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

[JoeBar]

Figured out. The issue was my USB card reader. With it detached, it booted-up fine. And then in the bios, I disabled the 'USB Storage Function' and now able to boot-up normally with the card reader.

Thanks for the suggestions!

Very strange. I'm using a usb card reader also, but have USB Storage enabled without any probs.

I'm becoming more and more frustrated with this board...
I just got some new memory: Crucial Ballistix 8500 after seeing the wonderful clocks people are getting with these sticks.

Where others are easily running 1100+ w/ cl4 I can barely get 1000 cl4 stable (errors out 45 min into P95).
I've tried upping my FSB to keep it in the 1st two dividers (read they're the easiest to oc) and no go... 450x8 w/ 1:1.2 for 1080... NOTHING
BOOOOOO!!!!

I think it's time to start looking for my next mobo
I just don't know what I'm doing wrong!!!
Anybody able to bail me out of this so I can keep my pretty abit board???

Later batches of Ballistix aren't as good as the first ones. I've got a pair 2 weeks ago and the best it can do is 1080mhz 4-5-5-15 with 2.375v. Since u're using 4x1fgb, u can't expect much.

After testing 2 P35 boards (IP35 pro and gigabyte P35 DS4) with 6 different mem kits all i can say that latest Intel chipsets are way more picky with mem.

[sonofander]

Very strange. I'm using a usb card reader also, but have USB Storage enabled without any probs.


Later batches of Ballistix aren't as good as the first ones. I've got a pair 2 weeks ago and the best it can do is 1080mhz 4-5-5-15 with 2.375v. Since u're using 4x1fgb, u can't expect much.

After testing 2 P35 boards (IP35 pro and gigabyte P35 DS4) with 6 different mem kits all i can say that latest Intel chipsets are way more picky with mem.

so perhaps I just jumped on the Ballistix bandwagon a bit too late...

[Evilsizer]

so perhaps I just jumped on the Ballistix bandwagon a bit too late...

its 50/50 at this point.... if you do have problems i suggest this stuff.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231114
if you want 4gigs look at this stuff
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231145

[joshuaboston]

so perhaps I just jumped on the Ballistix bandwagon a bit too late...

Are you talking about Crucial Ballitix or Crucial Ballitix Tracer? I think the Tracer's are considered on level up from regular ballitix. Thats what I have and I was doing 1140DDR2 stable but now I am doing ddr2975 at 1:1.2 at 3.618Ghz. But that is with 2 x 1gig, I just recieved my new RAM a few days ago, I was going to install it when I upgrade to Vista64 and I will do that in about two weeks. I hope I don't have any problems.

[Heidfirst]

Are you talking about Crucial Ballitix or Crucial Ballitix Tracer? I think the Tracer's are considered on level up from regular ballitix.

afaik Tracers are just regular Ballistix with LEDS - I've never seen anybody claim that they are binned differently.

[joshuaboston]

afaik Tracers are just regular Ballistix with LEDS - I've never seen anybody claim that they are binned differently.

Oh... I thought they were binned differently. I read some reviews and it seemed that the Tracers were a bit more overclockable, but I think you are probably right and maybe it is the luck of the draW.

I also thought they had micron D chips on the memory.

I am running XP Pro 32bit right now.

[strange|ife]

lol got my RMA today, they sent me an AB-9 board instead of an ip35pro.

[Ace-a-Rue]

lol got my RMA today, they sent me an AB-9 board instead of an ip35pro.

oh man!...what is that abit person thinking! STUPID!