Abit AB9 Pro Review @ Neoseeker
Neoseeker reviews the Abit AB9 Pro which is another Socket 775 motherboard supporting Intel Core 2 Duo and Pentium D processors. Neoseeker writes in the conclusion:
The Core 2 Duo’s overclock AMAZINGLY well on a good motherboard, and the Abit AB9 Pro is definitely a good motherboard.
The SATA performance is outstanding, and it performs almost identically - sometimes a hair better, sometimes a hair worse - as our Asus P5B Deluxe WiFi, which was our reigning P965 champion. The AB9 Pro tied it, which is an excellent result.
There are many things to like about the board - the overabundance of SATA ports, POST LED, great overclocking features in the BIOS, plenty of USB2 ports, firewire, optical audio input and output, clean layout and more - but what really wins enthusiasts hearts and minds is excellent peformance, and the AB9 Pro delivers.
Sure there are a few things that could be improved on - like trading one of the PCIe 1x slots for a PCIe 4x slot - even if it meant losing two SATA ports to get the PCIe lanes back. It also would not hurt to have micro switches on the board for power and reset; but frankly, I feel like I’m picking nits. I really liked the board, and I would not hesitate to recommend it or build myself a system based on it.
Read the full review of the Abit AB9 Pro motherboard here.