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ABIT IS7 Desktop Motherboard - Intel Intel 82865PE MCH 82801ER ICH5R Chipset - Socket PGA-478 - 1 x...

1 x Processor Support - 4 GB - Floppy Controller, Serial ATA/150, Ultra ATA/100 ATA-6 - MPN: IS7 See Product Details

Product Details of ABIT IS7 Desktop Motherboard - Intel Intel 82865PE MCH 82801ER ICH5R Chipset - Socket PGA-478 - 1 x...

Description

The IS7 board uses the true Intel tested 865PE chipset for Hyper-Threading Pentium processors. Like the IC7 series it comes with, Dual DDR 400, AGP 8X, IEEE 1394a and SoftMenu Technology but only one set of SATA RAID connectors. Using the groundbreaking Hyper Threading Technology and gushing with extra capacity and peripherals support as well as first class onboard sound, this board makes for an easily deployed system in the home or office.

Quick Glance

Supported Processor: Pentium 4, Celeron

Interface Connection: Parallel Port Yes, Serial Port Yes, Audio Line In Yes, Audio Line Out Yes, Microphone Port Yes, S/PDIF Yes, Network (RJ-45) Yes

System Board Style: ATX

Processor Socket: Socket PGA-478

System Chipset: Intel 865PE

Memory Technology: DDR SDRAM

Summary

Product Title: ABIT IS7 Desktop Motherboard - Intel Intel 82865PE MCH 82801ER ICH5R Chipset - Socket PGA-478 - 1 x Retail Pack

Manufacturer: ABIT

Power Score: 4.3 | 8 Reviews

CPU + Northbridge Support

Supported Processor: Pentium 4, Celeron

Processor Socket: Socket PGA-478

System Chipset: Intel 865PE

Maximum Number of Processors: 1

Bus Speed: 400 MHz, 533 MHz, 800 MHz

Memory Support

Number of Memory Slots: 4

Max System Memory: 4 GB

Memory Technology: DDR SDRAM

Connectors

Interface Connection: Parallel Port Yes, Serial Port Yes, Audio Line In Yes, Audio Line Out Yes, Microphone Port Yes, S/PDIF Yes, Network (RJ-45) Yes

Number of IDE Headers: 2

Number of Serial ATA Headers / Ports: 2

Number of PCI Slots: 5

Additional Features

Controller Type: Floppy Controller, Serial ATA/150, Ultra ATA/100 (ATA-6)

Video Bus: AGP 8X

Network Interfaces Included: Ethernet (10 Mbps), Ethernet (10/100 Mbps) Yes, Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps)

Audio Codec: Realtek ALC650

Supported Audio Channels: 5.1 Channels

Physical Specifications

System Board Style: ATX

Warranty

Warranty Information: 3 Year Limited

More Info

URL: Manufacturer Link

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Reviews on ABIT IS7 Desktop Motherboard - Intel Intel 82865PE MCH 82801ER ICH5R Chipset - Socket PGA-478 - 1 x...

  • 5
  By member: Patrick_ - May 24, 2005

ABIT IS7 Desktop Motherboard - Intel Intel 82865PE...

Strengths: Very overclockable, tons of features, great BIOS options, awesome color, rock solid stable, a ton of USB ports, everything about it is spectacular.

Weakness: The IDE connectors on the motherboard are in an odd spot, the front audio headers are a bit far away, RAM slots are placed so you most likely have to remove your video card to add/remove RAM

I've had this board for about a year now and have not had a single problem. It's rock solid stable, it was rated fastest of all i865PE and i875P boards tested by [H]ardOCP and Anandtech, it allows you to use PAT, has some sweet speed increasing features, many overclocking options. I love how there are often BIOS updates (every month or so) to keep the board up to date with Intel microcode and...

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  • 4
  By member: h_xd - Oct 30, 2004

ABIT IS7 Desktop Motherboard - Intel Intel 82865PE...

Strengths: It's a solid fast board with plenty of functions, great overclock potential.

Weakness: Haven't found any so far.

