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ABIT IC7 MAX3 (875P): New Overclocking Champion?

Company: ABIT
Product: IC7 MAX3
Street Price: $225 USD
Date Reviewed: September 25, 2003
Reviewed By: Joey Chao

 

ABIT IC7 MAX3 Specifications:

ABIT IC7 MAX3 Specifications

Processor:

 - Supports Intel Pentium 4 Socket 478 processors with 800/533MHz FSB
- Supports Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

Chipset:

 - Intel 875P / ICH5 RAID
- Support Intel CSA Gigabit LAN
- Supports Dual Channel DDR 400 with ECC function
- Supports Performance Acceleration Technology (PAT) function
- Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface (ACPI)

Memory:

 - Four 184-pin DIMM sockets
- Supports 4 DIMM Dual DDR 400 memory.(Max. 4GB)
- Supports configurable ECC function

AGP:

 - Accelerated Graphics Port connector supports AGP PRO 8X/4X (0.8V/1.5V)

Gigabit LAN:

 - On board Intel CSA Gigabit LAN

Dual SATA RAID:

 - 2 channel SATA 150MB/s data transfer rate with RAID function (0/1) via South Bridge
- 4 channel SATA 150MB/s data transfer rate with RAID function (0/1/0+1) via Silicon Image PCI Chip
Audio: - 6-Channel AC 97 CODEC on board - Professional digital audio interface supports 24-bit S/P DIF optical In/Out
ABIT Engineered Technology: - SoftMenu™ Technology
- FanEQ™ Technology
- CPU ThermalGuard™
- FlashMenu™
- TweakGuard™
- ABIT FanSecure™
- OTES™ Technology
IEEE 1394: - Supports IEEE 1394a at 100/200/400 Mb/s transfer rate
Internal I/O Connectors: - 1 x AGP, 5 x PCI slots
- 1 x Floppy Port supports up to 2.88MB
- 2 x Ultra DMA 33/66/100 Connectors
- 4 x SATA 150 Connectors
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers, 2 x IEEE 1394a header
- 1 x CD-IN, 1 x AUX-IN
Back Panel I/O: - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard, 1 x PS/2 mouse
- 1 x S/PDIF Out connector, 1 x S/PDIF In connector
- 1 x Audio connectors (Front Speaker, Line-in, Mic-in)
- 1 x Audio connectors (Center/Sub, Surround Speaker)
- 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x IEEE 1394a
- 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x RJ-45 LAN Connector
Secure IDE: - X-Wall® Chip ensures privacy and confidentiality of your data through entire disk encryption
- Hardware secure key authenticates during computer booting
- Without the key, your hard disk can not be accessed
- Device Driver free, Compatible with all OS
- Zero CPU and memory utilization
- Ultra ATA 100/133 hard drive supported
- Automatic and transparent encryption/decryption

Miscellaneous:

 - ATX form factor
- Hardware monitoring: Including Fan speeds, Voltages, System environment temperature

 


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Page 1:  Introduction
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Page 3:  Onboard Features
Page 4:  Motherboard Layout
Page 5:  Bundled Accessories
Page 6:  BIOS Configuration
Page 7:  Overclocking
Page 8:  Test Setup & Benchmarks Used
Page 9:  Benchmarks: Sysmark 2002
Page 10:  Benchmarks: SPEC ViewPerf 7.0
Page 11:  Benchmarks: SPEC ViewPerf 7.0 (Cont)
Page 12:  Benchmarks: Sisoft Sandra
Page 13:  Benchmarks: 3DMarks 2001 SE, Quake 3 Arena
Page 14:  Benchmarks: Unreal Tournament 2003
Page 15:  Conclusions

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