Abstract: The stage is set: seven young guns are ready to face off over matters of pride and respect. Their weapon of choice, Intels latest P965 chipset, was designed to support the companys latest Core 2 series desktop processors. Better high-frequency memo...
Its as fast as, the BIOS is as good and the feature set is as rich as the AW9D Max. Yes, it doesnt support CrossFire by virtue of the fact it lacks the slot for a second graphics card, and it simply doesnt look as cool, but youll find it a struggl...
Abstract: Motherboards for Intels Core 2 Duo have arrived on British shores - we round up three of the first Picture 1 Intel has finally followed up the Pentium series in a typically aggressive fashion. To partner the stellar new Core 2 chip, theres also a ne...
Abstract: Since were dealing with the Intel ICH8R southbridge, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10/JBOD is standard. Of course theres more to the AB9 Pro than just Serial ATA, this Socket 775 Intel P965 Express based motherboard has a lot going for it.
After some initial stability and RAM compatibility issues that were resolved in the v1.5 BIOS update, the Abit AB9 Pro faired better in most of the benchmarks used here. This is no surprise as the main benefit of P965 chipset over the P945 is the adde...
For the retail price of $146 that this board is online, it is an excellent single graphics card motherboard. If you want to run in Crossfire mode or SLI mode, I would suggest an Intel 975XBX2 board for Crossfire and one of the new nForce 680i SLI mothe...
There are a number of people who would probably assume the 975X chipset is a better chipset than the 965 simply because the number is higher. This impression is probably also influenced by the bundles we see from many motherboard manufacturers, includ...
Abstract: We have to say that our P965 roundup has taken a lot longer than expected and is certainly one of largest and most comprehensive motherboard articles that we have generated this past year. The reasons for the delays are numerous but the end is finally ...
The AB9 Pro was one of the first P965 motherboards available on the market, and although it initially suffered from memory compatibility problems, recent BIOS updates appear to have cleaned things up. Our board was the picture of stability with all of ...
The Core 2 Duos overclock AMAZINGLY well on a good motherboard, and the Abit AB9 Pro is definitely a good motherboard. The SATA performance is outstanding, and it performs almost identically - sometimes a hair better, sometimes a hair worse - as our ...
