..:: Introduction ::..

Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen a few i875P motherboards come and go, all offering several unique features of their own. However, it wasn’t too long ago that i865PE motherboards began to hit the market with PAT, a hardware based feature that was supposed to be permanently disabled on the i865PE chipsets. Nearly all of the major manufacturers have developed i865PE solutions that feature their own form of memory performance enhancements, more commonly known as PAT. With recent rumors flying that Intel may be working on a new revision of the i865PE chipset that does indeed permanently disable the manufacturer’s capability to enable the PAT technology, now could be the time to upgrade. Today, we’ll be taking a look at one such i865PE motherboard offering performance enhancements, the Abit IS7-G and Abit’s Game Accelerator Technology.

..:: Abit IS7-G Specifications ::..

Processor

• Socket 478 for Intel® Pentium® 4 with HT Technology

Chipset

• Northbridge - Intel® 82865PE MCH
• Southbridge - Intel® 82801ER ICH5
• 3Com Marvell Gigabit Ethernet Controller
• Silicon Image Sil3112A chip
• Texas Instruments IEEE1394 Chip
• Realtek ALC650 Audio Codec

Memory

• Type: Cual Channel DDR 400/333 (PC3200/2700)
• 4x DIMM
• Max Capacity: Up to 4GB

Internal I/O Connector

• 1 x FDD
• 4 x Serial ATA
• 2 x IEEE 1394
• 2 x UDMA ATA 100/66 Bus Master IDE
• 8 ports USB 2.0 supports 480MB/s data transfer rate
• S/P DIF input/output
• 4 x cooling fan pin headers

Expansion Slots

• 1 x AGP 8x/4x AGP 2.0 Compliant
• 5 x PCI (PCI 2.3 Compliant)

Rear Panel

• PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse Connector
• 4 x USB 2.0 ports
• 2 x COM ports
• 2 x Digital Audio In / Out
• 1 x RJ45 LAN port
• 1 x IEEE1394a port
• Audio (Line-In / Line-Out / Mic / Center & Sub / Surround) Connector

Form Factor

• ATX (4 layers)
• 30.5cm x 24.4cm