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

[HamidFULL]

Whats Latest and Best BIOS for IP35 Pro and where I could get?

any Beta?

[Ace-a-Rue]

Extreme overclocking with Abit...

http://www.custompc.co.uk/custompc/n...with-abit.html

didn't anyone inform FUGGER that all the sugar (16 teaspoons) in Coke is not good for you!

[Ace-a-Rue]

OK!...i think i broke the "code" on this Pro board for speed (overall system performance)!...FINALLY!

one thing that i did not do when flashing to the 6 june (beta) bios was to flash the boot block!...well..today...i did flash with the "WB" switch and the results running PCMark 2005 was VERY satisfying...here are the before and after with PCMark 2005 as regards to not flashing and flashing the boot block.

net results...i am super close to the QuadGT at the same FSB (CPU Mhz) and memory clock speed!...QuadGT scored 9959...SO...i am within 78 points of my QuadGT...i call that a statistical tie!..YES!

[Tomcat84]

Built my new system this week


E6600 L646G batch
IP-35 Pro
2 x 1 gig OCZ 9200 Reaper (2 gig total)
EVGA 8800GTX
Scythe Mine cooler
Stacker 832 case with plenty of 120mm fans
Antec NEO HE 550 PSU

been overclocking today to see what the CPU and the mobo can do (i'm a bit of an OC noob tho haha)

Anyway, i reached 3.4 ghz @ 1.55 vcore, bit too much for me that, so right now i'm running it at 8 x 410 = 3,28 ghz @ 1.48
Orthos stable for over an hour now, I'll try to reduce the vcore a bit more

http://valid.x86-secret.com:80/show_oc.php?id=213403

So far the board has been great. My previous computer i ran an ASUS board, one before that i had the Abit KD-7 KT400 board with which i never had problems. Happy with this one sofar, i suspect the CPU + maybe my cooler are the ones at fault in not going further than 3.4 Guess the older Conroe's were better.

Of course if anyone has any tips

right now it runs at 53 degrees C under load (Core 1 and Core 2). It was up at 57, 58 when i was pushing at 3.4

also for the record, the OCZ Reapers booted up fine. no problems.

[sofarfrome]

one thing that i did not do when flashing to the 6 june (beta) bios was to flash the boot block!

How do we get that bios?

[derektm]

How do we get that bios?

It's posted several time's throughout this thread.

http://pic.xfastest.com/hicookie/Abi...s/IP35P_11.rar

[shimmishim]

when you flashed the bios, what switches did you use ace-a-rue?

[Ace-a-Rue]

this is what i used since i did save the original bios to my USB thumb drive...if you do not have the capacity then change the "sy" switch to "sn"!

/py /sy /WB /cd /cp /cc /CKS

do not overclock while flashing...and...don't forget to clear CMOS after the flash is complete...load default bios settings after clearing CMOS, save and reboot back into the bios to change settings from there.

[sofarfrome]

It's posted several time's throughout this thread.

http://pic.xfastest.com/hicookie/Abi...s/IP35P_11.rar

Funny, I flashed to that bios and I still didn't get the NB selection option in bios.

[Ace-a-Rue]

Funny, I flashed to that bios and I still didn't get the NB selection option in bios.

that bios comes later!

the 6 june bios just speeds things up; i think by improving on latencies.

[HamidFULL]

/py /sy /WB /cd /cp /cc /CKS
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1.Whats these?
2.I must install FDD for flash or I can flash IP35 Pro with USB?
3.BIOS Update is difference from Boot Block Flash(Update) that post above?

[Ace-a-Rue]

here is the "BEST" that i think i can produce from the Pro board..things could get better with subsequent bios updates.

[Ace-a-Rue]

1.Whats these?
2.I must install FDD for flash or I can flash IP35 Pro with USB?
3.BIOS Update is difference from Boot Block Flash(Update) that post above?

normally you do not flash the boot block which contains all the memory straps and voltages unless the bios update is coded to flash that particular area...it is the last segment on a bios flash...if the area isn't flash during an update, you will see a green bar instead of a white bar on the very end of the flash line.

i used an USB thumb-drive.

if you want to find out what each switch does just type in DOS this syntax: awdflash.exe /?

