Abit NF8 @ Insanetek

**MIG-31** · Feb 28, 2005, 03:03 PM

Everyone's been talking about Abit's recent lack of effort in supplying good motherboards. At the beginning of the AMD Athlon64 launch, Abit only showed off a single motherboard solution from VIA, while leading competitors provided multiple solutions from both Nvidia and VIA. Everyone asked: Where's Abit's version based on the nForce3? It was nowhere to be seen. The rumors of the NF series died down fast. When the AV8 was announced for Socket 939, the same high demand for an Nvidia solution came back. Again, enthusiasts received no answers. We waited and waited and waited and finally gave up on the nForce3 chipset. Now with the introduction of nForce4, we had hopes that Abit would release something new. Afterall, they did promise that a Fatal1ty motherboard would be made. But wait. What's this board that we see? NF8? By golly, Abit continued the NF series with the new NF8. The board is based on the nForce3 250Gb chipset. The promise has been fulfilled. The question now is: Is it too late?
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Review

BWX · Feb 28, 2005, 04:49 PM

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"Like the KV8 Pro, there are only two DIMM slots provided. This might be a huge turnoff for most of you, but two DIMM slots is usually enough. Having 1GB of system memory is sufficient. The hardcore enthusiasts who want more memory space, or use a OCZ DDR Booster, will certainly be disappointed."

Feb 28, 2005, 03:03 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,768 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	Abit NF8 @ Insanetek Everyone's been talking about Abit's recent lack of effort in supplying good motherboards. At the beginning of the AMD Athlon64 launch, Abit only showed off a single motherboard solution from VIA, while leading competitors provided multiple solutions from both Nvidia and VIA. Everyone asked: Where's Abit's version based on the nForce3? It was nowhere to be seen. The rumors of the NF series died down fast. When the AV8 was announced for Socket 939, the same high demand for an Nvidia solution came back. Again, enthusiasts received no answers. We waited and waited and waited and finally gave up on the nForce3 chipset. Now with the introduction of nForce4, we had hopes that Abit would release something new. Afterall, they did promise that a Fatal1ty motherboard would be made. But wait. What's this board that we see? NF8? By golly, Abit continued the NF series with the new NF8. The board is based on the nForce3 250Gb chipset. The promise has been fulfilled. The question now is: Is it too late? _______________ Review __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here