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

[OC4/3]

@All,I use IP35 Pro+E2160+500GB Cavier SE SATA(Boot) and Segate 7200.7 160GB SATA.It will post but it will stuck at the black screen before window and won't load os.Is there any known issue on this combo?No raid and using offical bios 17.

[Ace-a-Rue]

@All,I use IP35 Pro+E2160+500GB Cavier SE SATA(Boot) and Segate 7200.7 160GB SATA.It will post but it will stuck at the black screen before window and won't load os.Is there any known issue on this combo?No raid and using offical bios 17.

i've heard the seagate 7200.7 had problems with the Pro board and possibly other boards...what happens if you disconnect the 7200.7???

[Ad1tya]

Posting for a friend..

Hes running BIOS 17 on the IP35 Pro, and hes not able to boot with the E8600. It boots once or twice, erratically.

The error hes getting "8.7." which is CPU Voltage Error.

What should he do?

[Dredd]

Posting for a friend..

Hes running BIOS 17 on the IP35 Pro, and hes not able to boot with the E8600. It boots once or twice, erratically.

The error hes getting "8.7." which is CPU Voltage Error.

What should he do?

Did you try resetting the CMOS with the power disconnected for about 5min?

Then when you startup go to BIOS and set a voltage over what your CPU requires. For example, try setting it to 1.4v in bios and then set your memory voltages etc all to the correct level as required. Then turn off speed step and C1E in the BIOS as well. That will lock the voltage in for the CPU. See if it's stable. I'm not entirely confident in a board regulating the CPU voltage automatically.

[The Viper]

has anyone worked with the Rebels haven 17 Beta Bios? Can someone tell me what the PL levels actually do? Im having one heck of a time getting 4x1gb stable @DDR2 934 (4-4-4-12), I could use some advice on memory settings to change to help get this stable, Im running my CPU and RAM 1:1...mch=1.48, Vdimm=2.27

[Dredd]

Does the Ip35-Pro have an issue with the E8600? I've seen a couple reports of the chips not running with this board. I notice that Abit doesn't list them as compatible.

I was thinking of buying an E8600 and running it at an easy 4Ghz. Now I'm not so sure that it'll work properly. Should I get an E8500 instead?

[terrybogard]

I just had a question for the masses in here. I currently own a IP35-Pro myself, but with Abit leaving the game, which companies are some of you looking to jump ship to?

I'm thinking of DFI, but Biostar is coming out with some good things as well.

[scottk]

I went to an ASUS P5Q-Deluxe for my P45. Nice board. Still like my IP35 Pro a lot though.

[Ace-a-Rue]

I just had a question for the masses in here. I currently own a IP35-Pro myself, but with Abit leaving the game, which companies are some of you looking to jump ship to?

I'm thinking of DFI, but Biostar is coming out with some good things as well.

i heard a rumor and i stress rumor that DFI might be on shaky ground like Abit.

Biostar I45 board is a very good board for a Dual core....i wouldn't really recommend it for a power hungry Quad (Prime 95 power hungry).

[loonym]

I just had a question for the masses in here. I currently own a IP35-Pro myself, but with Abit leaving the game, which companies are some of you looking to jump ship to?

I'm thinking of DFI, but Biostar is coming out with some good things as well.

For hardcore boards DFI is always there but not for everyone. Biostar really surprises everyone occasionally with a true clocker. Gigabyte has a couple very worthy boards lately too.

[AstroCreep]

i heard a rumor and i stress rumor that DFI might be on shaky ground like Abit.

Biostar I45 board is a very good board for a Dual core....i wouldn't really recommend it for a power hungry Quad (Prime 95 power hungry).

That's a shame; I really like DFI's products.
I am still not too sure what happened between them and AngryGames (proprietor of the former 'DFI-Street' website). If it was a shady situation up and they screwed him over...that would make me stay away from DFI (simply on principal).
Do you have any info on what happened? I heard it was something about DFI not wanting him to post some sort of 'hack' on the site...

Have you messed around with the DFI I45 board at all? I was thinking of grabbing one and willing my IP35 Pro system to my sister (needs a new system).

[jagt]

move on!...the board is good but if you want to stay up with current tehnological advances then get a P45 board.

Except for the PCIe 2.0 support, are there any other obvious benefits of going from P35 to P45? I've been having all sorts of issues lately, so I'm considering getting a new board soon.

[Dredd]

I think my next board whenever I do a complete system overhaul will be Asus. Always had good luck with their products and good overclockers as well.

