OC3D Review: abit IN9 32x Max Intel Socket 775 Motherboard

[FarFarAway]

I'm inclined to believe that if the NB was cooled on the ABIT board like it is on the EVGA board it should do much better than 440FSB. I can't see ABIT putting out the smashing AW9D-MAX and then fall on their faces with the IN9 32X-MAX.

The fact is though that the cooler gets very very hot

 

[NickS]

Passive chipset heatsink + extremely hot running chipset = ?

 

[JN]

I find all this passive heatpipe nonsense very annoying personally. It wouldn't surprise me if it's cheaper than adding a fan, and that's the reason so many manufacturers are taking it onboard.

They build a board for enthusiasts, but the first thing enthusiasts do is rip off the nb cooling and replace it with something else (something that isn't aluminium sprayed in a copper colour).

 

[FarFarAway]

If only they would implement a decent 3rd party solution or even get a decent solution in-house

 

[JN]

If only they would implement a decent 3rd party solution or even get a decent solution in-house

Yep, something made out of copper with a fan on top. Not too much to ask really when you're paying over £200 for a motherboard.