R.I.P Abit

Ben643 · 18 Dec 2008 at 13:50

Damn, companies are dropping like flies at the minute

finite · 19 Dec 2008 at 14:23

They really went down in my estimation with the IC7-G expensive tat, but my BE6 II @133 FSB running 24/7 is about to out live the brand.

nightmare99 · 19 Dec 2008 at 14:29

they say not, that they will support existing mobos for warranty period but I wouldn't expect too much tbh.

Yeah they will probably fix broken boards but I wouldn't expect too much in the way of BIOS updates.

willthepirate · 19 Dec 2008 at 14:44

i had a kv7 back in the day, cracking bit of kit, still working a treat

[TW]Fox · 19 Dec 2008 at 15:46

This is really sad news. With the exception of a breif and regretful foray to Gigabyte with the DS3 and my Socket 939 DFI Lanparty, every single board I've bought since becoming interested in performance hardware has been an Abit. You name it, I've had it - KT7, KT7A, KX7-333, NF7-S, and now two IP35 Pro's. I've never experienced anything but rock solid performance and stability with them which is why they were always my choice

p4radox · 19 Dec 2008 at 15:53

Quite sad really, they've done well out of the enthusiast market.

I've got a second hand IP-35 Pro XE on the way now, which will be my first and last Abit board.

barkey52 · 19 Dec 2008 at 15:55

another sad Abit fan here as well

I NF7-S V2.0 I salute you

VaderDSL · 19 Dec 2008 at 16:00

[TW]Fox;13121119 said:
This is really sad news. With the exception of a breif and regretful foray to Gigabyte with the DS3 and my Socket 939 DFI Lanparty, every single board I've bought since becoming interested in performance hardware has been an Abit. You name it, I've had it - KT7, KT7A, KX7-333, NF7-S, and now two IP35 Pro's. I've never experienced anything but rock solid performance and stability with them which is why they were always my choice

I'm the same [TW]Fox, I think I've had mobos from the original KT7, KX7, NF7 same as yourself, I once strayed from the flock and bought an Epox 8RDA+ iirc and hated that motherboard, after that I came back to the flock with an NF7 and eventually an IP35 Pro.

Sad news indeed.

BUFF · 19 Dec 2008 at 19:08

I've had Asus, DFI, Gigabyte, MSI etc. but I always came back to abit & they never let me down.

A sad end.

gamesaregood · 19 Dec 2008 at 20:29

Well thats really Sad

I loved my Abit AN7

Sad times

Kennysevenfold · 19 Dec 2008 at 20:41

Sad, Sad news.

the end of an era almost.!

Quixote · 20 Dec 2008 at 02:07

Real Pity, I'll be buying a new AM2+ board soon and would have liked an ABit.

BloodyL · 20 Dec 2008 at 04:31

You hear that Mr Anderson, it is the sound of inevitability.....

Damned shame, I've got two Abit NF7-S v2's waiting to be whipped into life again (just need some RAM), an AW9D-MAX and an AB9 in use right now.

Peve · 20 Dec 2008 at 13:13

Bad times. I really liked Abit motherboards.

Looks like my IP35-Pro will stop getting BIOS updates as well.

Mirage · 20 Dec 2008 at 14:23

I've always been a fan of Abit I must admit. Infact my NF7-S is still going strong in my media PC!

nft_99 · 20 Dec 2008 at 14:34

Had a few abit boards in my pc building history, it's sad news

blackninja · 20 Dec 2008 at 15:21

The only non Abit board I had for my main rig was a DFI Lanparty for my Opty 165 ... that's going back to my Celeron 300A days and I've had a few since

Frends have got the NF7 and IP35 Pro based on my experiences ... so reputationally who do I go with next time round I wonder?

w311zy · 20 Dec 2008 at 15:47

i like the P45 comment

Nanoman · 20 Dec 2008 at 18:04

Ahh man this is such a shame! Always been a big fan of Abit, there boards have always been high quality and extremely stable with me. First independant motherboard I got was a KT7A, then moved on to an AT7 Max, then Max II, then NF7-S. Currently have an IP35-Pro.

The NF7-S 2.0 was the best motherboard Ive ever owned.

Nelly · 20 Dec 2008 at 18:04

Pity USI didn't put Abit & all it's patent's up for sale & another non-rival company bought it like IBM or some company who can drive Abit forward, USI didn't do enough to improve Abit.

DFI for example I doubt they could keep going but if it wasn't for their Oem side of the business, I read they do a lot of deals for Casino component builds as example.

I for one will miss Abit, their UK RMA process was excellent usually taking 3 working days.

Abit Motherboards I've owned.

(2002) Abit KR7A-RAID - Skt A
(2003) Abit NF7-S - Skt A
(2004) Abit AV8-3rd Eye - S939
(2006) Abit AW9D-MAX - S775
(2007) Abit IN9 32X-MAX Wi-Fi - S775
(2007) Abit AB9 Quad GT - S775
(2007) Abit IP35 Pro - S775
(2008) Abit IP45-MAX - S775 (I WISH)

Motherboards that were under development.