**Official ABIT IP-35 Pro Review/Overclock/Guide Thread**

[Ace-a-Rue]

D9GMH....still, not a bad OC for PC5300.

Was thinking about kicking up to 4GB...will the Pro handle 4x1 of the Team, or should I look at a higher bandwidth 2x2 stick like
Dominator TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145197

once you go to 4 gigs, you will be lucky to even do PL=6...4 sticks will be the harshest scenario; next comes 2 x 2gb memory scenario...your easiest overclocking memory scenario is 2 x 1gb single sided sticks.

[quickcanuck]

My P35Pro died yesterday - first a Windows freeze, and when I powered down the board wouldn't power back up.

Pulled everything off the board, but the red LED that indicates power is on is flashing on and off and there's no LCD readout. Tried another PS but same flashing LED.

I suspect that the power regulator is gone, and the flashing LED is just the PS overcurrent protection going on and off.

Anyone seen anything like this - before the RMA goes in?

Well, tried to RMA this thing on a cross-ship but ABit sat on my request for 4 days before finally telling me "we don't have any"!

I need my system for my business, can't wait any longer - what can I buy that is similar to the P35 Pro that will work with my Intel CHR9 raid as is? (Can't get a new P35 Pro anywhere in Canada...)

[18 is # 1]

Well, tried to RMA this thing on a cross-ship but ABit sat on my request for 4 days before finally telling me "we don't have any"!

I need my system for my business, can't wait any longer - what can I buy that is similar to the P35 Pro that will work with my Intel CHR9 raid as is? (Can't get a new P35 Pro anywhere in Canada...)

How about IP35 Pro XE? I don't think there is much difference other than "official" 1600 FSB support. Although I'm not positive....
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813127050

[Dephcon]

Is anyone using the IP35 PRO in an inverted case? I've got a Lian-Li A05B and I'd like to preform the bolt mod finally (been lazy).

Everyone saying that you should add a fan to the NB and PWM but in my case, the SB is at the top of the heat pipe, and its not exactly a beefy heatsink.

Has anyone done this and had success?

[Cpl Ledanek]

@Dephcon....I'm a complete n00b, lets get that out of the way...follow this, aBit thread...majority of the peps here helped me...was very patient with me...so I'm sure, they would gladly help you too.

I know little of the difference, hence the posting of screenshots...so if they tell me "up this" or "lower this" I do and post screenshots. Then they tell what to do next...so far no one told me to jump off a bridge

There's pics there too..

Goodluck...

[hokiealumnus]

Is anyone using the IP35 PRO in an inverted case? I've got a Lian-Li A05B and I'd like to preform the bolt mod finally (been lazy).

Everyone saying that you should add a fan to the NB and PWM but in my case, the SB is at the top of the heat pipe, and its not exactly a beefy heatsink.

Has anyone done this and had success?

I've seen a couple posted that use inverted cases. They didn't report any problems, but they weren't from XS either. Unless you're really heating it up (i.e. Folding@Home with an overclocked Q6600 or similar) I wouldn't imagine it would be a problem.

[hokiealumnus]

@Dephcon....I'm a complete n00b, lets get that out of the way...follow this, aBit thread...majority of the peps here helped me...was very patient with me...so I'm sure, they would gladly help you too.

I know little of the difference, hence the posting of screenshots...so if they tell me "up this" or "lower this" I do and post screenshots. Then they tell what to do next...so far no one told me to jump off a bridge

There's pics there too..

Goodluck...

Jump off a bridge Cpl!

[Cpl Ledanek]

Jump off a bridge Cpl!

hey man how you been? thanks again if I haven't thank you enough over at aBit
Did you ever see the final product? Over here at Petra's Forum

[18 is # 1]

Jump off a bridge Cpl!

Would that be the NB or SB?

[Cpl Ledanek]

Would that be the NB or SB?

hey 18 is #1, I see your still plugging away..

[18 is # 1]

hey 18 is #1, I see your still plugging away..

Yep....and still searching for the elusive stable 4 GHz.

[hokiealumnus]

hey man how you been? thanks again if I haven't thank you enough over at aBit
Did you ever see the final product? Over here at Petra's Forum

Hi there, you certainly did and you're very welcome. Doing well thanks, hope you are. Very nice job on the system, looks great! Thank you for proving my point with your photos as well...Dephcon, click his link; there's an up-side-down IP35 Pro in action for you.

[18 is # 1]

I feel like such a slacker with my Antec 900...

[Zehnsucht]

I've just ordered an abit ip35 pro and have the following question (I'm sorry if it's already been answered in one of these 270 pages) :

I used to have a Gigabyte board, and when the computer failed five times to boot due to wrong overclock settings, the bios would change back automatically to last known working configuration. Is there a similar function on this board as well?

[hokiealumnus]

I've just ordered an abit ip35 pro and have the following question (I'm sorry if it's already been answered in one of these 270 pages) :

I used to have a Gigabyte board, and when the computer failed five times to boot due to wrong overclock settings, the bios would change back automatically to last known working configuration. Is there a similar function on this board as well?

I'm not sure, but I don't think so. What it does have is the ability to save BIOS profiles and an external CMOS switch for easy clearing.

[loonym]

I think that's somehow a function of gigabyte's dual bios.

[Ace-a-Rue]

I've just ordered an abit ip35 pro and have the following question (I'm sorry if it's already been answered in one of these 270 pages) :

I used to have a Gigabyte board, and when the computer failed five times to boot due to wrong overclock settings, the bios would change back automatically to last known working configuration. Is there a similar function on this board as well?

the bios will reset itself to previous known settings that worked by pushing the power button to power down and wait a few seconds before powering back up.

if for some reason that fails to make it post, you can use the clear cmos switch that is located on the back of the I/O panel, just below the P/S 2 ports....in this case, you can use the F7 key to load previous saved CMOS settings.

[Ace-a-Rue]

abit is killing themselves by not getting their IP45 board out.

[aztec]

They could skip the IP45 and just get the X58 chipset out. I'd be happy.

[Ace-a-Rue]

problem with that, their customer base erodes...they dig themselves deeper in to an economic hole.

[aztec]

Well we wouldn't want that, Ace. But what do you mean, skipping say the IP45 or 48 gen would put off a lot of sales? Why wouldn't they sell as many or more of a supposedly faster chipset like the X58?

[Ace-a-Rue]

i, for one, would look to another manufacturer to get my boards...i like abit, but, if they can not put their boards out in a timely fashion, i'm going to move on without them....board makers are sought of like car makers...they all roll out their newest vehicles in september, it they waited until january, february to get them out, they would be behind the sales curve.

[Glow9]

i, for one, would look to another manufacturer to get my boards...i like abit, but, if they can not put their boards out in a timely fashion, i'm going to move on without them....board makers are sought of like car makers...they all roll out their newest vehicles in september, it they waited until january, february to get them out, they would be behind the sales curve.

lol clearly you were never a fan of DFI then

[Cpl Ledanek]

do a quality job, release when actually finished vs do a quantity of jobs and half-finished...

I'm happy with my first aBIT IP35 PRO, from a ex-loyal ASUS owner.

[aztec]

i, for one, would look to another manufacturer to get my boards...i like abit, but, if they can not put their boards out in a timely fashion, i'm going to move on without them....board makers are sought of like car makers...they all roll out their newest vehicles in september, it they waited until january, february to get them out, they would be behind the sales curve.

I agree. I've never been married to one board brand either - whichever brand/model suits my needs at the time gets the sale. For various builds I've used abit, EPoX, ASRock, DFI, ASUS, even...*gasp!*...ECS.

But you didn't address my original question about abit and 45/48 vs. X58.