Motherboard Abit TH7II Raid Intel P4, 478 pin CPUs, Intel 850 Chipset, NEW

2 Available!!! Price is for 1 only. Abit TH7II(2) Motherboard Intel P4 478 Pin CPUs Intel 850 Chipset INTEL'S 850 CHIPSET is about as popular with the PC enthusiast crowd as NSync's latest CD is with heavy metal fans. Enthusiasts demand great performance at low prices, and while the 850/Pentium 4 platform has posted some impressive scores in some tests, it's not exactly been the price/performance leader. Fortunately, the introduction of DDR chipsets from VIA, SiS, and Intel has enabled the Pentium 4 to achieve reasonable performance without resorting to RDRAM. However, Intel still maintains that RDRAM is the best choice for absolute performance. Abit, always a favorite of the enthusiast community, has chosen to tackle Intel's 850 chipset with its TH7II-RAID motherboard. In typical Abit style, the TH7II-RAID is packed with features that would make any PC freak drool. Can the TH7II-RAID tempt us into an unlicensed liaison with RDRAM? Read on to find out. The specs Abit has packed the TH7II-RAID to the gills. Check it out: Abit brings just about everything to the table with the TH7II-RAID. They've included all the usual features, plus a few extras we're not used to seeing; I'll get to those a little later on. The layout The TH7II-RAID is loaded with hardware, and fitting it all onto a reasonably sized board no doubt took some skill. Check out the TH7II-RAID's packed layout below. The TH7II-RAID: A still-life portrait Even a quick glance reveals something a little unusual in the bottom left corner of the board. Abit has a couple of extra goodies down there that I'll explain in a minute. Let's take a closer look at some of the more important physical locations on the board. Things can get a little tight around the IDE ports The area around the IDE ports and RIMM slots can get very crowded, especially with all the IDE ports in use. In smaller cases, things could get really ugly. Fortunately, having all the IDE ports at the top of the board allows cables to...