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"As with the Maximus, I had high hopes for this board, In fact,
I wanted this board to be awesome, but unfortunately, it is far from it.
Had this board come with a working BIOS, or at least had a working BIOS waiting on the FTP, then things might have been a little different, a little more positive perhaps, but for a week, there was no updated BIOS and the board was unusable due to the freezing issue.
When the updated BIOS arrived, I had already had enough of my board, and RMAd it, but Supershanks gave the new beta BIOS a run, and in his words was "seriously underwhelmed". The
BIOS freezing problems were still there, and so were the
Vcore problems, where the CPU required ridiculous amounts of voltage for any given overclock.
Another major concern was the heat generated by the
digital PWMs. I saw these hit 112c (three of them, and two of them were 110c), and I was only using 1.5v Vcore,
and they had a 92mm fan strategically placed behind the board, as the system wasn't in a case. Had the system been in a case, the PWM temps would have been even higher, and I dread to think what would have happened.
With a modest overclock, the PWMs were averaging 85c, and in my opinion, this isn't good.
The manual states that there should be some PWM-heatsink-fan-retention-clips included. Unfortunately, I didn't get any of these, and neither did anyone else that I have spoken to. We also asked about getting some, and Abit UK haven't got back to us yet. Full thread, complete with comedy excuses here.
While we are talking about the comedy excuses, let's just have one last look at the bundle of accessories, or lack thereof. If you have read the thread that I have linked to in the last paragraph, you will have seen the comments about the missing PCI USB bracket. How many people would buy a flagship motherboard for over £150 if there were parts missing? Or, how many people would buy a motherboard if you knew that the manufacturer purposely didn't include some of the accessories because "They wouldn't fit in the box"? That comment just about sums up this motherboard. It is a rushed out, badly thought through, poorly executed package that won't do Abit any favours whatsoever.
Even with the new beta BIOS, I still haven't seen any stable overclocks with a quad <400FSB with any Vcore approaching sane levels. The only people that I have seen, claiming the board is stable are people with dual core CPUs, and even then, looking at the Vcore they were using for the overclock they had, wasn't really anything to be pleased about.
As a reviewer, I am struggling to find a single plus point for the Abit IX38 QuadGT. Initially, I was impressed by the build quality, but that has been overshadowed by the other major problems.
As a consumer (yes, I bought this board), I feel a bit cheated and short changed. I also feel that
this board should never have been released to market in the state that it is in.
Will things get better as the BIOS matures? Undoubtedly, yes, although the PWM heat is a major issue, especially if you like to run a quiet/silent PC."
Performance ***
Features ***
Accessories *
Stability *
Reliability *
Build Quality *****
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http://www.clunk.org.uk/forums/reviews/815-abit-ix38-quadgt-living-review.html