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

[xgman]

I The only issues I have are the voltages are off as far as what is set in bios and what is actually measured. If I set 1.5vcore I get only 1.450 (amazingly enough uGuru sees 1.451) and the higher I go the larger the difference. Perhaps a bios update or mod of some sort can correct this.

My P5K dlx is oof by this same amount. I'm starting to think it is by design.

[Ace-a-Rue]

it seems a lot of boards experience that!...my Abit QuadGT has about .03 to .05 difference between bios and what is actual vcore for idle conditions....the variation is because my idle vcore throttles between 1.5 and 1.52v..i have 1.55 set in the bios.

[The Runner]

Sure, it fits fine. However, you may want to consider as to whether the xtreme fits your case. I know I can not install it in my LainLi case. It needs to be about 6mm deeper and even then I am not sure.

what specific lian li case do you have?

[Capt_Caveman]

Very interested in the IP35 Pro or Asus P35k Delux. Never had an Abit mobo before, how is their support? Sounds like they're slow with Bios updates.

[Ace-a-Rue]

the QuadGT team were very slow getting bios updates out...i hope they do not duplicate that same experience...probably a different team watching over the IP35.

[sofarfrome]

what specific lian li case do you have?

PC-60

[CornerJack]

I received this motherboard today, I begin the tests tomorrow

[mrcape]

I will have my P5K-D back from RMA next week so I will be able to do a small comparison.

Hey that should be a good read. Glad you are enjoying the Abit. I have a P5K but I'm not partial to any brands so I'm following all of these P35 boards and they're all doing pretty damn well.

Gotta love how these things overclock!

[Hazzan]

@CornerJack : ruh it I ll waiting your result... My board come to late to my Place

[crotale]

You who have the board, can you please post what kind of clockgenerator your board has? (The big IC just below the upper most PCI-E 16X port)

[Hazzan]

Some moment OC from CROTALE live in COMPUTEX TAIPE he can FSB 610 with ABIT IP35Pro :

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=207608

[sofarfrome]

Kinda slow for 4.2GHz isn't it? All because of 2MB cache?

[Hazzan]

@sofarfrome : Sure !!! but he just testing on high FSB on the Board.....

[doom_st]

arrived today with team xtreem pc9200

E6600 stock cooler



tonight on phase

[Ace-a-Rue]

Kinda slow for 4.2GHz isn't it? All because of 2MB cache?

i am with you!...it is not fast for 4.2 ghz; even if it is a 2mb L2.

i think the P35 changes latencies which has a net effect on SuperPI...superpi is supposed to be memory intensive in addition to grading cpu mhz.

[Evilsizer]

i am with you!...it is not fast for 4.2 ghz; even if it is a 2mb L2.

i think the P35 changes latencies which has a net effect on SuperPI...superpi is supposed to be memory intensive in addition to grading cpu mhz.

4mb's of L2 makes a difference as well. if you check the bearlake thread after benching 499 vs 500. there is a forced strap change also affecting his superpi 1m.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...1&postcount=18

even though a different mobo in that thread i bet its doing it on the IP35's, to bad we cant force straps.

[doom_st]

first results with phase

[yotomeczek]

Isn't it a bit slow ??
It should be low 11 ...
Compared to QuadGT :

[sofarfrome]

i am with you!...it is not fast for 4.2 ghz; even if it is a 2mb L2.

i think the P35 changes latencies which has a net effect on SuperPI...superpi is supposed to be memory intensive in addition to grading cpu mhz.

I thought it was more CPU intensive. SPi is calculating pi to so many millions of decimal places. I didn't know memory did any calculations.

[Ace-a-Rue]

i was told it was also memory...you can loosen timings and the time will be come higher to compute...presumably, the program data is being stored in system memory as it is computing.

[sofarfrome]

@sofarfrome : Sure !!! but he just testing on high FSB on the Board.....

At 610 FSB the memory should be running at DDR2-1220 minimum. Combined with a 4.2GHz CPU speed that should mean sub-12s at least as I am getting 12.5s at 4.05GHz CPU clock and DDR2-1000 mem speed. Is there something I am missing?

[Hutch]

At 610 FSB the memory should be running at DDR2-1220 minimum. Combined with a 4.2GHz CPU speed that should mean sub-12s at least as I am getting 12.5s at 4.05GHz CPU clock and DDR2-1000 mem speed. Is there something I am missing?

It's a 2mb cache cpu. It's roughly 12-17% slower than a 4mb cache cpu in spi 1m.

[Charles Wirth]

On crotales run, memory was set loose as he was shooting for max FSB and testing stability each step with Pi.

[Obijuan83]

With Phase Change...

Doom st how about my Banana!

[crotale]

Kinda slow for 4.2GHz isn't it? All because of 2MB cache?

True, and as being said, this was only to test the FSB capabilities. We were running out of show time and the memories were run at 5-6-6-15-45.

A board is beeing sent to me as we speak, and I will do more extensive testing then.