ABIT - ABIT AN7 nForce2 w/µGuru Review

ABIT squeezed more life out of nForce2 with some refinements and the µGuru. Viper Lair finds out if these improvements are for the better:

Various versions and even a revised ‘Ultra’ edition appeared, and despite the fact that AMD have released the 64 bit processors to market, folks still want and need a decent 32 bit AMD platform, which for the foreseeable future will be the nForce2 chipset.It therefore makes sense that manufacturers are still releasing motherboards based upon this chipset, each seeking to out perform or out least out ‘feature’ the rest. We all thought that ABIT had stopped with the impressive NF7-S v2.0 motherboard that matured into one of the best nForce2 motherboards on the market. However this isn’t the case, as ABIT now have the AN7 motherboard making waves and bringing new features to the plate.

..The NF7-S v2.0 has a better overall package and the little teething problems (a few of which the AN7 shares) have been fixed long ago, making it a more attractive board than the newer AN7. If ABIT were to fix the small issues, enhance the overall package to at least the same level as the NF7-S, and redesign the µGuru software into one user friendly GUI, then the AN7 would be a lot more appealing. The AN7 is far from being a bad board, but with a market that is already filled with plenty of decent nForce2 motherboards then you have to have something overall special to stand out from the crowd. AN7 Max3 anyone?

Viper Lair
ABIT AN7 nForce 2 w/µGuru