Conclusion
Overall the Fatal1ty AN9 is a OK motherboard. There is no denying that Uabit has tried to mash in as many options as possible into this motherboard for the purest overclocking experience you can get. With that being said, however, I'm a bit reluctant to recommend a motherboard that not only isn't the best platform, but has seen limited support from the manufacturer itself. The last time a BIOS update was posted was last year, and since then users have had to rely on beta BIOS updates so that any problem they might be encountering would get corrected. Of course if anything goes wrong you are hosed since beta BIOSes aren't supported - so shame on Uabit for playing this game. Early on as I tested the motherboard I couldn't get it to work with my RAM at all. I ended up replacing one brand of RAM sticks for another and testing Uabit customer support by asking if they provided a BIOS update via flash drive. They didn't even know how to do this, just as they didn't figure out how to design a proper motherboard with a half-way decent layout. It may seem like I am pummeling on the motherboard at the last minute, but if I'm in the position to purchase a motherboard even as a die-hard overclocking fanatic, I'd have to seriously weight my options on whether or not the inherent board layout peculiarities would be a detriment.

Pros

+ Great overclocking potential and stability
+ µGuru software is easy to use and makes overclocking a breeze
+ Perfect for flashy system builders, LED system will impress.
+ No garbage legacy connections included.
+ Included accessories such as SLI cooling fan and extra long secure cables.
+ Quiet with rear fans deactivated

Cons
- OTES GT chipset cooling erratically designed
- Lack of built-in USB and Firewire ports on rear I/O panel
- Customer support is lacking, no current updates
- Motherboard layout choices are poor
- Noisy rear fans: just because they are small they doesn't mean they have to be loud
- AudioMAX sound card claims EAX but can't actually do it
- Inability to work correctly with 3rd party system monitoring programs such as SpeedFan
- Sensitive RAM issues caused stability issues; where is the RAM compatibility list?

Rating
7.0 out of 10

Although Universal abit has much experience in designing and creating motherboards that have a broad appeal to overclocking hungry gamers, they seem to have made a rookie mistake with the Fatal1ty AN9 motherboard. From the just plain dumb layout to the sporadic issues and lack of customer support, I'd have to say that you must really, really want to overclock hard because there isn't any other reason to want to purchase this motherboard. You'll be toying for weeks with the options settings but you have to realize what you're getting yourself into when purchasing this motherboard, otherwise it may come back to bite you.