Abit's IC7G Review BY Toms Hardware VS Anandtech

[Desisuperman]

I was reading reviews for the Abit IC7-G on Tom's hardware and on Anandtech and i discovered that there's a big discrepancy bwtween the two reviews
The following quote is from Tom's Hardware

In a nutshell: overclockers will definitely be disappointed by this board, as the performance is clearly below expectations. You can't run a RAM module with maximum timings. Otherwise, it's a very generous setup at a sensible price.

and the following quote is from Anandtech.com

1. The ABIT IC7-G is an excellent FSB overclocker, one of the best in fact. This is no coincidence either, as ABIT is almost synonymous with overclocking

Can somebody please clarify wheth or not the Abit IC7-G is a good overclocker and if it does give problems with running RAM and maximum timigs??

 

[Vonkhan]

linky ? 😀

 

[extro]

Tom's opinion is in the minority, and it was based on the first BIOS which did have problems with a lot of the CL2 rated DDR modules. That was remedied quickly by Abit. An overwhelming majority of reviews are very positive about the both the IC7's and IS7's overclocking ability.

That's not to say that the board doesn't have some issues that you should be aware of. Some users of both the IS7 and IC7 are complaining on the Abit forums about noise in the built-in sound system, and there are complaints that the temperature readings produced by the Winbond chip are reading incorrectly on the high side.

Abit has already acknowleded the temperature issue, but can't do anything about it with just a BIOS revision. They have also just acknowledged the sound issue, and are investigating what can be done about it. If a BIOS or driver fix can't remedy it, like the thermal readings problem, it'll take a board revision to solve it.