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

[Pntgrd]

Where did you get the 12.36 reading from?

uGuru

33 amps ain't much when eVga says you need 26 amps for the 8800GTS. Doesn't leave a lot left over.

[Ace-a-Rue]

Hey Ace, do you think you could post a link in your sig for your heat pipe mod? I think as this thread grows it will help people out, thanks!

is this what you wanted?

[Ace-a-Rue]

uGuru

33 amps ain't much when eVga says you need 26 amps for the 8800GTS. Doesn't leave a lot left over.

i think uguru is reading that incorrectly...you need to measure your 12V rail at the cpu ATX power receptacle and the the 24 pin power plug...mine has like a +0.18 error in uguru...it's about the only thing uguru is reporting incorrectly...5v & 3v rails have the input error but not as large as the 12v rail.

[Ace-a-Rue]

Saw Fugger clocked his monster QX6850 with a IP35 PRO. And he had B04 bios, is that the latest ?

that's the "11.B04" beta bios...there has been two beta bios files released after that one.

[AstroCreep]

uGuru

33 amps ain't much when eVga says you need 26 amps for the 8800GTS. Doesn't leave a lot left over.

Well, first, I don't know that the 8800GTS uses 26a all by it's lonesome; I think that's a very liberal base eVGA recommends.
I myself have a 3x 12v rail system with a cumulative 38a, which isn't much more than yours and that single rail is better (less 'wasted' energy).

While uGuru is great, I don't know how much I would trust if for straight rail ratings; do you have a voltmeter? If so, measure your 12v line directly and see how it looks.

Also might want to consider updating the BIOS to the newest official at very least.

[Ace-a-Rue]

hmm after all the messing around ive done

setting Affinity too 2 cpus in bioshock and bf2..seems to have fixed the godamn issue. running all 4 cores stutters bad, enabling 2 smooth as silk

MOH airborne demo runs perfect regardless. Kind of strange, i was under the impression that was a thing of the past. Remeber AMD dual core patchs? etc

I even enabled C1E&EIST @ 3.6ghz, 1.51 set bios vcore..stuck all 4 gb back in@800mhz. Issue seems fixed by setting Affinity manually.

I played for a short period thouggh. iam skeptical, its prolly just a fluke. gonna go to frys n exchange the board anyway hehe

good luck with the replacement!

[Soulburner]

Both boards use the same core design for the power section. IP35 Pro has an additional circuit to improve overclocking although I didn't see any improvement with my CPUs (E4300 and E6320). Both should be able to push a capable CPU up to 500MHz, which is more than adequate for all current Intel processors. The sweet spot for these chips is 430 to 490MHz FSB.

The PWM circuit can get toasty with quads. IP35-E's PWM temperature is lower than IP35 Pro under load because it is not connected to the hot NB heat sink. The Pro version uses one heat pipe cooler for the NB, SB, and MOSFET.

I'll also make note that the regular IP35 does have the PWM and NB connected with a heatpipe. It's just the E that doesn't.

Also, take a look at the capacitors. They are different between all 3 boards, getting progressively bigger the more you spend

And about the HSF...like he said, moving air is better than non-moving air as long as it isn't "too" warm, and it won't be. I have a 120mm fan on the side supplying fresh air, although I don't feel like its enough. Thing is, I don't think I can get better cooling without a lot more noise.

I'll also note that the board layout is great, and even with the heatpipes and heatsinks abound, I can mount my SI-128 in any direction. It doesn't matter if its north, south, east or west, it fits. I'll see if the same holds true for my Enzotech Ultra-X, which is a similar design but even better.

[K20]

Hi I'm going to get this motherboard soon but out of curiosity I would like to know if the cooling system really uses a heatpipe, I suppose this question is directed to cLOUDFAn unless anybody else is mad enough to saw their heatpipe in half.

[Ace-a-Rue]

I'll see if the same holds true for my Enzotech Ultra-X, which is a similar design but even better.

i'll be interested in hearing your experience with the enzotech ultra x

[Ace-a-Rue]

Hi I'm going to get this motherboard soon but out of curiosity I would like to know if the cooling system really uses a heatpipe, I suppose this question is directed to cLOUDFAn unless anybody else is mad enough to saw their heatpipe in half.

no need to cut your heatpipe....just follow the links below to see my heatpipe mod which doesn't destroy it; just refines the cooling ability.

[strange|ife]

good luck with the replacement!

the replacement seems to be running fine. Thanks

I was right, i was a gorilla when i did the bolt through. After unmounting the board, one side sprung up like crazy, it had an arch near the pcie/NB area. didnt seem that way when installing.

If i do the bolt through again, ill be more gentle with the ole screwdriver

[strange|ife]

hey ace do you know of a waterblock for pwm's? ive been looking around lately cant seem to find one

i was thinking of running a 2 RAD loop just for the NB/PWM, GPU.

I guess i could use the thermalright mosfet cooler. and watercool NB/GPU.

