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

[myerz635]

What am I doing wrong?
IP35 Pro
Q6600
4GB Crucial Ballistix
Arcitc cooling pro 7 cpu cooler
HT Omega Claro sound card
Leadtek 7900 GS TDH
2 seagate 500GB 32MB cache
Corsair HX620
I can't get this thing over 2.6. When I try it just shuts down and resets itself and won't go any higher. I set the memory to 2.2 and started adjusting my fsb just a little at a time. When I get to 2.6 it happens. Can anyone give me their settings for their overclock and the exact things they had to change on this board to get it to work. All I want to get to is 2.8. Thanks.

Inge, did you get my PM i sent you? I linked you to a guide on OCing this board

[silverphoenix]

I may end up using bga sinks on my pwm's, they hit 51C currently with a tornado blowing on them. Vcore is 1.42V I want to push my machine further and also get rid of the whine of the 80mm monster. Without the fan the pwms keep rising past 80c at which point I halt any stability testing. I was hoping maybe a chipset block might cover it and I can rig a mount for it.

[dtube]

I may end up using bga sinks on my pwm's, they hit 51C currently with a tornado blowing on them. Vcore is 1.42V I want to push my machine further and also get rid of the whine of the 80mm monster. Without the fan the pwms keep rising past 80c at which point I halt any stability testing. I was hoping maybe a chipset block might cover it and I can rig a mount for it.

I have the same problem with PWM as well. I put a 40 mm (8900 rpm) blowing directly at the heat sink for now. The fan is small enough therefore it's very quiet. I'm able to stable at 3.8 GHz with 1.58 Vcore and PWM temp is 71C under full load. I will do the heat pipe mod this weekend so temp will improve as well. System is completely on air.

[ingeborgdot]

Inge, did you get my PM i sent you? I linked you to a guide on OCing this board

Yes, but I can't get it past 2.6. I have to start over when it hits that. The bios resets itself and I start the process again. I wonder if it could be a bad board. I have the HX620 from corsair which I now find some say causes a problem. I don't know what the heck to do. I guess I will keep trying. No one seems to have the same problem, I guess.

[cscheat]

Hey guys! im new here !

Before joining this thread, a few weeks ago i'm still using my Asus P5N-E SLI + E2160 overclocked to 3.2Ghz running for months without problem. Only problem is = nforce not optimized for Quad Core...

Now i'm joining this Abit family (best mobo of the year!) Last week i went out and got myself the following for my new RIG

1. Q6600 Core 2 Quad
2. Abit IP35-Pro
3. Crucial 2GB Ballistix DDR2 PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS4
4. Gigabyte Odin GT 800W
5. Nvidia G92 8800GTS 512mb
6. ThermalRight Ultra 120 eXtreme





after installation my Rig runs fine at everything STOCK! but i noticed my CPU temp is around 38C at idle... so i gave my ThermalRight 120 eXtreme a long LAP !!! ( 200grit - 400grit - 800grit - 1500grit for 6 hours) after lapping the core temp dropped to 29C at idle !!!!

I have couple of questions to ask before start OVERCLOCKING !
1. Where should i start to get 3.6Ghz or more ? mind to share your settings?
2. What bios is best for me to go 3.6Ghz or more ? how to flash bios properly?
3. One thing i noticed that the PWM temp is very high... around 58C ! is that normal?

Thats all for the time being ! Any precious advice is very very much appreciated !

I saw these setting in Bios OC guru !

