Taiwanese firm Abit today announced the release of it's brand new AW9D Max motherboard. The board is based on the flagship Intel 975X northbridge and hence, natively supports crossfire. This is, dare I say it, the best looking Core 2 Duo motherboard I've seen. The layout is well thought out, however the presence of only 1 PCI slot may be an issue to some.

Pricing is unknown as of yet, but keep visiting Maxit. We hope to be able to bring you a full review and head to head soon in our continued search for the perfect Core Duo 2 motherboard.