SUMMARY: Many folks are not aware that component manufacturers are broken down into groups. These groups, called "Tiers", are a means to tell us how high a company ranks on the food chain. The upper levels will be those generating the most revenue and generally having a larger market share, but that doesn't always mean they have the best product. Come join Cameron "Sov" Johnson as he begins a journey of comparison. He'll start off with a pair of Tier 1 motherboard manufacturers in a head to head contest. Later articles will compare Tier 2 and Tier 3 companies so we can see the entire spectrum of the playing field. So sit back and enjoy as we begin this quest with Abit vs Gigabyte. We shall see firsthand who has what it takes to be considered the best of the best!
Bus Frequency 100/133/200MHz Internal 400/533/800MHz External Netburst Micro Architecture
Expansion Slots 1 AGP 4x, 8x 5 PCI
Expansion Ports 1 PS2 Keyboard Port 1 PS2 Mouse Port 8 USB 2.0 Ports (4 rear accessible, 4 via expansion bracket) 2 Firewire Ports (via expansion bracket) 2 Serial Ports 1 Parallel Port 3 Stereo Audio Ports 1 Game Port (via expansion bracket)
Special Features BIOS overclocking control of FSB, voltages Onboard Intel Gigabit Networking Texas Instruments Firewire Silicone Image SATA RAID ITE IDE RAID Dual Power System rev 2.0
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