ABIT Releases the AN7

notoriousformula

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ABIT Releases the AN7

The AN7 is the latest ABIT motherboard featuring intelligent hardware monitoring, system tweaking and tech support with the µGuru processor. Based on the NVIDIA Nforce2 chipset, the AN7 gives users a proven chipset with the most advanced hardware monitoring, tweaking and overclocking features of any desktop motherboard.

µGuru is a new microprocessor designed by the ABIT Engineers for use only on ABIT motherboards and which allows end-users to reach a higher state of hardware awareness and enlightenment. µGuru acts as a spiritual guide, sharing with ABIT users, tips for hardware monitoring, overclocking, BIOS flashing and audio tweaking functions in an easy to use, Windows-based interface.

µGuru combines the ABIT Engineered features ABIT EQ, ABIT FanEQ, ABIT OC Guru, ABIT FlashMenu, ABIT AudioEQ and ABIT BlackBox into a user-friendly interface providing users the perfect environment with which to maximize performance and stability. Operating as an independent microprocessor, µGuru effectively frees your CPU resources from performing these functions, further increasing system performance.

As a part of the motherboard, only µGuru can completely understand how to optimize the motherboard for ultimate performance. What truly sets µGuru apart is it?s onboard memory that allows users to save their favorite overclocking settings for specific applications. For example, with OC Guru users can choose their favourite overclocked setting that will be saved when the PC is rebooted.

With the AN7, users have 2 SATA ports and 2 parallel ports, meaning ABIT users can connect up to 6 Hard Disks at once! With on board 10/100 LAN ABIT AN7 users have no need for a separate LAN card. And, for the ultimate in connectivity to peripheral devices, the AN7 comes complete with 2 x 1394 ports and 6 USB 2.0 ports!

ABIT offers S/P DIF In/Out for the ultimate in multimedia connectivity. Due to our extensive experience in audio technology with our speaker systems and AU-10 sound card, ABIT motherboards undergo rigorous testing at the ABIT Audio Research Laboratories in Taipei, Taiwan, ensuring that audiophiles and gamers alike will be satisfied with the richness and clarity of ABIT onboard audio. With the AN7, ABIT uses the latest AC'97 Codec. With ABIT?s Audio EQ technology, AN7 users get all the features of more expensive soundcards, built right into the µGuru processor.

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SO, what do you think? ABIT :D ..can't wait to see some benchies :D

Post your comments/opinions here..

PS: I'm sorry if somebody already posted this news..:(
 

mamisano

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What more does this board offer over the NF7-S besides full uGuru support and MAYBE better audio? Not sure we need another Socket-A board from Abit right now....just my .02.
 

P4spooky

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I cannot believe these guys have a dedicated Audio Testing lab given all the audio problems with IC7/IS7 series boards (crackling noise, mic input etc.). :frown:

Go HERE for the Audio problem I am talking about.
 

Boonesmi

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i thought this board was supposed to use the new southbridge by nvidia (the one with integrated Sata)?? is nvidia having problems producing the new southbridge?
 

mamisano

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Originally posted by: Boonesmi
i thought this board was supposed to use the new southbridge by nvidia (the one with integrated Sata)?? is nvidia having problems producing the new southbridge?

It was "supposed" to use the new southbridge, but instead uses the old one and the same SI3112 SATA controller which is a bottleneck compared to the Intel offerings.
 

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No MCP-S with native SATA, no Gigabit LAN, just ?Guru?= Yawn.