External Clock ____MHz
X - Multiplier Factor X ____
X - Estimated New CPU Clock ____MHz
X - DRAM Speed (CPURAM) ____
X - PCI Express Clock ____MHz

x - Voltage Control ____V
x - CPU Core Voltage ____V
x - DDR2 Voltage ____V
x - CPU VTT 1.2V Voltage ____V
x - MCH 1.25V Voltage ____V
x - ICH 1.05V Voltage ____V
x - ICHIO 1.5V Voltage ____V
x - DDR2 Reference Voltage ___%
x - CPU GTLREF 0&2____%
x - CPU GTLREF 1&3 ____%

Cpu Feature
Thermal Control ____
Limit CPUID MaxVal ____
C1E Function ____
Execute Disable Bit ____
Virtualization Technology ____
EIST Function ____

DRAM Timing Selectable
x - CAS Latency Time (tCL) ____
x - RAS# to CAS# Dealay (tRCD) ____
x - RAS# Precharge (tRP) ____
x - Precharge Delay (tRAS) ____
x - Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC) ____
x - Write Recovery Time (tWR) ____
x - Write to Read Delay (tWTR) ____
x - Act to Act Time (tRRD) ____
x - Read to Precharge (tRTP) ____
PCIe Compliancy Mode ____
PEG Force X1 ____
Init Display First PCI Slot

[ingeborgdot]

I have the corsair hx620 psu. I don't have any error messages like some of the other people do but could there be a problem. Or I'm wondering if the board could be defective. I have done 4 or 5 intel boards and never had a problem going from 2.4 -2.8. I have never had to do the type of adjustments that this board is requiring. If I make the slightest adjustment sometimes it won't let me boot and just resets itself to default. I have tried over 40 times with all the adjustments in the proper order. I am at a loss at what to do.

[Jimmyj]

Hi Guys,

I just wanted to chime in here and say a big thank you to everyone. Especially Ace-a-Rue. I traded up to this board (or beast as some like to call it) from an Asus p5N-e sli. With my Q6600 I couldn't even get stable at anything above stock. With this amazing mobo, and the help on this board, I now have my quad core B3 stable as a rock at 3.4 and Ram overclocked too!! (corsair xms 6400). My terrible addiction to the overclocking experience is quenched I think and I am super grateful. 3D Mark score went up about 3000 points to over 14000. My windows score (for some reason I care) has gone from 4.7 on the old board to 5.7 on this abit. Everything is extremely zippy and I have a tonne of progs that start with windows. I know there's not always a direct relation to the cpu a lot of times but my taxing games have all gained 15-30 fps. Everthing is super cool too, all the temps have gone down about 15 degrees baseline from that asus board too. I think I can actually enjoy the damn computer now lol.

For the newbies to the board, I kept a good collection of helpful things from all 160 pages of this thread including folks various voltages and tips along the way. If you'd like the summary, let me know.

Thanks again to everyone and thanks to abit for this awesome board for the quad cores.

Ps. I have the same problems with uguru reporting high temps with the latest beta bios and the .25 differential on the ddr voltage (vdimm?)

PSS. I didn't do the heatsink mod. My PWM temp has never risen above 45C. Does uguru normailly report PWM temp correctly?

Cheers and happy holidays guys and girls.

JJ

[The Terminal]

definitely upgrade to 16.B04...it's a must!

Hello all, my first post here - I have a few questions;

Can anyone tell me why 16.B04 is a must?? I used it with my QX9650 for a week, but rolled back to 16.b03 as I couldnt go as high with the FSB. Currently im running 456 * 9 with beta bios 16.b03.

Also, 16.b04 hasnt completely fixed the CPU temp issue - it works until you put the PC to sleep and then reports CPU temp of 0 degrees. Also, as far as I can tell, they havent fixed speedstep -it fails to work. I need speedstep as Im running 1.51v all the time. Speedstep C1E would reduce the voltage and speed when idle, thus saving my CPU greif. Without speedstep you have to over volt the CPU to compensate for the Vdroop at full load.

Has anyone with the board got speedstep to work with a QX9650?

[ingeborgdot]

I have a question on the uguru. The update that is on the site has to do with the software doesn't it or will it update the bios uguru? I don't have the software installed. I don't need the monitoring as I have things for that. Is there an update for the bios uguru? or the bios itself. I have 14.

