Intel is set shortly to announce their first Quad Core CPUs, according to their roadmaps. abit has assured me that the AW9D-MAX will support the Kentsfield CPUs. The AW9D-Max is an interesting mix of a 975X motherboard performance-wise, plus the special features you would expect from abit. I can heartily recommend this board for the enthusiast, as it offers excellent performance and Crossfire support right out of the box. Feature-wise the change to the scoring system means that the board which would have scored 41 points, scores 37 points. The AW9D-MAX board I tested didn't seem to have a correctly working uGuru, meaning that any attempt to overclock the board resulted in a reset back to default settings. That was a little disappointing, but I'm sure the board is a fantastic overclocker due to abit's history.
