Introduction
3DXtreme is pleased to present our latest review, the AOpen AK89 Max motherboard. The AK89 Max is based on the Nforce3 150 chipset, as many are aware this chipset is being retired to make way for the new NVIDIA Nforce3 250 chipset. AOpen has made some significant improvements to this board since its initial inception and we were intrigued to review this product before the Nforce3 250 boards arrived.

The packaging the AK89 Max arrived in was very similar to the packaging used for the AK86-L that we reviewed recently.

The AOpen AK89 Max included everything needed for a smooth installation. There is a quick start guide as well as a full manual. The accessory pack only included one SATA cable and SATA power connector. The AK89 Max also included the mounting hardware for the socket; however it doesn’t come already installed.

Specifications & Features
The AK89 Max features Realtek AC’97 onboard Audio, Realtek Gigabit Ethernet, Firewire 1394, Silicon Image Serial SATA (RAID 0,1, 0+1), 6 x USB 2.0 and AGP 8x.

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