Advantages: Many over normal boards Disadvantages: price above average
The first thing you may notice about this board is it's name, Fatal1ty. This don't make the board any more special just that the world class gamer Fatal1ty has teamed up with some companies to put his name on it.
Due to the fact I don't like spending much on motherboards I bought this 2nd hand and very impressed by it so far.
What’s in the box ?
You should obviously get the motherboard itself and all the usual cables/manuals/cd's and a guru control ... ...that fits in one of your CDROM bays and has functions on it to allow you to ..
Monitor system
Monitor overclock features
Reset CMOS
Connect earphones and mic
Connect 2 USB 2.0 devices
Connect 1 IEEE 1394 device
It has an LCD display which you can monitor CPU speed, current time, temperature, fan speed, notification(blinks icons for email etc) and displays frequency and voltage.
So what you think !! - Well the difference with this is that ...
lostsworld 26.04.2007
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of ABIT Fatal1ty AN8 SLi - motherboard - ATX - nForce4 SLI
Advantages: Spectacular performance with fully integrated networking ports and excellent cooling Disadvantages: High power cunsumption
The AN8 is simply one of the fastest and most intuitive motherboads on the market today. It supports all of the new next generation components, allowing them to fullfill their potential. The integrated networking featured on the motherboard and advanced driver software allow you to easily network this board with another machine. The built in fan arrangement gives unprecidented cooling to both the processor and the bios chip. This motherboard is best ... ...gaming machine using the new PCi express graphics cards. For the best performance in this role, a high capacity power supply HAS to be used.
THe board is easy to install, and the accompanying instructions are thorough and simple to follow, and the components attach easily to the board.
In addition, the board comes with a mini PCi sound card, which offers excellent 7.1 surround sound. This addition easily saves the end user a substatial sum of money, ...
royrogers 05.02.2006
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of ABIT Fatal1ty AN8 SLi - motherboard - ATX - nForce4 SLI
Advantages: Great Looks and Performance Disadvantages: Bad Component placement, noisy cooling
This board has been hyped up for months, boasting unprecedented speed for 3d games etc etc. After using the board for just short of 3 months now, I can say I totally agree! Performance is amazing. The flashing LED's (lights) and radical colour scheme will look great in any clear case. The only problem that will be noticed with the board is that the chipset northbridge (controls the main processor) is equipped with a humungous cooling fan. This gets ... ...components. For example, installing a graphics card requires an unnerving amount of force due to space limitations and socket stiffness. Another problem, although minor, is the amount of noise produced by the cooling system. Whilst the system is efficient, it produces almost 20db at full load. This board overall is a fantastic component, if a little overpriced. ...
jumanji87 06.02.2006
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of ABIT Fatal1ty AN8 SLi - motherboard - ATX - nForce4 SLI
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