Review: Abit AN7 nForce2 400 Ultra

GlitterKill · 09-February-04, 02:07 PM

BigAkita has checked out an Abit AN7 for us and gives us his thoughts on it. Looks like this is the Athlon XP board to use.

Check it out here.

me_john85 · 09-February-04, 03:42 PM

wow, alot of good reviews lately, nice one BA

Kage · 09-February-04, 04:42 PM

I'm glad to see all of the new hardware reviews, definitely a good sign that PR is growing. As always, the review was very thorough and was definitely a pimp-tastic job. Keep 'em coming!

putwig · 09-February-04, 10:20 PM

Great review! Very thorough.

Couple questions:

1. what is the highest you have had the 1700+ ? FSB, multi, vcore, and mobo please.
2. is the board true red, or Abit rust like the NF7?

BigAkita · 10-February-04, 06:04 AM

Damn. I'm trying to remember the highest FSB I had. I think it was around 215. When I have a minute later today I'll check old threads to confirm that.

The board is a couple of shades lighter than the NF7 (at least the one I have) but is not true red.

FeRaL · 10-February-04, 03:24 PM

Great review BA! I would have liked to seen how it fared going head to head with an NF7-S though. I'm looking at getting a new mobo and from what I have seen this one is a lil more friendly when it comes to non Abit products (USB/Firewire) as far as headers go and what not... The NF7-S' headers were designed to be used with the Abit media center so if you don't know what you are doing, it can be confusing hooking up stiff to the mobo headers with non Abit hardware...

Joose · 10-February-04, 03:26 PM

Hey guys...looks like [H] has buried the hatchet...y'all got linked on their page...a few times it seems...

BigAkita · 10-February-04, 08:23 PM

Feral, it really is very close to the NF7 boards. That's why I recommended that if you have one, this isn't a good upgrade. But if you're looking for a new nForce2 board, this is the latest and greatest from Abit.

PJ, that's good. I noticed the link to Glitter's article earlier, but was pleasantly surprised to see mine there. Glad to see that our behind is past us.

Putwig, I looked for that thread but couldn't find it. I'll have to crank up this GB board again to see what it hit.

putwig · 10-February-04, 08:29 PM

Thanks for looking.

Let me know if you put it through the paces again.

godfoot · 11-February-04, 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigAkita


	Glad to see that our behind is past us.

Heh he, nice play on words there BA

Gadget01 · 12-February-04, 01:39 AM

What's with that heinous ad that won't go away in the review? Going from page 1 to page 2 brings up a full-page "PimpRig sells out on the cheap" ad that you cannot click past. ARRG!

BigAkita · 12-February-04, 05:57 AM

There should be a link on the top right of that ad that allows you to close it.

09-February-04, 02:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
GlitterKill Pimp-of-all-Pimps Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Nashville Posts: 5,709	Abit AN7 nForce2 400 Ultra BigAkita has checked out an Abit AN7 for us and gives us his thoughts on it. Looks like this is the Athlon XP board to use. Check it out here.

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me_john85 Camp Pen-Hoe-tan's Hoe Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 2,375	wow, alot of good reviews lately, nice one BA __________________

09-February-04, 10:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
putwig Dr. Hydro Pimp Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,198	Great review! Very thorough. Couple questions: 1. what is the highest you have had the 1700+ ? FSB, multi, vcore, and mobo please. 2. is the board true red, or Abit rust like the NF7? __________________

10-February-04, 06:04 AM	#5 (permalink)
BigAkita n00b-ass reviewer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Nirvana Posts: 14,313	Damn. I'm trying to remember the highest FSB I had. I think it was around 215. When I have a minute later today I'll check old threads to confirm that. The board is a couple of shades lighter than the NF7 (at least the one I have) but is not true red. __________________ "I'll stop being an A-Hole if you will stop being an Idiot."

10-February-04, 03:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
FeRaL Mutant Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: S-"hoe"-Cal Posts: 4,469	Great review BA! I would have liked to seen how it fared going head to head with an NF7-S though. I'm looking at getting a new mobo and from what I have seen this one is a lil more friendly when it comes to non Abit products (USB/Firewire) as far as headers go and what not... The NF7-S' headers were designed to be used with the Abit media center so if you don't know what you are doing, it can be confusing hooking up stiff to the mobo headers with non Abit hardware... __________________

09-February-04, 04:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
Kage Lokie's Personal WU-Hoe Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: WI Posts: 1,906	I'm glad to see all of the new hardware reviews, definitely a good sign that PR is growing. As always, the review was very thorough and was definitely a pimp-tastic job. Keep 'em coming!

10-February-04, 03:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
Joose Joosey Join Date: May 2003 Location: Milton, Ontario Posts: 5,537	Hey guys...looks like [H] has buried the hatchet...y'all got linked on their page...a few times it seems... __________________ Joose - joosy since 1975 Cheap, Good, Fast - You can only have two out of three.

10-February-04, 08:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
BigAkita n00b-ass reviewer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Nirvana Posts: 14,313	Feral, it really is very close to the NF7 boards. That's why I recommended that if you have one, this isn't a good upgrade. But if you're looking for a new nForce2 board, this is the latest and greatest from Abit. PJ, that's good. I noticed the link to Glitter's article earlier, but was pleasantly surprised to see mine there. Glad to see that our behind is past us. Putwig, I looked for that thread but couldn't find it. I'll have to crank up this GB board again to see what it hit. __________________ "I'll stop being an A-Hole if you will stop being an Idiot."

10-February-04, 08:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
putwig Dr. Hydro Pimp Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,198	Thanks for looking. Let me know if you put it through the paces again. __________________

12-February-04, 01:39 AM	#11 (permalink)
Gadget01 Apex Techie II Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany (home is St Paul, Mn) Posts: 83	What's with that heinous ad that won't go away in the review? Going from page 1 to page 2 brings up a full-page "PimpRig sells out on the cheap" ad that you cannot click past. ARRG! __________________ If it's not modded yet... wait 'til it meets my dremel.

12-February-04, 05:57 AM	#12 (permalink)
BigAkita n00b-ass reviewer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Nirvana Posts: 14,313	There should be a link on the top right of that ad that allows you to close it. __________________ "I'll stop being an A-Hole if you will stop being an Idiot."

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