ABIT BH7 i845PE 800Mhz Mainboard Review

NewsFactory · Mar 23, 2003, 07:56 PM

Just got word that the guy's over at OCworkbench.com have posted their ABIT BH7 i845PE 800Mhz Mainboard Review! Here's a snip.

The BH7 is a next generation motherboard for Intel CPUs with Hyper-Threading Technology. The BH7 uses Intel's 845PE chipset to bring the latest in technology to ABIT's Intel platform. Only ABIT provides Intel users with 6-channel sound and S/PDIF IN/OUT as a standard feature for improved audio performance. With full support for USB 2.0, AGP4X and onboard LAN, the BH7 gives users an easy way to connect to today's hottest peripherals. ABIT offers users the MaxIImum Edge by also incorporating Serial ATA150 onboard. ABIT succeeds in creating an Intel PE-based motherboard with full features to ensure longevity and flexibility.

ABIT BH7 i845PE 800Mhz Mainboard

JCLW · Mar 23, 2003, 08:55 PM

I think Ed over at overclockers.com did a good job of summing it up:

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Ed Stroligo from overclockers.com:

A number of manufacturers are offering "800MHz" motherboards.

Uhhh, no.

These boards are just 845PE boards with maybe an additional BIOS setting or two so instead of you setting the FSB and memory to 200MHz manually, it will do that for you.

That's it. Nothing else different. You could do the same thing yourself in a couple extra seconds.

Well, you could do it if you had a PIV that can overclock 50% from 133MHz to 200MHz, but these motherboards won't do any better at that than "regular" 845PE boards.

Getting Rid of Old Inventory

That's pretty much what this is, sell "performance" motherboards that will be outdated in a month to those who don't know better.

The Canterwood motherboards that will be available in a month, and the Springdales that will become available within two are dual DDR boards. These 845PE boards are single DDR boards.

They'll also use the ICH5 chipset, which among other things will natively support serial ATA.

- JW

Mar 23, 2003, 07:56 PM	#1
NewsFactory News Guru Join Date: May 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,400 Rep Power: 0	ABIT BH7 i845PE 800Mhz Mainboard Review Just got word that the guy's over at OCworkbench.com have posted their ABIT BH7 i845PE 800Mhz Mainboard Review! Here's a snip. The BH7 is a next generation motherboard for Intel CPUs with Hyper-Threading Technology. The BH7 uses Intel's 845PE chipset to bring the latest in technology to ABIT's Intel platform. Only ABIT provides Intel users with 6-channel sound and S/PDIF IN/OUT as a standard feature for improved audio performance. With full support for USB 2.0, AGP4X and onboard LAN, the BH7 gives users an easy way to connect to today's hottest peripherals. ABIT offers users the MaxIImum Edge by also incorporating Serial ATA150 onboard. ABIT succeeds in creating an Intel PE-based motherboard with full features to ensure longevity and flexibility. ABIT BH7 i845PE 800Mhz Mainboard