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News RIP abit, Dec. 31st 2008

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  1. CardJoe

    CardJoe Freelance Journalist

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    CardJoe, 18 Dec 2008
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  2. liratheal

    liratheal Sharing is Caring

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    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.
     
    liratheal, 18 Dec 2008
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  3. BioSniper

    BioSniper Minimodder

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    It's a shame but they haven't really been at the top of their game since the NF7-S days.
     
    BioSniper, 18 Dec 2008
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  4. p3n

    p3n What's a Dremel?

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    Wish I knew about the revival before buying my AW9D-MAX, what a POS.. (was swiftly replaced)
     
    p3n, 18 Dec 2008
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  5. janesy B

    janesy B What's a Dremel?

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    :(
     
    janesy B, 18 Dec 2008
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  6. wyx087

    wyx087 Multimodder

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    *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.
     
    wyx087, 18 Dec 2008
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  7. BlackMage23

    BlackMage23 RPG Loving Freak

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    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.
     
    BlackMage23, 18 Dec 2008
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  8. [USRF]Obiwan

    [USRF]Obiwan What's a Dremel?

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    BP6 Cheesecake!

    RIP Abit
     
    [USRF]Obiwan, 18 Dec 2008
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  9. D3s3rt_F0x

    D3s3rt_F0x What's a Dremel?

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    Big loss my last 2 mobos have been Abits including the IP35-pro which is running my quad core :(
     
    D3s3rt_F0x, 18 Dec 2008
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  10. Guest-23315

    Guest-23315 Guest

    IC7 users ho!

    Rather sad news. I rather liked the ABit boards, and their Airpace Wi-Fi card is fantastic!
     
    Guest-23315, 18 Dec 2008
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  11. TomH

    TomH BELTALOWDA!

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    My NF7-S v2.0 is under my desk.. Crying. What a shame!
     
    TomH, 18 Dec 2008
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  12. kenco_uk

    kenco_uk I unsuccessfully then tried again

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    My old NF7s v2 is still powering a Barton 2500 @3200 speeds somewhere.
     
    kenco_uk, 18 Dec 2008
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  13. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    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.
     
    Krikkit, 18 Dec 2008
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  14. LeMaltor

    LeMaltor >^_^

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    I've still got another comp using an NF7-S and Barton-M, damn good rig tbh, shame about Abit :(
     
    LeMaltor, 18 Dec 2008
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  15. DougEdey

    DougEdey I pwn all your storage

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    I'll always remember the NF7-s, I still have some of them around and the IDE->SATA adapter :(
     
    DougEdey, 18 Dec 2008
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  16. perplekks45

    perplekks45 LIKE AN ANIMAL!

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    Shame really. Just recently bought the Airpace WiFi controller... just another amazing piece of hardware by them.
     
    perplekks45, 18 Dec 2008
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  17. quack

    quack Minimodder

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    Mine too!
     
    quack, 18 Dec 2008
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  18. Redbeaver

    Redbeaver The Other Red Meat

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    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...)
     
    Redbeaver, 18 Dec 2008
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  19. Delphium

    Delphium Eyefinity enabled

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    :( 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.


    [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]
     
    Delphium, 18 Dec 2008
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  20. Denis_iii

    Denis_iii What's a Dremel?

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    me sad :( was going to pick up 1st abit board but be a bad deciion now me thinks as no new bios updates....?
     
    Denis_iii, 18 Dec 2008
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