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abit NF7-M

Written by Stephen

Friday, 04 September 2009 10:42

..:: Introduction ::..

When we took our first look at the nForce2 chipset, we were very impressed overall with the

performance that it provided, along with some of the more unique features it brought to the

surface, such as it’s DualDDR technology. At that time, the only motherboards that were

available were based off of the SPP Northbridge, however in recent weeks the new IGP

Northbridge has made its way onto the market. Today we’ll be taking a look at Abit’s nForce2

IGP offering, the NF7-M. The NF7-S has received a large amount of praise, especially in its

later PCB revisions. Will the NF7-M live up to our expectations? Well, you’ll have to read on to

find out. First off let’s take a look at the specifications of the board and the product package.

..:: Specifications ::..

Processor

- AMD Athlon/XP, Duron Socket A Processors

- Supports up to 333 Front-Side Bus

Chipset

- Nvidia nForce2 IGP & MCP

- Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface (ACPI)

- Accelerated Graphics Port connector supports AGP 8X/4X (0.8V/1.5V

Memory

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Summary of content (7 pages)

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abit NF7-M Written by Stephen Friday, 04 September 2009 10:42 ..:: Introduction ::.. When we took our first look at the nForce2 chipset, we were very impressed overall with the performance that it provided, along with some of the more unique features it brought to the surface, such as it’s DualDDR technology. At that time, the only motherboards that were available were based off of the SPP Northbridge, however in recent weeks the new IGP Northbridge has made its way onto the market.
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abit NF7-M Written by Stephen Friday, 04 September 2009 10:42 - Supports 3, 184 -pin DIMM sockets for DDR -SDRAM module Support up to 3GB of Memory Support up to 2 DIMM's DDR 400 memory 128 bit Dual DDR Memory Architecture Integrated Video (VGA) - Integrated GeForce4 MX AGP Graphics Audio (APU) - 6-Channel AC 97 Codec Onboard - Professional digital audio interface supports 24-bit S/PDIF Out Onboard LAN - Onboard 10/100MB LAN Physical Layer Interface Back Panel I/O Connectors - PS/2 Mini-Din Mouse & K
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abit NF7-M Written by Stephen Friday, 04 September 2009 10:42 - 1 x 32 bit 8X AGP slot - 5 x 32 bit PCI slot ..:: Package ::.. As is the norm with the bulk of Abit motherboards, when you open up the package don’t expect to find much of anything spectacular. The package is nearly identical to that of all other Abit boards that we have we recently reviewed. The NF7-M comes along with your everyday package, not too much to be thrilled about.
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abit NF7-M Written by Stephen Friday, 04 September 2009 10:42 motherboards, so if you’re looking to find a driver, this would be the place to do it. When you first insert the disc into your CD-ROM, the main window will pop up right to the driver install window. Here, you simply click which drivers to install and you’re good to go. Within the main window, you’ll also be able to install any of the software you wish to.
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abit NF7-M Written by Stephen Friday, 04 September 2009 10:42 the SPP lacks integrated graphics and is geared towards the high performance crowd. The original nForce IGP featured several of the same items we’ll be discussing today with the nForce2, although they have all be improved upon. The original nForce platform IGP debuted with GeForce2 MX integrated graphics, while the nForce2 IGP features a more modern GeForce4 MX for integrated graphics.
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abit NF7-M Written by Stephen Friday, 04 September 2009 10:42 this will truly only be useful when the onboard graphics are enabled as the system’s front side bus can only handle a given amount of bandwidth. Anymore than that becomes, in essence, useless. The nForce2 chipset is capable of up to 6.4 GB/sec of bandwidth with a Dual DDR400 setup.
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