Abit AN9 32X 590 SLI AM2 (also including AN9 Fatal1ty)

[christopherzombie]

Does anybody have the ABIT AN9 32X 590 SLI mobo? I guess this would also include the Falat1ty version too. They are both on the same PCB, but the BIOes are different. I?m looking for a RAM compatibility list. So please post what memory brand and product # that works with this board. Also please post mobo BIOS version.

 

[Heidfirst]

Originally posted by: christopherzombie
but the BIOes are different.

No, they share the same basic BIOS the same as the AN8, KN8 series etc. all have 1 BIOS for each family.

 

[yyrkoon]

As far as I know the 3 major differences between these boards, is:

1) the fata1ity has active cooling on the rear of the motherboard, by the I/O panel for cooling the chipsets (by the rear chipset heatpipe heatsink).

2) The non fata1ity has a SIL 3132 SATA RAID controller additional.

3) The non fata1ity has an eSATA port on the I/O panel.

In my opinion, the non fata1ity is the better board. In thoery, they should perform identical, but perhaps the fata1ity could OC better, because of the active cooling assisting the heatpipe. Anyhow, I've been personally considering the non fata1ity, just_because of the additional RAID controller. This teamed up with the onboard SIL 3132 controller, means you could theoreticly have an external eSATA array (using a SATA port multiplier) capable of waxing the floor with any other external enclosure (within reason, obviously a SCSI fibre array is going to give it a run for the money, but at a much higher cost). With port multiplier technology, its possible to max a single SATAII connection which equates to around 384MB/s, THAT my friend, is pretty remarkable.