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

[SpinCykle]

First time poster here, long time lurker. I'm still very new to building and this will be my first Intel rig. Two AMD X2's under my belt, but I do have a few questions. Listed below is what I have purchased and already own. I want to be able to archive a descent overclock (3.2 > ). Im still debating on a liquid system although thats a completely different thread. My two main questions relate to the MB and some components I already own. I've read the manual for the MB and says you can use a power supply with a 20 Pin/4 Pin ATX power connectors instead of the 24 pin/8 pin ATX. My current power supply has 24 Pin ATX and a 4 Pin ATX, is this going to cause a problem? Should I just buy a new PSU? My next question is regarding windows installation. Previously when installing windows on a SATA drive (non-raid) I had to hit F6 and load the SATA Driver (Asrock crap) before windows installation, do I have to follow the same procedure for this MB as well? Does this apply to XP and Vista? . BTW, I'm also looking for a mentor to help me OC' once the computer is built. I've done my homework on OC'ing so all i would really need is some help with specific bios options and memory timings.

Thanks for all the help in advance!

Scott

Purchased:

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping Kentsfield
ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)


Already Own:

Nvidia Evga 8800 GTX 768mb
Creative X-Fi Platnium
Western Digital WD250KS SataII
Western Digital My Book Pro 500 GB External
PC Power & Cooling 510 SLI

Edit Sorry if this post is in the wrong section, just realized it might be.