i had a very bad experience with abit. i bought a it7 max last september and it's giving me A7 error code. so i did an RMA and they sent me a refurbished motherboard. i dont think this is making sense since i was not using my motherboard for more than a week and now i got a used motherboard for $150. well, since nothing can be done, i got to live with that. 2 weeks later, the rma'ed motherboard's IDE port was f*** up, so i did another RMA and gotten the 3rd RMA board. you know what, the 3rd rma board was not working at all. this made me very mad. i already did not mind them sending me reburfished motherboard but at least they test them and make sure the board is in working condition before sending them out to customers. OK, it seems like i need to do another RMA. when i summited the 4th rma form, they told me my record was not found and they need to charge me $35 bucks for the RMA. From that moment, my hope for abit has gone. i told myself this is my last purchase with abit. afterall, abit is not the best motherboard manufacturer out there and i just ordered an ASUS p4p800 deluxe.