[myerz635]

Yes, its for the uguru monitoring software....i would flash to the new B04 bios and see if it fixes any of the numerous problems you are having. There is a guide in Ace's sig that explains how to do it

[didineedthis]

[QUOTE=cscheat;2643479] Hey guys! im new here !

Before joining this thread, a few weeks ago i'm still using my Asus P5N-E SLI + E2160 overclocked to 3.2Ghz running for months without problem. Only problem is = nforce not optimized for Quad Core...

Now i'm joining this Abit family (best mobo of the year!) Last week i went out and got myself the following for my new RIG

1. Q6600 Core 2 Quad
2. Abit IP35-Pro
3. Crucial 2GB Ballistix DDR2 PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS4
4. Gigabyte Odin GT 800W
5. Nvidia G92 8800GTS 512mb
6. ThermalRight Ultra 120 eXtreme





after installation my Rig runs fine at everything STOCK! but i noticed my CPU temp is around 38C at idle... so i gave my ThermalRight 120 eXtreme a long LAP !!! ( 200grit - 400grit - 800grit - 1500grit for 6 hours) after lapping the core temp dropped to 29C at idle !!!!

I have couple of questions to ask before start OVERCLOCKING !
1. Where should i start to get 3.6Ghz or more ? mind to share your settings?
2. What bios is best for me to go 3.6Ghz or more ? how to flash bios properly?
3. One thing i noticed that the PWM temp is very high... around 58C ! is that normal?

Thats all for the time being ! Any precious advice is very very much appreciated !

I saw these setting in Bios OC guru !

External Clock ____MHz
X - Multiplier Factor X ____
X - Estimated New CPU Clock ____MHz
X - DRAM Speed (CPURAM) ____
X - PCI Express Clock ____MHz

x - Voltage Control ____V
x - CPU Core Voltage ____V
x - DDR2 Voltage ____V
x - CPU VTT 1.2V Voltage ____V
x - MCH 1.25V Voltage ____V
x - ICH 1.05V Voltage ____V
x - ICHIO 1.5V Voltage ____V
x - DDR2 Reference Voltage ___%
x - CPU GTLREF 0&2____%
x - CPU GTLREF 1&3 ____%

Cpu Feature
Thermal Control ____
Limit CPUID MaxVal ____
C1E Function ____
Execute Disable Bit ____
Virtualization Technology ____
EIST Function ____

DRAM Timing Selectable
x - CAS Latency Time (tCL) ____
x - RAS# to CAS# Dealay (tRCD) ____
x - RAS# Precharge (tRP) ____
x - Precharge Delay (tRAS) ____
x - Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC) ____
x - Write Recovery Time (tWR) ____
x - Write to Read Delay (tWTR) ____
x - Act to Act Time (tRRD) ____
x - Read to Precharge (tRTP) ____
PCIe Compliancy Mode ____
PEG Force X1 ____
Init Display First PCI Slot[/QUOTE

hello and

your set up is close to mine,

i am running at 3.6 stable on air .
just try altering your vcore to around 1.48-1.50,and your memory to the reckomended vaults 2.2v for ballistix 4-4-4-12-2t in bios , leave everyhing as it is, and put a 40mm fan over your pwm1 and see how you go. you can put another 120 fan on your cooler ,set them up 1 pushing the air and the other will pull the air through.

there are not 2 boards alike ,but these settings are working for some.

regards
steve

[joshuaboston]

[QUOTE=didineedthis;2644819]

Hey guys! im new here !

Before joining this thread, a few weeks ago i'm still using my Asus P5N-E SLI + E2160 overclocked to 3.2Ghz running for months without problem. Only problem is = nforce not optimized for Quad Core...

Now i'm joining this Abit family (best mobo of the year!) Last week i went out and got myself the following for my new RIG

1. Q6600 Core 2 Quad
2. Abit IP35-Pro
3. Crucial 2GB Ballistix DDR2 PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS4
4. Gigabyte Odin GT 800W
5. Nvidia G92 8800GTS 512mb
6. ThermalRight Ultra 120 eXtreme





after installation my Rig runs fine at everything STOCK! but i noticed my CPU temp is around 38C at idle... so i gave my ThermalRight 120 eXtreme a long LAP !!! ( 200grit - 400grit - 800grit - 1500grit for 6 hours) after lapping the core temp dropped to 29C at idle !!!!

