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Old August 28, 2008, 06:49 PM
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Default Abit exits mainboard market - confirmed
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''HEXUS.channel can exclusively confirm that Taiwanese technology company abit, which is associated primarily with high-end and gaming mainboards, will stop producing all mainboards at the end of 2008.''


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Old August 28, 2008, 07:01 PM
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Well, then my AS8-3rd Eye may be worth just a little more than it did yesterday...
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Old August 28, 2008, 07:11 PM
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there were good in the 90s then came back for a short stint recently but it'll be sad to see a good company go.
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Old August 28, 2008, 07:27 PM
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Wow, I never would have expect this but then again Abit has been lacking in the motherboard department lately.
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Old August 28, 2008, 07:41 PM
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do they do anything else other than mobo's?
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Old August 28, 2008, 07:57 PM
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do they do anything else other than mobo's?
Yes, just check out their website: http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/index.php
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I certainly don't associate Abit with high end and gaming boards...

I owned a IP-35 Pro for about 6 months and it wasn't half bad. Nothing compared to the Maximus Formula I'm using now but it was about half of the price. Kind of suprising since I heard pretty good things about their last few boards.
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Well the IP35-Pro was a hit.
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IP35-Pro was one of the best overclockers in its class and I absolutely proved that with my e8400 and I'd keep it but its time to upgrade :D
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Yes, just check out their website: http://www.asus.com/index.aspx
Dude, you linked to the Asus website.

I think you meant Universal abit USA - Home
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