ABIT IC7-G 875P (Canterwood) Motherboard

Company: ABIT
Product: IC7-G
Street Price: ~$215 USD
Date Reviewed: May 14, 2003
Reviewed By: Joey Chao
Overall Rating: (10/10)

Bundled Package:

Of course, drivers CD, IDE cables, I/O plate, and manual are also included. The IDE cables are rounded which is something that ABIT and a few other manufacturers have recently started including with the motherboards. Rounded cables do not obstruct airflow as much as flat cables and provide a cleaner look. Two SATA cables are provided, along with two power adapters. In the bundle there is also a IDE to SATA converter that gives the ability to connect an IDE device to a Serial ATA port.

Earlier we were talked about extra peripheral cards. The ABIT IC7-G does not have that many, actually only one. This is due to the fact that most of the features on the IC7-G can be found on the rear I/O configuration, like the S/PDIF connects and the surround sound audio jacks. The one peripheral card included with the bundle provides two extra USB 2.0 ports and two IEE1394 FireWire ports. This might be considered overkill for some but it users definitely will not be running out of spots to connect their high speed devices.