I have couple of questions to ask before start OVERCLOCKING !
1. Where should i start to get 3.6Ghz or more ? mind to share your settings?
2. What bios is best for me to go 3.6Ghz or more ? how to flash bios properly?
3. One thing i noticed that the PWM temp is very high... around 58C ! is that normal?

Thats all for the time being ! Any precious advice is very very much appreciated !

I saw these setting in Bios OC guru !

External Clock ____MHz
X - Multiplier Factor X ____
X - Estimated New CPU Clock ____MHz
X - DRAM Speed (CPURAM) ____
X - PCI Express Clock ____MHz

x - Voltage Control ____V
x - CPU Core Voltage ____V
x - DDR2 Voltage ____V
x - CPU VTT 1.2V Voltage ____V
x - MCH 1.25V Voltage ____V
x - ICH 1.05V Voltage ____V
x - ICHIO 1.5V Voltage ____V
x - DDR2 Reference Voltage ___%
x - CPU GTLREF 0&2____%
x - CPU GTLREF 1&3 ____%

Cpu Feature
Thermal Control ____
Limit CPUID MaxVal ____
C1E Function ____
Execute Disable Bit ____
Virtualization Technology ____
EIST Function ____

DRAM Timing Selectable
x - CAS Latency Time (tCL) ____
x - RAS# to CAS# Dealay (tRCD) ____
x - RAS# Precharge (tRP) ____
x - Precharge Delay (tRAS) ____
x - Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC) ____
x - Write Recovery Time (tWR) ____
x - Write to Read Delay (tWTR) ____
x - Act to Act Time (tRRD) ____
x - Read to Precharge (tRTP) ____
PCIe Compliancy Mode ____
PEG Force X1 ____
Init Display First PCI Slot[/QUOTE

hello and

your set up is close to mine,

i am running at 3.6 stable on air .
just try altering your vcore to around 1.48-1.50,and your memory to the reckomended vaults 2.2v for ballistix 4-4-4-12-2t in bios , leave everyhing as it is, and put a 40mm fan over your pwm1 and see how you go. you can put another 120 fan on your cooler ,set them up 1 pushing the air and the other will pull the air through.

there are not 2 boards alike ,but these settings are working for some.

regards
steve

Well, we have a different heatsink. GeminiII, but yours is suppose to be better. I am also running 3.6Ghz on Air.. no extra fans anywhere besides in my case (RC -690).

This is my advice to you... something still sounds a little strange with your temps. What is the Room Temp? Don't relie on UGURU for temps... download core temp and see what your "true" temps are... usually UGURU understates your temps by 8 -14 degrees!!!! My UGURU said before I started to overclock that my temps was at 12-14C, which is not correct. The next thing to do is after you overclock to run Prime 1024... did you update to the latest bios?

Now my ONLY ADVICE is... DO NOT LISTEN TO ANYONE... read the last 20 pages or so.

Like I said, I am stable at 3.6Ghz, memory is at a 5:6 Ratio at DDR2 980 5-4-4-11 (using 4 x 1 GB Ballitix Tracer), and I pass Prime 1024 and my Vcore is set at 1.3950 (but I fail OCCT)... I started at 1.46 and then went lower... I think it is a little insaine for someone to tell you that it should be around 1.48 - 1.5. There is a lot more then just uping your Vcore.

I tend to build a system every six years... I am hoping that the only upgrade I will do is upgrade the CPU once and the GPU once and I want my computer to last. There are "ALOT" of people that have really juiced their computer and they don't realize that they can lower there voltages and still have stability.
Just remmember... it is really easy to overclock... the hard part is figuring out the "lowest" settings and still be stable.

