ABIT has launched its new motherboard series based on Intel’s new P35 chipset. The new series contains three models; IP35-E, IP35 and IP35 Pro. The first is the budget version and has four SATA ports, not RAID or FireWire, while IP35 has 6 SATA ports and both RAID and FireWire. IP35 is also cooled by ABIT’s patented Silent OTES 2 technology. ABIT IP35 Pro is in turn the top model of the series and offers a bit more than the others. On top of all dual Gb Ethernet circuits, an external CCMOS switch, quick buttons for power/reset, optic S/PDIF in and two eSATA connectors. Last, but absolutely not least we have the µGuru circuit, which clearly shows which board that is for the enthusiast.
All cards have 8 channel HD sound, support for Intel’s coming processors with 1333MHz bus, up to 8GB RAM, CrossFire (16+4) and solid-state capacitors.
If things go as planned we will have a sample in our test lab very soon and can offer some more juicy pictures and figures.