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

[Ace-a-Rue]

i am running at 1.52V with a Tuniq HS and my idle is 37C...AND...i have a quad core. (see my sig)

[aka1nas]

i am running at 1.52V with a Tuniq HS and my idle is 37C...AND...i have a quad core. (see my sig)

Did you have any trouble fitting the Tuniq on that board? Is the NB sink too high?

[tomati]

Hi,

Didn't see anyone complain about squealing coils, is this board safety squealing less ? As I'm fed up with the second DFI 965 (first one was DOA) that's squealing .

Thx

[p4spooky]

Hi,

Didn't see anyone complain about squealing coils, is this board safety squealing less ? As I'm fed up with the second DFI 965 (first one was DOA) that's squealing .

Thx

I have one running orthos at 460 FSB (E6320), Memory at 1:1 for 8 hours and running with no issues on the bench. No squaling. PWM temp is at 46C and CPU at 43C. Cooler is a Zalman 9500.

Great board.

[tomati]

I have one running orthos at 460 FSB (E6320), Memory at 1:1 for 8 hours and running with no issues on the bench. No squaling. PWM temp is at 46C and CPU at 43C. Cooler is a Zalman 9500.

Great board.

@tomati: no squealing here either, friend. Reason I purchased this board was because my Infinity 965 was a piggy and I couldn't stand the sound (louder than my HDDs & VGA fan), I didn't want to pay $300 for the DFI NF 680i, and frankly, I don't like Asus or Gigabyte boards much. I was happy to see that Abit released a P35 board, and even happier when I found this thread about how bada** it is too!
If you return your Infinity grab one of these. It's not much more expensive and is every bit a killer board.

Good news, thanks men

can I ask you what PSU do you use as DFI tell me mine squealing issue on the dfi 965 is coming from my seasonic S12 500w, they said that PSU is suffering of an irregular output voltage ??? never get a so good psu ( really silent and perfect stability).

[aka1nas]

Looks like the two lower-end models are now available on Newegg. I might go for the $150 model if it has the same BIOS and overclockability as the Pro.

[AstroCreep]

Good news, thanks men

can I ask you what PSU do you use as DFI tell me mine squealing issue on the dfi 965 is coming from my seasonic S12 500w, they said that PSU is suffering of an irregular output voltage ??? never get a so good psu ( really silent and perfect stability).

I tested it out with my two new Cooler Master iGreen PSUs (500w & 600w models). Squealed with both.

[sofarfrome]

Good news, thanks men

can I ask you what PSU do you use as DFI tell me mine squealing issue on the dfi 965 is coming from my seasonic S12 500w, they said that PSU is suffering of an irregular output voltage ??? never get a so good psu ( really silent and perfect stability).

DFI is full of sh*t with that statement. I have used a Corsair 620HX and a Silverstone 750W modular unit and both are excellent PSUs and the DFI squealled with both. The only change that had any impact was swapping memory modules but it was still there but much more faint than before. Not sure what that menas but take it for what it is worth.

Sell the board on ebay and get one of the new P35 boards, you won't be disappointed.

[tomati]

I tested it out with my two new Cooler Master iGreen PSUs (500w & 600w models). Squealed with both.

DFI is full of sh*t with that statement. I have used a Corsair 620HX and a Silverstone 750W modular unit and both are excellent PSUs and the DFI squealled with both. The only change that had any impact was swapping memory modules but it was still there but much more faint than before. Not sure what that menas but take it for what it is worth.

Sell the board on ebay and get one of the new P35 boards, you won't be disappointed.

Ok men,

That's what I tought, I will try to return the board to the e-shop a third time and get a replacement by the Abit IP35 ( no pro), will report my test.

[xTr33m sammich!]

Well Well, I ordered one of these bad muthas...
Should get it on Thursday, I currently have a lapped 6400 that will do 3.5 easy enough at an 8x multi, I'f its good enough I may replace my AMD rig with a similar setup after the intel price drop and upgrade my CPU too.. we will see.

[sofarfrome]

Hi,

Didn't see anyone complain about squealing coils, is this board safety squealing less ? As I'm fed up with the second DFI 965 (first one was DOA) that's squealing .

Thx

No squealing here.

[Pepsiennis]

Did you have any trouble fitting the Tuniq on that board? Is the NB sink too high?

I've got a Tuniq on the IP35 Pro and the Tuniq's fan bracket comes close to the raised edge of the NB heatsink, the edge towards the back panel, but they never touch and there is a small gap where air can flow between. It's more clearance than a Tuniq on a Striker Extreme, for example, which was just about sitting on the excessively-tall heatpipes. Awesome board and a Tuniq works great on it.

[ingeborgdot]

This may be too much to ask but I would like someone to give me some info on the ocing of the IP35 Pro. I have the the Q6600 along with Crucial Ballistix 4GB (4 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800. I have not had the time to look at the 50+ pages on here to see the settings for ocing this board with this hardware. I have done very little ocing but I have done some. I would appreciate it if you would tell me all the settings that I need to make to get it running at 2.8. That is all the higher I want it to go. Is that too high? It will only be air cooled and I don't want it much hotter than it is right now. In a 70 degree room at idle it is between 29-30 degrees. I have the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro 92mm. I have it on a fan controller and running on low and it is at that temp. I do appreciate it. Thanks.

[furballi]

Download the latest BIOS. Reset CMOS. Boot into windows and load Optimized Default. Reboot to BIOS for 2nd time and set FSB speed to 333MHz, memory voltage and timing to specs, and memory divider to 1:1. Hit F10 to save BIOS. Run Prime95 large mode for about two hours. If okay, then you can use a higher memory divider to raise RAMs to rated speed. Run memtest86, test #5 for 50 loops to check memory.

[ingeborgdot]

I have the latest bios and reset cmos. What will the optimized settings give me? My crucial specs are 4-4-4-12 with voltage at 2.2. What will setting the FSB to 333 get me to?
You seem to know your stuff. I need to read some more but can't find ocing for dummies anywhere. I think I know what you are talking about but am not sure. Thanks for your help and your time but could you add some more for the mentally challenged? Thanks.