[AstroCreep]

Hey Ace-a-Rue, did flashing help at all with the wacky voltage issues?
I posted a few pages back that it does this to me too (even though I turned off the C1E and SpeedStep stuff); as a matter of fact, my vCore is currently at 1.26v...and when running two iterations of Prime95 it jumps as high as 1.375v (though CPU-Z and SpeedFan's voltage monitoring). Is that because of the CPUGTL Ref?

[CornerJack]

The bios 6 june (beta) is nice withe QuadCore

[derektm]

Hey Ace-a-Rue, did flashing help at all with the wacky voltage issues?
I posted a few pages back that it does this to me too (even though I turned off the C1E and SpeedStep stuff); as a matter of fact, my vCore is currently at 1.26v...and when running two iterations of Prime95 it jumps as high as 1.375v (though CPU-Z and SpeedFan's voltage monitoring). Is that because of the CPUGTL Ref?

I have my CPUGTL on default volts and EIST and C1E disabled and I don't have that problem. I have 1.29-1.30 idle in uGuru and it goes down to 1.27-1.28 load. What bios are you using? I'm using shipping bios.

[alpha0ne]

It's posted several time's throughout this thread.

http://pic.xfastest.com/hicookie/Abi...s/IP35P_11.rar

When I click on the link all I get is a web page with masses of symbols ??????

[Masami]

When I click on the link all I get is a web page with masses of symbols ??????

right button of the mouse save as...

[furballi]

Hey Ace-a-Rue, did flashing help at all with the wacky voltage issues?
I posted a few pages back that it does this to me too (even though I turned off the C1E and SpeedStep stuff); as a matter of fact, my vCore is currently at 1.26v...and when running two iterations of Prime95 it jumps as high as 1.375v (though CPU-Z and SpeedFan's voltage monitoring). Is that because of the CPUGTL Ref?

C1E and EIST enabled with my IP35E. Voltage drop as reported by Speedfan/CPUz is 0.02 at idle, and 0.04 at load (1.42 vs 1.46 in BIOS).

Vcore should go up with Prime. Sounds like you're stuck in power saving mode.

[TEDY]

what is

C1E and EIST?

[furballi]

what is

C1E and EIST?

Power saving options for some Intel CPUs. This is similar to AMD's Cool N Quiet. Vcore and CPU multi drop at low load to reduce heat and power.

[AstroCreep]

I have my CPUGTL on default volts and EIST and C1E disabled and I don't have that problem. I have 1.29-1.30 idle in uGuru and it goes down to 1.27-1.28 load. What bios are you using? I'm using shipping bios.

C1E and EIST enabled with my IP35E. Voltage drop as reported by Speedfan/CPUz is 0.02 at idle, and 0.04 at load (1.42 vs 1.46 in BIOS).

Vcore should go up with Prime. Sounds like you're stuck in power saving mode.

I'm using the shipped BIOS and I do have the EIST & C1E turned off, but I left the 'Thermal Protection" option enabled.
But yeah, it's bizarre; I was running Prime last night and just shut it off - while it was running it appears to have gone as high as 1.34v, but has now dropped to 1.3v...but the VID in the BIOS is 1.35v.

[furballi]

I'm using the shipped BIOS and I do have the EIST & C1E turned off, but I left the 'Thermal Protection" option enabled.
But yeah, it's bizarre; I was running Prime last night and just shut it off - while it was running it appears to have gone as high as 1.34v, but has now dropped to 1.3v...but the VID in the BIOS is 1.35v.

I'd remove the CMOS battery for 1/2 hour (also disconnect power from PC) and reflash the BIOS. Reset to Optimized default/Save/Exit. Boot into windows and recheck Vcore.

Don't have a schematic of this board so I can't tell you where to check for the actual voltage using a DMM.

[TEDY]

Here in Slovenija price went up by 10%, wtf ????

[HamidFULL]

normally you do not flash the boot block which contains all the memory straps and voltages unless the bios update is coded to flash that particular area...it is the last segment on a bios flash...if the area isn't flash during an update, you will see a green bar instead of a white bar on the very end of the flash line.

i used an USB thumb-drive.

if you want to find out what each switch does just type in DOS this syntax: awdflash.exe /?

Thanks a lot
then Newer BISO decide to flash boot block Rom or not, I'm right? ok then New Beta BIOS for IP35 that posted Automatically flash boot block Rom or not?