Throw a extremespirit on the SB.

pwm temps are out of this world

[Ace-a-Rue]

so, you torqued the heck out of the bolts...hmmmm...i'll try not to stand next to you in a bar when you get mad...LOL

[GameGuru]

Ace, thanks for the sig update, thats exactly what I meant

[K20]

no need to cut your heatpipe....just follow the links below to see my heatpipe mod which doesn't destroy it; just refines the cooling ability.

I've got no intention of destroying it, I'm just a curious person, but as thermalright doesn't make a complete set for the IP-35 Pro if somebody did decide to replace it they'd have to cut it to use the mosfet part - ironic considering the mosfet temperatures are what people are complaining about

I've had every intention of doing your mod since page... well after reading 84 pages page numbers are easy to forget.

[vailr]

Yes my PC is running XP Pro right now. I installed Vista the first time, but I let it load its driver for raid. (the HD Tune graph was a wave LOL) I then moved to XP without anymore troubleshooting.

Is the BIOS right?



I flashed to ID:11, but it shows 10. Is it a bug or did the flash not work?

Hitting pause during boot does not show me the BIOS version. (maybe I can't see it)

Do you have a link for CPU-Z v. 1.41? The latest version
at http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php is: 140.5.

[Alik4041]

hey ace do you know of a waterblock for pwm's? ive been looking around lately cant seem to find one

i was thinking of running a 2 RAD loop just for the NB/PWM, GPU.

I guess i could use the thermalright mosfet cooler. and watercool NB/GPU.

Throw a extremespirit on the SB.

pwm temps are out of this world

Thermalright MOSFET HS does NOT fit the ABIT IP35 PRO.

[Pntgrd]

Well, first, I don't know that the 8800GTS uses 26a all by it's lonesome; I think that's a very liberal base eVGA recommends.
I myself have a 3x 12v rail system with a cumulative 38a, which isn't much more than yours and that single rail is better (less 'wasted' energy).

While uGuru is great, I don't know how much I would trust if for straight rail ratings; do you have a voltmeter? If so, measure your 12v line directly and see how it looks.

Also might want to consider updating the BIOS to the newest official at very least.

I was going by the recommendations for the 26a. I know something is meesing with my attempts buy I can't seem to narrow it down. I am already running the 11 bios but is does weird things with my memory. If I set the mem ratio at default it goes to DDR1200. 1:1 gives what it should as do 1:1.2. This all stared after reseating my hs last Saturday. I would swear that is way better before that. On Ace's recommendation I even tried pulling all the power and the battery for 15-20 minutes on a reset but that didn't help. I may just try a reflash to see what happens. As far as checking voltages I will have to find my 10' DVI cable in order to get the case out to a point I can do that. I am really begining to think I had this in a Tech Station instead of the Stacker until I get things sorted out. I am going to also try hooking up the 4-pin molex just to eliminate that from the equation.

[AstroCreep]

...I am going to also try hooking up the 4-pin molex just to eliminate that from the equation.

I'd be interested to see if that will help out. I'd be inclined to think "No", but hey - it's the world of computers, I've seen weirder crap happen.

Good luck & let us know what you find out!

[Knight]

Do you have a link for CPU-Z v. 1.41? The latest version
at http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php is: 140.5.

Link:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=156990

Hope it works for you.

[Ace-a-Rue]

I've got no intention of destroying it, I'm just a curious person, but as thermalright doesn't make a complete set for the IP-35 Pro if somebody did decide to replace it they'd have to cut it to use the mosfet part - ironic considering the mosfet temretures are what people are complaining about

I've had every intention of doing your mod since page... well after reading 84 pages page numbers are easy to forget.

WELL! ...look at my signature...SURPRISE!

[bfox2]

the replacement seems to be running fine. Thanks

I was right, i was a gorilla when i did the bolt through. After unmounting the board, one side sprung up like crazy, it had an arch near the pcie/NB area. didnt seem that way when installing.

If i do the bolt through again, ill be more gentle with the ole screwdriver

I did that too, but before I put it back in, I noticed it was really bent. I backed them all off just to the point where it would it go flat. Seems to work.

[Gunlance]

Gah I really wanna try this board, but the lack of aftermarket cooling for the pwm's are pushing me to asus p5k region. I have a dual loop case that includes cooling the NB. EK should come out with some blocks for this board or at the very least thermalright should remake the hr-09 to fit this board as well.

[GameGuru]

WELL! ...look at my signature...SURPRISE!

Looks like your sig is already helping people Ace

[luihed]

Hi I'm going to get this motherboard soon but out of curiosity I would like to know if the cooling system really uses a heatpipe, I suppose this question is directed to cLOUDFAn unless anybody else is mad enough to saw their heatpipe in half.

Mines getting chopped up in the next couple of weeks if I manage to do my mod... If its a real heatpipe there should be some sort of liquid inside right?

Anybody know if the heatpipe is copper or something else?