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

[cscheat]

Guys,

already rock stable for 3.6Ghz in about 3 weeks !!! no problem at all !
now im still looking for a stable settings in 4Ghz !!!

my Q6600 Vid is 1.25v... now need 1.40v to stay at 3.6Ghz...


anyone with stable 4Ghz Q6600 with this board here ?? mind to share your setting?

[Pharoahe808]

lefy: I too had experienced problems with my ip35 pro with I first installed it. I couldn't get it to run at stock speeds with my q6600, it kept restarting and freezing. Turns out putting coretemp .95 into my startup folder was causing it to restart on startup. Then I found out having cpuz and uguru open was causing my system to freeze.

As for the bios settings, I had so much trouble with bios 14. Attempting to run my ram at ddr800 and stock timings would render it unable to post. After I flashed to 16b04, I've been running it at 3.6ghz prime stable for over a month now.

[Budwise]

i just got my IP35 Pro and did the bolt mod. Its now installed and formatting. However i had problems getting it to post with all 4Gb of my memory in it. It would either hang at the C1 or C5 code and refuse to post with 4X1Gb. I upped the voltage to 2.1v for the memory but that didnt help. Is this a bios issue or a setting that needs to be changed?

[derektm]

i just got my IP35 Pro and did the bolt mod. Its now installed and formatting. However i had problems getting it to post with all 4Gb of my memory in it. It would either hang at the C1 or C5 code and refuse to post with 4X1Gb. I upped the voltage to 2.1v for the memory but that didnt help. Is this a bios issue or a setting that needs to be changed?

Try to loosen TRFC. I had the same problem. Make sure your other timings aren't too tight aswell.

[scorpion]

ace wil this board support ddr3 memory

[Budwise]

ace wil this board support ddr3 memory

it doesnt take Ace to say no...

[Budwise]

i just got my IP35 Pro and did the bolt mod. Its now installed and formatting. However i had problems getting it to post with all 4Gb of my memory in it. It would either hang at the C1 or C5 code and refuse to post with 4X1Gb. I upped the voltage to 2.1v for the memory but that didnt help. Is this a bios issue or a setting that needs to be changed?

finally got it to boot with 4Gb by raising the NB to 1.65v and MCH to 1.41v.

[lefy]

i just reformatted and reinstalled the OS... much more friendly board now. running prime95 at 500MHz x 8 FSB with an E6850 right now... trying to stabilize it. Temps seem ok... 33C idle, under 60C with prime95 load

[silverphoenix]

finally got it to boot with 4Gb by raising the NB to 1.65v and MCH to 1.41v.

wait wha...???? You mean Vcore to 1.65V and MCH aka NB to 1.41?

[Budwise]

no, the ICH 1.5v setting is now at 1.65v, and the MCH is now at 1.41v. Vcore is at 1.4v and im at 3.4Ghz so far.

[aoch88]

I still can't get my IP35-PRO going above 429FSB on my E2140. Perhaps it doesn't like my CPU. I wish I have a Quad or C2D to test it out.

[ncsa]

More likely the CPU and cooling holding it up than the MB ...

I still can't get my IP35-PRO going above 429FSB on my E2140. Perhaps it doesn't like my CPU. I wish I have a Quad or C2D to test it out.

[aoch88]

That's weird. I can go beyond 429FSB with a DS3L but unfortunately lightning struck and killed that board.

Btw, I try to touch the RAM's, South bridge and goodness me, they are HOT!! Is there anything wrong with my board or it's just normal? I only had 1.9V on my Ballistix.

[scorpion]

no one said it did, just thought it might sents it runs the new 45nm proc.

[JoeBar]

One quick question. Does 14 bios works well with Wolfdales or do i need to update to 16 b04?

Will grab a 8400 to play on my IP35 Pro, as soon as they're released here...

[Blacklash]

A general note,

The most trouble free way to install your OS is with one stick of ram in the slot closest to the CPU, a graphics card, and only the hard disk(s) receiving the OS connected.

Add things like sound cards and additional ram after you are fully patched.

[Ace-a-Rue]

That's weird. I can go beyond 429FSB with a DS3L but unfortunately lightning struck and killed that board.

Btw, I try to touch the RAM's, South bridge and goodness me, they are HOT!! Is there anything wrong with my board or it's just normal? I only had 1.9V on my Ballistix.

did you do my heatpipe mod?...if you haven't that might be the root of your problems...abit didn't do a very good job providing adequate cooling for the PWM, NB and SB.

[Ace-a-Rue]

A general note,

The most trouble free way to install your OS is with one stick of ram in the slot closest to the CPU, a graphics card, and only the hard disk(s) receiving the OS connected.

Add things like sound cards and additional ram after you are fully patched.

can't argue with that...good approach!

[Ace-a-Rue]

One quick question. Does 14 bios works well with Wolfdales or do i need to update to 16 b04?

Will grab a 8400 to play on my IP35 Pro, as soon as they're released here...

my understanding that the 16.b04 was tweaked to work with the Penryn, so i doubt the the 14 bios even addresses the wolfdale's.

[Ace-a-Rue]

finally got it to boot with 4Gb by raising the NB to 1.65v and MCH to 1.41v.

you meant to say SB or ICHIO 1.5 to 1.65v...right!

there is no NB voltage to set on this board.

[fornowagain]

I'm currently on 16.B03 with a Q6600, I have a QX9650 coming is it worth flashing to the 16.B04? What's the difference, just temperature values and the AUTO setting on the Vram?

[Ace-a-Rue]

the multi can not be raised above default value with 16.b03.

[ncsa]

I would flash up to 16.B04 before you install the QX, this is what I did and the QX is running reasonably happy in the Pro

I'm currently on 16.B03 with a Q6600, I have a QX9650 coming is it worth flashing to the 16.B04? What's the difference, just temperature values and the AUTO setting on the Vram?

[fornowagain]

the multi can not be raised above default value with 16.b03.

Thanks

I would flash up to 16.B04 before you install the QX, this is what I did and the QX is running reasonably happy in the Pro

Ok done, the cpu temp is nutso, all over the place. No big thing coretemps are fine.

[aoch88]

did you do my heatpipe mod?...if you haven't that might be the root of your problems...abit didn't do a very good job providing adequate cooling for the PWM, NB and SB.

Yes, I notice it's terribly hot compared to other previous boards I've owned. As a measure, I placed some fans to blow on it but I didn't do the heat pipe mod.