Abit under fire

Daneel Olivaw · 01-20-05, 07:03 PM

http://www.pcstats.com/NewsView.cfm?NewsID=40744

dang!

$n][pErMan · 01-20-05, 07:35 PM

Yup.. this is why I stick with either Soyo, Gigabyte or ASUS

superklye · 01-20-05, 08:08 PM

Oh yeah, I heard about this...even still, if I have to get a new mobo, I think I'll still get the NF7-S rev. 2.

Clay · 01-20-05, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by superklye

Oh yeah, I heard about this...even still, if I have to get a new mobo, I think I'll still get the NF7-S rev. 2.

Yeah, not really new news and innocent until proven guilty last time I checked.

Also note that the NF7 series is not listed.

jbirney · 01-21-05, 02:36 PM

Yea thats a bumber. For the last few times I had to get a new mobo, I have gotten Abit N-froce Mobos. And have had 0 problems with them.....

|JuiceZ| · 01-21-05, 04:25 PM

The Abit NF7s 2.0 was and still is the best mb I've ever owned.

Viral · 01-21-05, 07:52 PM

I thought that too, then both the PS2 ports died, the mic port never worked on the on in my second pc (the one that I actually wanted a mic on). Then there was installing my 6800GT, because of the large HS I couldn't have anything plugged into IDE1 while I had my card in. Then, my primary PC died, yep, was the motherboard.

No more Abit for me.

wshadow · 01-21-05, 07:59 PM

ABIT is a great overclocking board...HOWEVER...the Fans on them break, go out, pop off...at my work(pcclub with jakup), these are the stats:

Myself: gigabyte ik1100, no probs
tech1: msi 865neofi2sr, no probs
tech2: Abit ic7-g northbridge fan popped off(broke)
Sales1: Abit ic7-g Dead board
Sales2: Abit ic7 northbridge fan broke off
Sales3: Abit max3 mosfet fan went out

so i would say DONT buy ABIT!!! altho their SATA RAID drivers are VERY good unlike gigabyte or MSI.

Hyperspam · 01-24-05, 08:31 AM

That's ridicilous. I've have two Soltek and a MSI board with these faulty capacitors, but two Abit that doesn't have them. I doubt any manufacturer knew that all capacitors coming from this factory were defective... I mean, it's not exactly a common thing for defective components being sold on such a large scale. Isn't there a website that explains that these caps were due to a company stealing another company's incomplete formula? That company should be sued if anything.

I don't expect any company to repair or replace every single motherboard... it would be a loss on a huge scale. I rather see them putting the money into developing new awesome boards.

01-20-05, 07:03 PM	#1
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01-20-05, 07:35 PM	#2
$n][pErMan GTX 285 SSC Goodness! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,719	Re: Abit under fire Yup.. this is why I stick with either Soyo, Gigabyte or ASUS __________________ Intel® Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 @ 3.51GHz (390 x 9 / 1.39v) \| ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP LGA 775 Intel P965 (1236 BIOS) \| OCZ GOLD 4GB (2GB x 2) DDR2 PC2-8500 Dual Channel (4-4-4-12 780Mhz/1.95V 1:1 Ratio) \| EVGA GeForce GTX 285 SSC Edition 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 (Currently @ 720MHz Core / 2750MHz Memory) \| Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS \| Zalman CNPS9700 LED Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler \| 5 Western Digital 500GB SATA II 7200RPM w/32MB Buffer \| Acer X241W 24in Widescreen LCD 1920 x 1200 32bit \| Samsung DVD-RW-DL 18x Burner w/ lightscribe\| SILVERSTONE OP650 ATX12V / EPS12V 650W Power Supply \| AOpen 5.1 Surround sound system \| Windows Vista Business 64-Bit 3dMarkVantage: P16103 3dMark06: 17606 SuperPi 1M: 14s 100% Orthos Stable!

01-20-05, 08:08 PM	#3
superklye Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MKE Posts: 13,629	Re: Abit under fire Oh yeah, I heard about this...even still, if I have to get a new mobo, I think I'll still get the NF7-S rev. 2.

