Digital Daily takes a look at the Abit AA8 motherboard

With the release of i925X and i915P chipsets, Intel has been offering users a lot of new technologies. First off, this is support for the DDR2 memory which offers higher memory bandwidth than DDR. For instance, while DDR 1 memory bandwidth in the dual-channel mode is 6.4 GB/s (at 200 MHz or DDR400), the bandwidth for DDR2 in the dual-channel mode is already 8.5 GB/s (at 133 MHz or DDR2-533). While this level of bandwidth is not yet in demand, after transition to the 266MHz bus speed (1066 MHz QPB), it will be a must. The thing is, only elite overclocker DDR 1 modules are able running at 266 MHz (DDR533), and use of DDR2 modules will become an industry standard.

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