuyanxu · 18th Dec 2008, 10:54

*quick, download drivers*

my Abit iP35 Pro have the best BIOS i've very worked with. beating Asus P5K-e and Gigabyte x38-DQ6. i was waiting for Abit iP45 Pro to upgrade to

looks like i'll keep this motherboard until upgrading sockets.

are there any other company that have 6 fan headers and have as good fan configuration as Abit uGuru?? i mean lower temp limit, higher temp limit, lower voltage, higher voltage are all adjustable.

BlackMage23 · 18th Dec 2008, 11:40

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ,

I have always used Abit boards, and while a couple of them have had problems, those were very quickly sorted.
They have not been the same since they went backrupt 2 years ago.
If someone else does pickup the name, they better know what they are doing as the brand does have a great reputation.

[USRF]Obiwan · 18th Dec 2008, 11:57

BP6 cheesecake!

RIP Abit

D3s3rt_F0x · 18th Dec 2008, 11:59

Big loss my last 2 mobos have been Abits including the IP35-pro which is running my quad core

Mankz · 18th Dec 2008, 12:04

IC7 users ho!

Rather sad news. I rather liked the ABit boards, and their Airpace Wi-Fi card is fantastic!

TomH · 18th Dec 2008, 12:15

My NF7-S v2.0 is under my desk.. Crying. What a shame!

kenco_uk · 18th Dec 2008, 12:19

My old NF7s v2 is still powering a Barton 2500 @3200 speeds somewhere.

Krikkit · 18th Dec 2008, 12:39

What a shame - they really did produce some of the most fantastic boards.

No-one will forget the BP6, and (for me at least) the NF7s line will forever have a fond spot - I had about 4 of them over a couple of years, and they were all excellent.

LeMaltor · 18th Dec 2008, 12:56

I've still got another comp using an NF7-S and Barton-M, damn good rig tbh, shame about Abit

DougEdey · 18th Dec 2008, 13:19

I'll always remember the NF7-s, I still have some of them around and the IDE->SATA adapter

perplekks45 · 18th Dec 2008, 13:48

Shame really. Just recently bought the Airpace WiFi controller... just another amazing piece of hardware by them.

quack · 18th Dec 2008, 13:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenco_uk

My old NF7s v2 is still powering a Barton 2500 @3200 speeds somewhere.

Mine too!

Redbeaver · 18th Dec 2008, 14:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenco_uk

My old NF7s v2 is still powering a Barton 2500 @3200 speeds somewhere.

lol mine is being used my a buddy i sold my system to about 3 years ago for $400... can still play CallofDuty2 very very smoothly with its 6600GT....

RIP ABIT................... (just realized this actually sounds odd...)

Delphium · 18th Dec 2008, 14:49

sad to see them go, the Abit iP35 has been a rock solid board for myself and friends (and of cause many others on here), shame to see them go.
I am glad to see that they will still honor the RMA requests for the next 3 years, so not a total blow out.

Quote:

Originally Posted by wuyanxu

are there any other company that have 6 fan headers and have as good fan configuration as Abit uGuru?? i mean lower temp limit, higher temp limit, lower voltage, higher voltage are all adjustable.

[OT] My current asus board has 8 fan headers, however asus dont supply software to limit voltages and speeds, only able to monitor them, of cause can use speedfan to make adjustments. [/OT]

Denis_iii · 18th Dec 2008, 15:03

me sad

was going to pick up 1st abit board but be a bad deciion now me thinks as no new bios updates....?

18th Dec 2008, 10:02	#1
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18th Dec 2008, 10:04	#2
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18th Dec 2008, 10:05	#3
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18th Dec 2008, 10:54	#6
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18th Dec 2008, 11:40	#7
BlackMage23 RPG Loving Freak Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Temple of Fiends Posts: 159	Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo , I have always used Abit boards, and while a couple of them have had problems, those were very quickly sorted. They have not been the same since they went backrupt 2 years ago. If someone else does pickup the name, they better know what they are doing as the brand does have a great reputation. __________________ I am the Black Mage. I cast the spells that makes the peoples fall down!

18th Dec 2008, 10:34	#4
p3n Hypermodder Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 731	Wish I knew about the revival before buying my AW9D-MAX, what a POS.. (was swiftly replaced)

18th Dec 2008, 10:45	#5
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18th Dec 2008, 11:57	#8
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18th Dec 2008, 11:59	#9
D3s3rt_F0x Hypermodder Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Near Middlesbrough Posts: 681	Big loss my last 2 mobos have been Abits including the IP35-pro which is running my quad core

18th Dec 2008, 12:15	#11
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18th Dec 2008, 12:19	#12
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18th Dec 2008, 12:39	#13
Krikkit Don't panic! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lancs, UK Posts: 15,141	What a shame - they really did produce some of the most fantastic boards. No-one will forget the BP6, and (for me at least) the NF7s line will forever have a fond spot - I had about 4 of them over a couple of years, and they were all excellent. __________________ \|E8400 @ 4.4GHz\|WC: 2*120.1 GT's, MCP350, Storm G5\|4GB Dominators\|DFI LT X48-T2R\|8800GT\|74GB Raptor\|Chieftec BA01\|OCZ ModXStream 600W\|Dell 2208WFP\| The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The LOL!!1!!1!, The Zlad!, The Kempness, The Braaaaaains...

18th Dec 2008, 12:56	#14
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18th Dec 2008, 13:19	#15
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18th Dec 2008, 13:48	#16
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18th Dec 2008, 15:03	#20
Denis_iii Hypermodder Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 872	me sad was going to pick up 1st abit board but be a bad deciion now me thinks as no new bios updates....?