01-21-05, 02:36 PM	#5
jbirney Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,430	Re: Abit under fire Yea thats a bumber. For the last few times I had to get a new mobo, I have gotten Abit N-froce Mobos. And have had 0 problems with them.....

01-21-05, 04:25 PM	#6
\|JuiceZ\| Registered User Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 3,285	Re: Abit under fire The Abit NF7s 2.0 was and still is the best mb I've ever owned. __________________ primary MBP Core i5 2010 \| HR \| OCZ 120GB SSD gaming Core i5-2500K @ 4.1GHz w/ CM Hyper212+ \| MSI N560GTX-Ti TF II/OC \| MSI P67A-GD55 \| Silverstone FT02 \| X360 250GB \| Kinect htpc IONITX-A-U \| 2GB \| M350 \| XBMC Linux \| SABnzbd, sickbeard, couchpotato \| NAS Synology DS411J \| 4TB hometheater KURO PDP-5020 \| HK AVR2600 \| Definitive BP2006TL(2) & CLR2300 \| Polk R50(2) \| Sony S470 \| HarmonyOne

01-21-05, 07:52 PM	#7
Viral Registered User of Women Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 2,523	Re: Abit under fire I thought that too, then both the PS2 ports died, the mic port never worked on the on in my second pc (the one that I actually wanted a mic on). Then there was installing my 6800GT, because of the large HS I couldn't have anything plugged into IDE1 while I had my card in. Then, my primary PC died, yep, was the motherboard. No more Abit for me. __________________ Q9550 w/ Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme \| 4GB Team Xtreme Dark 800MHz CL4 \| Gigabyte X48-DS5 ASUS Radeon 5870 \| 240GB OCZ Vertex 2 \| 1TB WD Green Power \| BenQ V2400W 24" LCD Corsair HX-1000w \| LG GGW-H20L 6x DL Blu-Ray Burner/HD-DVD Reader \| Coolermaster Cosmos S Acer TravelMate 4002WNLCi: Pentium M 725 @ 1.6GHz \| Mobility Radeon 9700/64MB \| 2GB DDR400 \| 15.4" WXGA

01-21-05, 07:59 PM	#8
wshadow Mac Tech by day...PC:) Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Chino,Ca Posts: 366	Re: Abit under fire ABIT is a great overclocking board...HOWEVER...the Fans on them break, go out, pop off...at my work(pcclub with jakup), these are the stats: Myself: gigabyte ik1100, no probs tech1: msi 865neofi2sr, no probs tech2: Abit ic7-g northbridge fan popped off(broke) Sales1: Abit ic7-g Dead board Sales2: Abit ic7 northbridge fan broke off Sales3: Abit max3 mosfet fan went out so i would say DONT buy ABIT!!! altho their SATA RAID drivers are VERY good unlike gigabyte or MSI. __________________ p4 3.0 with 8ik1100, 1gig corsair 433 xms,6600 GT,enermax 460w, Silverstone lc03 black, logitech z-680, Samsung 910t, audigy 2,liteon external 8dvdrw,WD SATA 120gb, 36g raptor,DVD Xpress,nostromo n52,mx1000 . all powered by your mom!!! The only state Palestine is, is a state of Terrorism. United under GOD! If you arent under GOD, then dont call yourself American. Allah isnt GOD.

01-24-05, 08:31 AM	#9
Hyperspam Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 17	Re: Abit under fire That's ridicilous. I've have two Soltek and a MSI board with these faulty capacitors, but two Abit that doesn't have them. I doubt any manufacturer knew that all capacitors coming from this factory were defective... I mean, it's not exactly a common thing for defective components being sold on such a large scale. Isn't there a website that explains that these caps were due to a company stealing another company's incomplete formula? That company should be sued if anything. I don't expect any company to repair or replace every single motherboard... it would be a loss on a huge scale. I rather see them putting the money into developing new awesome boards. __________________ - Abit AN7 - Barton-M 2400+@2.4GHz/1.625V - 2x256mb TwinMOS BH5@2-2-2-5/2.9V - Gainward reference 6800GT@425/1150 (NV5) - Seasonic 400W -

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