Abit Fatal1ty FP-IN9 SLI on NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI
Performance
When determining the starting FSB speed, it turned out that the board overstated it by 0.7 MHz.
While running the tests, we compared abit Fatal1ty FP-IN9 SLI versus ASUS Striker Extreme (nForce 680i SLI), ASUS P5N-E SLI (nForce 650i SLI), as well as ASUS Commando (P965).
In our test setup, we used the following hardware:
Let's first take a look at the results of synthetic benchmarks.
Now on to the gaming benchmarks (i.e. real-world applications).
Kb/s, the more - the better
Final Words
To start with, we had nothing to complain about the technical part of the board. The only thing where we can find fault is the difficulties in overclocking. However, the practical results are decent enough, and after a minor polishing of the BIOS the abit Fatal1ty FP-IN9 SLI is quite capable to overcome the FSB = 500 MHz bar. This frequency is the limit for most motherboards based on NVIDIA chipsets tested by us.
The expansion options of this motherboard are standard: there is even no Firewire controller (although it is provided by the PCB design). Therefore, for thrifty users the motherboard abit Fatal1ty FP-IN9 SLI is one of the buying options. But the combination of words "economy" and "use of high-end video cards in SLI" sounds really strange. Unless the user is planning to enable SLI, motherboards built on the Intel P35 chipset look much more attractive.
However, the retail price of the board is still unknown, so it is quite possible that at the "price/performance" ratio abit Fatal1ty FP-IN9 SLI will beat competitors based on P35. We will find that out in a couple of months (late in 2007) in our comparative roundup review of motherboards for Intel processors.
Conclusion
Pros:
- excellent stability and performance;
- support for SLI (two PCI Express x16 slots);
- support for SerialATA (4 SATA II lines; RAID);
- support for Parallel ATA ( 2 lines - nForce 650);
- Gigabit LAN controller;
- support for USB2.0 (8 ports) and 8-channel audio.
Cons:
The board's specific features:
- powerful but coarse overclocking tools; high enough results (FSB = 480 MHz);
- Power and Reset buttons;
- the price is still unknown.
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