abit Fatal1ty F-I90HD Motherboard Review :: Fatal1ty F-190HD Layout

The abit board is a micro-ATX board, meaning that there is limited space for expansion, and the layout will have some limitations due to the size. The area around the CPU cooler is clear, allowing for the normal Intel reference cooler to be used in cooling the CPU without problem.

4-pin power

Southbridge

Northbridge

The positioning of the 4-pin power connection is behind the CPU cooler on the top of the board. The cable can be snaked directly from the PSU to the 4-pin connection. The 24-pin ATX power connector is on the middle of the bottom of the board. As the board's FDD controller is on the other side of the board, the 24-pin positioning does not interfere with anything.

USB Header

Front Panel IO

The RX700 chipset supports up to 10 USB 2.0 ports. Four are on the rear panel IO and three headers are on the board bringing the maximum the board supports to 10. The Front Panel IO is all color coded, and labeled, meaning you don't have to worry about plugging in the Power button to the wrong jumper. abit is making a big deal about the Solid State Japanese capacitors on the board. If you ever have had a loose capacitor or were a victim of leaking capacitors, this board won't have that problem as they won't break or leak. I wish more manufacturers would include Solid State capacitors, but the cost is probably more than the standard ones.

Fan headers

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