I bought this Abit IS7 instead of Asus P4P800SE because Asus is notorious at cutting corners, like missing caps and MSFETs. The CPU power regulators of IS7 are also much bigger in size, and it's a four phase. With water cooling I'm running a P4 2.4C at 3.2GHz. I believe adding watercooling to NB and good air flow will push it further. My target is 300FSB. At less than $90 it's a great deal.

  • 5
  By member: Unclehero - Jul 8, 2004

ABIT IS7 Desktop Motherboard - Intel Intel 82865PE...

Strengths: EASY INSTALLATION, BIOS UPDATE IS THE EASIEST I'VE DONE. BOARD SEEMS TO BE VERY STABLE

Weakness: NOTHING THAT WOULD DISCOURAGE ANYONE FROM BUYING THIS BOARD.

THIS IS THE FIRST NON ASUS BOARD I HAVE INSTALLED. I LIKE HOW SIMPLE THE BIOS UPDATING IS FOR THIS BOARD. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS BOARD FOR ANYONE THAT DOES NOT NEED A HIGH END BOARD FOR GAMING.

  • 4
  By member: rhfactor - Jun 30, 2004

ABIT IS7 Desktop Motherboard - Intel Intel 82865PE...

Strengths: Competitive price. Good overclocking ability and performance options. Stable and no compatibility issues.

Weakness: Requires fast RAM to use all performance options. Northbridge heatsink/fan can be loud.

This motherboard is a solid choice if you are looking for a motherboard for your Intel Pentium 4. I am using a 3.0C "Northwood" processor in mine without issue. My RAM is not fast enough to overclock very much so I am just using the "GAT" or "Game Acceleration Technology" which is a hacked version of the "PAT" found in motherboards based on the Intel 875P chipset. I can get my RAM to work in...

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  • 4
  By member: mifl - May 29, 2004

ABIT IS7 Desktop Motherboard - Intel Intel 82865PE...

Strengths: great features for the money, sata, 8 usb 2.0, onboard 6 channel sound. oh yeah and dont forget 3 firewire connections, i dont know what that other guy was saying but this board has firewire.

Weakness: like others were saying it gets a little crowded, especially by the ide connectors, and the atx power cable. just make sure u buy round cables.

Great board for the money. It has alot, but u will need to plan out how u hook everthing up, its a lot unorganized as far as where connections are located. But easy enough to work with. For some reason the audio inputs were mixed up on my board and the rear and front speaker inputs were reversed, i just plugged them in backwards and now its fixed. But it was super easy to set up bios and there...

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  • 5
  By member: NycExpress - Nov 19, 2003

ABIT IS7 Desktop Motherboard - Intel Intel 82865PE...

Strengths: good, a lot of features

Weakness: none so far

user friendly, ease intallation and a lot of features.i build this motherboard for other client and i am using the asus before but the this motherboard is the worse motherboard i have. then i go with abit and it boot very fast. abit definately a good stuff. i will go with abit again

  • 4
  By member: joecwong - Mar 11, 2004

ABIT IS7 Desktop Motherboard - Intel Intel 82865PE...

Strengths: Features, Flexibility, Price

Weakness: Layout

Abit comes through again with another great, economical motherboard. This board can pretty much handle anything from 400MHz FSB to 800MHz FSB with every type of connector you can want. Bios settings are extremely easy and if wanted, hands off. Took less than 1 hour to go from box to a running/booted computer. Only flaw (and minor) is the layout is not the best. Unless you are using a full size...

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  • 5
  By member: ChronoTrigger - Jan 21, 2004

ABIT IS7 Desktop Motherboard - Intel Intel 82865PE...

Strengths: SoftMenu is great for overclocking, TONS of BIOS options, documentation a-plenty, and it even includes a SATA cable AND power converter!

Weakness: Doesn't offer firewire support, color coded panel connectors would be helpful, and rounded IDE cables would be nice.

What a great board for the money! SoftMenu allows you to overclock your FSB without overclocking your PCI/AGP. The automatic fan speed adjustment is neat, but you might get annoyed by the frequent beeping as your CPU goes in and out of the acceptable temperature range. The Windows based hardware monitor is helpful, but doesn't seem to recognize the fan speed changes (you can hear the difference,...

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