Abit annuncia la disponibilità della scheda madre AX8 c

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<blockquote><i>October 15, 2004 – With the release of DOOM 3™, gamers have been looking for hardware that yields the best performance. Hardware enthusiast website Hard|OCP reviewed ABIT's KV8 Pro and AV8 motherboards, and declared them as the Ultimate Motherboards for DOOM 3. Today, ABIT unleashes the AX8 – a motherboard that adds PCI Express to ABIT's award-winning AMD motherboards.<p>

With the VIA K8T890 chipset and BulletProof Technology, the AX8 takes the ABIT's Socket 939 platform, and adds to it the bandwidth of PCI Express for the ultimate in 3D game performance.<p>

Choosing an ABIT motherboard is choosing a motherboard with features that simply aren't found anywhere else. The AX8 features ABIT's µGuru™ technology, which offers the most advanced system monitoring and management features ever seen on a desktop motherboard. µGuru combines the ABIT Engineered features ABIT EQ™ system monitoring, OC Guru™ overclocking, FlashMenu™ BIOS updating, and BlackBox™ system diagnostics into a user-friendly interface providing users the perfect environment with which to maximize performance and stability. Operating as an independent microprocessor, ìGuru effectively frees your CPU resources from performing these functions, further increasing system performance.<p>

As a part of the motherboard, only ìGuru can completely understand how to optimize the motherboard for ultimate performance. What truly sets ìGuru apart is its onboard memory that allows users to save their favorite overclocking settings for specific applications. For example, with OC Guru, users can choose their favorite overclocked setting that will be saved when the PC is rebooted. OC Guru ups the ante with ABIT AutoDrive™, which allows you to have overclocking, voltage, and fan settings change automatically per application. Have the system lower fan speeds and noise levels when you are surfing the net, but automatically raise the FSB and crank the cooling up when you launch a 3D game. Only OC Guru with ABIT AutoDrive gives this level of control.<p>

ìGuru also offers the creature comforts that add to the ABIT Experience. With FlashMenu™, users are able to keep their systems up-to-date effortlessly with 1-click BIOS updates. No more having to boot from a floppy disk to keep your system in peak condition. With ABIT EQ™, users can monitor a plethora of system variables in a Windows-based display, including fan speeds, voltages, and temperatures.<p>

With BlackBox, ABIT takes yet another step ahead of the competition in terms of service. BlackBox does exactly what you think it might: in the event of a system problem or crash, it records vital system information that the ABIT Engineers can use to determine the extent of the problem. <p>

Furthermore, BlackBox also includes an automatic ABIT tech support email feature that relays this information to ABIT at the touch of a button. No more relaying emails back and forth. ABIT BlackBox is another step in ABIT's quest to provide personalized global service for every end-user, in every country.<p>

Ready for the Future<p>

Powered by the VIA K8T890 chipset, the AX8 supports the latest cutting-edge technologies, including the latest Socket 939 Athlon 64/64 FX CPUs, and up to 4GB of high-speed Dual Channel DDR 400 memory. 2GHz HyperTransport™ technology delivers impressive system bandwidth to fuel resource-hungry 3D games and applications, while Cool n' Quiet technology helps keep both system temperatures and noise in check.<br>
The AX8 also supports the new PCI Express X16 bus, granting it 4 times the bandwidth of AGP 8X for the latest high-octane graphics cards. The AX8 can also support up to 4 channels of SATA 150 RAID. Use RAID 0 for increased performance or RAID 1 for enhanced data security. Built-in Gigabit LAN makes the AX8 high-speed Internet ready, and 5.1 channel audio with optical S/PDIF in and out means a robust platform for multimedia buffs. Along with USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394, the AX8 provides an ideal backbone for any DOOM 3™ box.</i></blockquote><p>