ABIT - ABIT AN7 v1.0 Motherboard Review

Overclockers has reviewed ABIT’s new nForce2 Ultra 400 motherboard, the ABIT AN7:

Based on Abit’s highly acclaimed NF7-S series, the AN7 v1.0 builds upon the foundation there, and brings a few new things to the table. The biggest of the new is Abit’s new uGuru feature set (microGuru is the literal translation, given the actual name). The uGuru chip, located in the lower right corner of the motherboard just above the CMOS battery, is a Winbond built chip that allows some of the usual BIOS tweaking to be done from within Windows itself. Abit’s first venture with the uGuru technology was with their AI7 motherboard, which is the uGuru variant of their rock solid Springdale based IS7 platform. It only made sense therefore, when they turned their uGuru thoughts toward their AMD lineup, to meld it and their successful NF7 series boards.

Where does the AN7 hit, and where does it miss? uGuru, on both accounts. First revisions of anything frequently have minor issues, that get resolved in forthcoming updates. I believe Abit can and will do this, with uGuru. Whether they can do it through software upgrades, or it takes a AN7 "v2.0" to accomplish this remains to be seen. As it sits right now (v1.0), it’s not bad enough to not recommend this board, but it’s certainly close enough to say keep a close eye on it. With a bit of work, Abit will have another stellar product in the AN7.

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Abit AN7 v1.0 Motherboard