ABIT NI8 SLI Motherboard Review

The standard features of the nForce4 chipset are all present such as onboard Gigabit Ethernet, SATA RAID with support for RAID 5 and of course the hardware Firewall. To this ABIT has added a second Silicon Image SATA controller, which adds a further two SATA connectors offering a range of RAID configurations. The NI8 SLI is also using one of ABITs AudioMAX 7.1 riser cards for the audio, although this is a Realtek ALC850 AC97 codec and not a high definition one. Another downer is the lack of FireWire, something I would’ve expected to find on a high-end board.

..It may not be the best featured board on the market but taking everything into account, the ABIT NI8 SLI is good value for money. If you pair it up with a low noise CPU cooler and a couple of the quieter SLI cards you could have yourself a high-end gaming rig that doesn’t sound like an aeroplane.

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