Good LUCK

P.S.
Best person to ask about your heatsink is probably Ace... just make.

[Spyrus]

1)Beta 4 bios has still the issue with the cpu fan that goes up to maximum speed whatever settings someone have.
2)Also there is a mistake in guru panel 3.1.07 and this bios.
oc guru and setup oc guru read 0.025 more of vdimm.Bios aggree with abit eq voltage tab.
3)The good think with this bios is that it can tighten memory timings.
My D9GKX value are now playing as tight as higher binned D9's.
But maximum overclock has not change.

If the above 2 things can be corrected (which i am sure) this will be an excellent bios and more aggressive.

[Ace-a-Rue]

Hello all, my first post here - I have a few questions;

Can anyone tell me why 16.B04 is a must?? I used it with my QX9650 for a week, but rolled back to 16.b03 as I couldnt go as high with the FSB. Currently im running 456 * 9 with beta bios 16.b03.

Also, 16.b04 hasnt completely fixed the CPU temp issue - it works until you put the PC to sleep and then reports CPU temp of 0 degrees. Also, as far as I can tell, they havent fixed speedstep -it fails to work. I need speedstep as Im running 1.51v all the time. Speedstep C1E would reduce the voltage and speed when idle, thus saving my CPU greif. Without speedstep you have to over volt the CPU to compensate for the Vdroop at full load.

Has anyone with the board got speedstep to work with a QX9650?

don't fixate on the temp issue...never tried to work with speedstep...it is counterproductive to overclocking...think about it...reduction of multi and vcore is not conducive to attaining your maximum overclock.

[titusgt10]

Hey guys, finally got my account activated!

I do need some help however. Just built a whole new rig with this mobo and I'm not having nearly the luck some others are overclocking. I have an E6750 that *kinda* runs stable at 3.2 right now. 8x multi at 400 FSB. I'm running on air with the stock HSF for the moment until I get a new Zalman for xmas. Right now it's running at 1.36 vcore, but it fails prime after 7ish hours...I OCCTed it also, failing around 7 hours. I think it's the heat as it runs about 66C (Coretemp) fully loaded after a few hours.

I've upped my voltage all the way to 1.48 volts and can't get close to stable with FSB 450. I really want to get stable at 3.6...

From what I've heard the E6750 with G0 stepping is pretty easy to push up around 3.6 at moderate voltage levels on air.

I left the cpu stock and used a 1:1.5 multi (FSB 500) running memtest for nearly 15 hours and 4000% coverage just to make sure my NB and ram were stable and error free. I have 2 gigs of Crucial Ballistics Tracer at 4-4-4-15 2T

I need some advice on what voltages to adjust. I've googled A LOT looking for more info on all the different ways to increase stability but I'm still having trouble.

Suggestions would be awesome. Thanks in advance!

Oh and Merry Christmas!

[myerz635]

don't fixate on the temp issue...never tried to work with speedstep...it is counterproductive to overclocking...think about it...reduction of multi and vcore is not conducive to attaining your maximum overclock.

I agree.....a lot of people have reported instability/bsod when using C1E and/or EIST with their overclocks. Leave them disabled

[didineedthis]

[QUOTE=joshuaboston;2645031]

Well, we have a different heatsink. GeminiII, but yours is suppose to be better. I am also running 3.6Ghz on Air.. no extra fans anywhere besides in my case (RC -690).

This is my advice to you... something still sounds a little strange with your temps. What is the Room Temp? Don't relie on UGURU for temps... download core temp and see what your "true" temps are... usually UGURU understates your temps by 8 -14 degrees!!!! My UGURU said before I started to overclock that my temps was at 12-14C, which is not correct. The next thing to do is after you overclock to run Prime 1024... did you update to the latest bios?

Now my ONLY ADVICE is... DO NOT LISTEN TO ANYONE... read the last 20 pages or so.

