abit IT7 Max...shall I get one, pls help

[df1603]

need to RMA my P4S533 with P41.8A and samsung pc2700 that is eating my every win2k install when booting. I am just hopeless.
I was thinking about some Abit i.e. IT7 Max. It looks good on paper. Any experienced users out there that would like to share their opinions......

thanx, DF

[Darryl_D]

ummmm personally i would go with the bd7ii or the bg7 but that's just me... if you want me to explain you why TOO BAD:p no seriously i'll do it tommorow because it's 2 am in the morning here maybe i should get some sleep huh :eh?:

[mskreis]

I've had mine now for 2 weeks and love it. I've tried 2 different overclocks. It was stable at FSB 172 1:1 mem ratio. I'm currently running FSB 152 3:4 mem ratio.

[Darryl_D]

hey mskreis are you actually using all of the ide connectors??? :p

[mskreis]

Originally posted by Darryl_D
hey mskreis are you actually using all of the ide connectors??? :p

I'm using all of the ide connectors as I have a CDRW, DVD, LS-120, and a WD 40 GB HD.

I'm using 2 of the 4 RAID connectors for my 2 Maxtors, stripe 0.

[df1603]

hey,

you mean you have all ide devices on separate connectors?

and one question, can I have dual boot win99/win2k on two radi-0 WD 60G or shall I get 3rd HD?

DF

[Darryl_D]

that's a good question i never personally thought about it.... i guess you could!

[mskreis]

Originally posted by df1603
hey,

you mean you have all ide devices on separate connectors?

and one question, can I have dual boot win99/win2k on two radi-0 WD 60G or shall I get 3rd HD?

DF


No. I have 2 devices on each ide connector (there are only 2 ide connectors supported by the chipset). The other 4 connectors are supported via the HPT374 IDE Controller. I'm using 2 of these 4 connectors for my raid array.

You should be able to dual boot although I nave not done it. I currently boot windows XP Pro from my raid array.