I had only one major concern about the boards layout. Abits vp6 via apollo pro 3a dualcpu motherboard worth the. I have a beautiful twin 800mhz pentium iii vp6 system. Abit utilizes their own modified bios, dubbed soft menu iii. Having given up waiting i wrote the 2 vp6 boards off after sending them to abit for repair for the second time so i sold the 4 x 1g s370 cpus.
Weve managed to get a hold of an engineering sample of awd9max and push the board to its limits as one should. Here some final pics i made of the gp104410a1 built in my 24 core monster system. Best dual pentium iii motherboard anandtech forums. Abit is7v2 motherboard atx socket 478 i848p overview and full product specs on cnet. Intel has for the last 12 months released two different setups of motherboard circuits for. Setting up abit vp6 motherboard, cpu problems, computer. There is enough to keep you busy for weeks figuring out what each switch does. I got a lian li 011 dynamic to replace my beloved late1990s era tower case. This can come in the form of a large software bundle, low price or. The details of how the abit ab9 pro motherboard test system was configured for benchmarking, including the specific hardware, software drivers, operating system and benchmark versions are indicated below.
Overclocking has been the key to abit s success, going back to the introduction of softmenu seemingly eons ago. Anyone familiar with what settings should be tweaked on this. One way to describe what the abit eq software isdoes, is to compare it to the very popular motherboard monitor program amongst many similar 3rd party programs available. As with all recent abit boards, the vp6 comes stacked with the. By marco bigwop chiappetta february 22, 2001 being afflicted with page 2. Abit s oc guru is rather strong overclocking utility, and youll find the majority of the overclocking options here.
Abits vp6 via apollo pro 3a dualcpu motherboard hothardware. In the second column are the general specs for the reference platforms this intel p965 express based system is to be compared against. You get a detailed manual, driver cds, ide cables, a floppy cable. Abit eqs function is to display various motherboard readings, temperatures, voltages, fans speeds, with the ability to manually manipulate whats actually shown onscreen. I was going to try triple 120mm noctua intake fans on the side intake, with no exhaust fans. They were officially closed on the 31 march 2009, but hadnt made anything since late 2007.
Socket 775 88 pages motherboard abit ip35v user manual 80 pages motherboard abit is7v user manual. I am worried that windows 2000 and xp are not supported anymore and i need to find a newer os that will utilise the processors original mmx. Universal abit motherboard, digital speakers, idome, airpace, multimedia. The two were a little too close for comfort, and i was a little worried that, were my card not securely fastened, they might come into contact and cause a short. Ive looked on the abit forums for a guide to overclocking with the ip35e but no luck. I think the overclocking options of the vp6 will keep all but the most jaded overclocker very, very happy. Page 8 overclocking abit at7 page 9 conclusion introduction. Abit vp6 universal abit motherboard, digital speakers, idome. Once i got the board, my first concern was choosing the right cpus for it. Socket 478 system board 80 pages motherboard abit ax78 user manual. Finally 3 months later with no for warning a dhl driver dropped off two brand spanking new vp6 boards, in their shiny new boxes with all the manuals cables usb connectors etc etc. The vp6 has no integrated vga, and no onboard sound. Abit looked back at its roots and then chose to develop the aw9d series for true overclocking enthusiasts.
Hello stephanie, the intel software network forums are primarily for topics related to software development. That trend continues today with all their products, including the vp6. Abit vp6 value dual socket370 motherboard roundup august. Overclocking has been the key to abits success, going back to the introduction of softmenu seemingly eons ago. Overclocking and bios settings the vp6 was the first via 694x board from abit to feature their softmenu iii with its 1mhzincrement front side bus babystepping feature. Here a closeup of the evga gtx 1080 ftw2 icx its self and i have to admit this gpu is so much faster than the gf100375a3 i used before it haha omg. Abit vp6, socket 370, intel motherboard for sale online ebay. Soft menu iii has been a huge hit among enthusiasts, so. Just look at all these memory timing options whooho. Extreme overclocking is a trusted source for overclockers on how to overclock all your pc parts.
Currently i have 1gb memory i am planning to upgrade to 2gb. The vp6 is a retail dual socket 370 motherboard built by abit. This combined with its overclocking capabilities made it a popular option. I contacted humphrey at pcnut to see what they had in stock, and he told me they have some really sweet p3700 cc0s in stock that overclock real well at low voltages. Abits oc guru is rather strong overclocking utility, and youll find the majority of the overclocking options here.
Abits vp6 via apollo pro 3a dualcpu motherboard worth the trouble. The abit fatal1ty an9 32x is a tweakers motherboard for sure. Abit vp6 motherboard bios 6a6lja1g free instant access to bios tips. Within minutes, you can be digging through your memory settings, overclocking the front. There are tons of these coming up all the time in the. Introduced in 1999, the abit bp6 was the first motherboard to allow the use of two unmodified intel celeron processors in dual symmetric multiprocessing smp configuration. Abits vp6 via apollo pro 3a dualcpu motherboard page. Download abit vp6 motherboard bios 6a6lja1g wims bios. Alot of people in the ocau irc channel and other places enquire about smp particularrly abit vp6 and alot of misconceptions about it eg intended use is gaming and simple web browsing in my previous post what i meant by fully utilise is use apps and.