Like I said, I am stable at 3.6Ghz, memory is at a 5:6 Ratio at DDR2 980 5-4-4-11 (using 4 x 1 GB Ballitix Tracer), and I pass Prime 1024 and my Vcore is set at 1.3950 (but I fail OCCT)... I started at 1.46 and then went lower... I think it is a little insaine for someone to tell you that it should be around 1.48 - 1.5. There is a lot more then just uping your Vcore.

I tend to build a system every six years... I am hoping that the only upgrade I will do is upgrade the CPU once and the GPU once and I want my computer to last. There are "ALOT" of people that have really juiced their computer and they don't realize that they can lower there voltages and still have stability.
Just remmember... it is really easy to overclock... the hard part is figuring out the "lowest" settings and still be stable.

Good LUCK

P.S.
Best person to ask about your heatsink is probably Ace... just make.

@joshuaboston

1.48-150 vcore was just a guide for him to work with,
i do have the same heatsink has he does , and i do have the same memory .
memory is at 1.1 ratio at ddr2 800 4-4-4-12-2t using Crucial 4GB Ballistix DDR2 PC2-6400 (4x1GB) CAS4
these settings are what work for me and numerous other people, with the same memory and heatsink.
these settings are not set in stone, he asked for some settings to get him to 3.6 ,i just give him the settings that worked for me.

his question was
1. Where should i start to get 3.6Ghz or more ? mind to share your settings?

and thats what i gave him.

and i do pass occt and prime after 8 hours, once my heatsink has bedded in, i will try and lower my vcore,but my temps are not a problem .

[strange|ife]

C1E works fine for me, once you find your stable oc you would use for day to day task leaving c1E on is fine, it will drop your vcore when idle. EIST does cause issues though, mainly bsod or random data loss at non 1:1 ratios and or high FSB, c1e seems to be unaffected.

If you are benching for lengths of time though, turn off all cpu features

[ncsa]

16.B04 appears to be a lot better than previous BIOS and has allowed reasonable FSBs on the QX9650, although I by-passed 16.B03, have CIE disabled, but will try some time later.

Some Dividers appear not so good but with the QX you get more choice of playing with memory speeds.

Hello all, my first post here - I have a few questions;

Can anyone tell me why 16.B04 is a must?? I used it with my QX9650 for a week, but rolled back to 16.b03 as I couldnt go as high with the FSB. Currently im running 456 * 9 with beta bios 16.b03.

Also, 16.b04 hasnt completely fixed the CPU temp issue - it works until you put the PC to sleep and then reports CPU temp of 0 degrees. Also, as far as I can tell, they havent fixed speedstep -it fails to work. I need speedstep as Im running 1.51v all the time. Speedstep C1E would reduce the voltage and speed when idle, thus saving my CPU greif. Without speedstep you have to over volt the CPU to compensate for the Vdroop at full load.

Has anyone with the board got speedstep to work with a QX9650?

[Pederrs]

Can someone tell why i cant run with a higher multiplier than 6? I can set it higher in bios but it does not take any effect. Specs:
QX9650
BIOS ID:14
Speedstep disabled

[new-b]

Can someone tell why i cant run with a higher multiplier than 6? I can set it higher in bios but it does not take any effect. Specs:
QX9650
BIOS ID:14
Speedstep disabled

Sounds like you still have C1E enabled (drops multi to 6 when idle). Put a load on cpu and see if the multi goes up.

[Pederrs]

Sounds like you still have C1E enabled (drops multi to 6 when idle). Put a load on cpu and see if the multi goes up.

I have tried to load with prime but nothing happens, multiplier is still = 6

[ncsa]

Check that ALL CPU Features are disabled and then try BIOS 16.B04

[Pederrs]

All CPU Features are disabled
But i will try the beta bios...

[Ace-a-Rue]

I have tried to load with prime but nothing happens, multiplier is still = 6

also, turn off "EIST"

if EIST and C1E are disabled, i would recommend clearing cmos with battery out for about 5 minutes then reset everything...now go into the bios and load default settings...from there, disable EIST and C1E.