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

[stormy2]

I need help with a decision on which motherboard to buy. I'm either looking at the Abit IP35 PRO, Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3P, or the EVGA 680i A1. There are advantages depending on the motherboard but I'm truely confused on what to get. I have the B revision of the Q6600, 4x1GB of Crucial Ballistix 6400 memory, Tuniq 120, and EVGA 8800GTX. No matter which one I choose it has to be able to work at stock settings with these components. I'm interested in overclocking but do not want to adjust the voltage settings on the CPU or NB to get extreme overclocks like some. The SLI option is nice also on the A1 board but I'm not sure if it is worth it in the long run to run SLI over just getting a high end video card. The Gigabyte board also has better sound from what I have read but I still like the IP35 PRO. I have debated over this for weeks and need to make a decison within the next few days.