Anyone know if Abit will update the BIOS one more time for the E8600 to function correctly?

[Ace-a-Rue]

Except for the PCIe 2.0 support, are there any other obvious benefits of going from P35 to P45? I've been having all sorts of issues lately, so I'm considering getting a new board soon.

memory will be faster by 2-3%...

[karl_eller]

Except for the PCIe 2.0 support, are there any other obvious benefits of going from P35 to P45? I've been having all sorts of issues lately, so I'm considering getting a new board soon.

If you're into gaming, the PCIe v2.0 is a pretty decent reason to move to a P45 board. High-end GPUs (9800GX2, GTX 2x0, HD4870 X2, etc) are flooding the PCIe v1.1 x16 bus, so we're actually needing the extra bandwidth provided by PCIe v2.0.

Aside from that, P45's should clock better, produce less heat, use less energy, and have better memory controllers.

Eller

[jagt]

Well I have a 4870 X2. But my benchmarks seem to be in line to similar systems with P45 chipsets, so I'm not sure if I'm convinced the PCIe 2.0 will do much. But as mentioned my IP35 has been acting weird lately, so I will probably get a new board anyway. I'll look forward to having something new to play with. I know this is a bit OT, but any recommandations? I sort of eyed out the Biostar board, but then I read it wasn't all that great for quads. I'm not sure if I want to fork out for a DDR3 board just yet, with Nehalem right around the corner and all, so...

[terrybogard]

Well I have a 4870 X2. But my benchmarks seem to be in line to similar systems with P45 chipsets, so I'm not sure if I'm convinced the PCIe 2.0 will do much. But as mentioned my IP35 has been acting weird lately, so I will probably get a new board anyway. I'll look forward to having something new to play with. I know this is a bit OT, but any recommandations? I sort of eyed out the Biostar board, but then I read it wasn't all that great for quads. I'm not sure if I want to fork out for a DDR3 board just yet, with Nehalem right around the corner and all, so...

TBH, I don't think it's OT to much. I mean look, we all realize that Abit is out of the game very soon so some of us need some sort of direction. IP35-Pro was my last & my KX7R was my first...I just want to go to a company that is at least half of what Abit was to me.

As I got a GTX260; think it's time to update, but with a new cpu on the horizon, not sure blowing $200+ is in order.

[dstedman]

I doubt that the 4870x2 could saturate the PCI-E 1.1 bus. Looks like your results prove it, so I wouldn't see any need to get a P45 board unless your IP-35 stops working.

[Ace-a-Rue]

you don't get it...we have to come up with excuses in order to convince the mind a new board is needed!

[jagt]

Haha Ace-a-Rue, you're very much right there. I've been trying to come up with new reasons to get a new motherboard for a couple of days now!

I've been extremely pleased with my Abit board until now, when I got back to my computer after 3 months. Since then it's been acting extremely flakey, and nothing really seems to improve it. Things only got worse when I put in the new 4870 X2. I guess it's just time for fresh blood, and I don't really mind it. So anyway, I've eyed out the Asus P5Q Deluxe. This should be a good board for my needs, no?

[Ace-a-Rue]

i am sure it is the PCIe 2.0 card trying to live within PCIe 1.1 specs and probably the bios code is deficent to properly handle that VC...so...don't expect abit to rectify that situation.

good luck with your new motherboard.

[Scope666]

Ace and all, what's your opinion on Bios 17, are you using it? or should I stick with the 16 final? I have an e8400.

Thanks! :-)

[Ace-a-Rue]

i went with 17 to totally unlock my QX9650...16 did not allow me to raise the multi above default even though i am not using 10 or above...it was just i didn't like NOT having the option to go up...other than that, probably not a big difference between the two.

[Scope666]

i went with 17 to totally unlock my QX9650...16 did not allow me to raise the multi above default even though i am not using 10 or above...it was just i didn't like NOT having the option to go up...other than that, probably not a big difference between the two.

Awesome, thanks for the quick reply. I just wanted to make sure it was somewhat stable before I tried it. I still have that issue that when I clear CMOS it's hit or miss when I go to save bios settings... I get that false turn on / turn off thing a lot of the time. Once I get a good save, then I'm usually ok. It's the one thing that's always bothered me about this board, otherwise it's great.

[Ace-a-Rue]

i never had the save problem...it saves without powering down except for a CAS change or Command Rate change...i think those require it to shutdown, but not sure since i leave those alone, meaning i set CAS=5 and CR=2 and never touch them again.