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

[Darth Vader]

What can mean this post-code?
code 9.0 (Complete uguru initial process. Award bios take over booting job)
If mobo starts, fans are running but screen is black.

[Ace-a-Rue]

you are probably undervolting either vcore or memory, or, both!

[Darth Vader]

But if this is a first ever start of the PC? What then?
RAM is cheap Transcend (1.8v).

[MikalCarbine]

I'm trying to clock my memory using the 1:1.25 divider using 16B04 but CPUZ and Memset are reporting that I am running 1:1, the frequency the memory runs at seems to fluctuate from below 1:1 to 1:1.25 and back

Anyone have this problem/know how to tell what my memory is clocked at for sure?

[Cpl Ledanek]

you guys have a very interesting and very helpful thread...this is why I'm considering this board.
now I'm not an OC'er so reading this thread, it seems this board is good to go from the beginning.
so far I have a 4GB DDR2 (2x2gb) Corsair CM2X2048-6400C5DHX and probably would go with a Q6600.
any more suggestions would be greatly appreciated
many thanks to Ace-a-Rue for compiling most of the FAQ and helpful hints.

[Ace-a-Rue]

But if this is a first ever start of the PC? What then?
RAM is cheap Transcend (1.8v).

can you get into the bios?...if not, use one stick; try different sticks...if you get into the bios, set it up to 2.0 or 2.1 vdimm.

[Ace-a-Rue]

you guys have a very interesting and very helpful thread...this is why I'm considering this board.
now I'm not an OC'er so reading this thread, it seems this board is good to go from the beginning.
so far I have a 4GB DDR2 (2x2gb) Corsair CM2X2048-6400C5DHX and probably would go with a Q6600.
any more suggestions would be greatly appreciated
many thanks to Ace-a-Rue for compiling most of the FAQ and helpful hints.

this is a darn good board...just have to realize that it has vdroop.

i like to take credit for all the good information here but i contributed maybe 10-20%...others have provided excellent information...one thing here in this thread, you won't be talked down to...we have to many sarcastic posters in other threads who think they know a lot of sh*it about computers but in the end they usually make fools of themselves.

i rather be constructive, helpful in my posts than to criticize someone else for self-satisfaction.

[mwalt2]

I'm running a Q6600 on this board and am having trouble with intel's speedstep. I have it stable at 3.2 ghz (8x400) and have tested it a few hours of prime95 running without errors. If I enable speedstep, Vista won't even boot and either locks up or gives a BSOD stop error while starting up (reboots too fast to actually read the stop errors). I can boot at 3.2 ghz (9x356) and 2.848 ghz (8x356) with no problems. The ram tested fine under memtest for 12 hours at 8x400 settings, so that shouldn't be it. I am running bios 14. Should I update the bios? Any other ideas on what causes the instability/not being able to boot into Vista?

[Ace-a-Rue]

do you have C1E enabled?

[mwalt2]

do you have C1E enabled?

I've tried with it enabled and disabled. It still locks up during boot either way.

[kakarlsen]

There seems to be a lot of interest in Thermalrights HR-09 PWM heatpipe cooler, but unfortunately it doesn't seem to fit the IP-35.
Been searching around a bit, but I haven't really found any hard facts about why it doesn't fit. Was ordering a HR-05 for the northbridge, so I ordered a HR-09 just for fun.


Obviously, that's no fun. It's simply not wide enough to cover all the MOSFETSs.


Not even close...

Well, there's got to be a way, right? Since I work for the local power company, I have no problem getting my hands on some copper.


Not a beauty...


Not flat either :p


Well, I guess that as good as it gets from a 4am cu-job.


AS5 between the copper plate and the HR-09.


And there we are. Worth all the hassle? Nah, but I didn't really have anything important to do. Well, sleep, but maybe I'll do that tomorrow

I'll post som temps after some proper testing, but now I have to go to work in an hour.

[Cpl Ledanek]

this is a darn good board...just have to realize that it has vdroop.

i rather be constructive, helpful in my posts than to criticize someone else for self-satisfaction.

As I have stated, I'm not into OC'ing...and from what I have Google so far about vdroop, it's for folks that OC.
I'm more like order parts, assembly, bling it and play...no tinkering around something I don't understand.

Though I didn't see my 4GB Corsair CM2X2048-6400C5DHX listed within this thread, Corsair DOES list it on their compatible memory for this board:
"800MHz at the low latencies of 5-5-5-18", per Corsair

So hopefully soon I can experience this Abit IP35...

[BassKozz]

There seems to be a lot of interest in Thermalrights HR-09 PWM heatpipe cooler, but unfortunately it doesn't seem to fit the IP-35.
Been searching around a bit, but I haven't really found any hard facts about why it doesn't fit. Was ordering a HR-05 for the northbridge, so I ordered a HR-09 just for fun.
<<<REMOVED PICS>>>
And there we are. Worth all the hassle? Nah, but I didn't really have anything important to do. Well, sleep, but maybe I'll do that tomorrow

I'll post som temps after some proper testing, but now I have to go to work in an hour.

Very interesting kakarlsen,

I can't wait to see the temp differences...
BTW, what heat sink are you using on the CPU? (I noticed the screws/nuts)

[Ace-a-Rue]

I've tried with it enabled and disabled. It still locks up during boot either way.

vista just su*cks IMO...obviously a problem between the bios and vista....for now, keep EIST disabled along with C1E.

[Ace-a-Rue]

There seems to be a lot of interest in Thermalrights HR-09 PWM heatpipe cooler, but unfortunately it doesn't seem to fit the IP-35.
Been searching around a bit, but I haven't really found any hard facts about why it doesn't fit. Was ordering a HR-05 for the northbridge, so I ordered a HR-09 just for fun.

Well, there's got to be a way, right? Since I work for the local power company, I have no problem getting my hands on some copper.


AS5 between the copper plate and the HR-09.


And there we are. Worth all the hassle? Nah, but I didn't really have anything important to do. Well, sleep, but maybe I'll do that tomorrow

I'll post som temps after some proper testing, but now I have to go to work in an hour.

i'm kind of wondering if that will slow down heat transfer because you have two pieces of metal slapped together...thickness is my concern.

[kakarlsen]

BassKozz: Apogee GT (bowed base)

Edit: Crappy cellphone picture of the setup:


Ace-a-Rue: This is obviously not optimal, and I really wanted to use a thinner copper plate, but 5mm was all I could find that wasn't allready full of holes.
I really just wanted to see if I could make it fit.

I just got home from work, so I'll try to get some testing done.

[Ace-a-Rue]

BassKozz
Ace-a-Rue: This is obviously not optimal, and I really wanted to use a thinner copper plate, but 5mm was all I could find that wasn't allready full of holes.
I really just wanted to see if I could make it fit.

I just got home from work, so I'll try to get some testing done.

at least that is solid copper so you are using the best metal for heat transfer.

[Alik4041]

Sorry to get off topic, but can someone post a link to some sites where I can get the latest drivers be it beta or not. Abit's website isn't the latest whatsoever. Thanks in advance.

[lefy]

Sorry to get off topic, but can someone post a link to some sites where I can get the latest drivers be it beta or not. Abit's website isn't the latest whatsoever. Thanks in advance.

ace-a-rue (two posts up from this one) has a link in is sig for IP 35 PRO BETA 16.B04 BIOS

[JamesBong420]

@kakarlsen try superglue instead of the AS5 for between the copper and sink.

well my roomate and i both have the ip35 pro, and we are both doing the vdroop mod tonight. and his quad(b3)/mobo has the wickedest droop ever.

bios setting 1.6v
read with DMM
idle= 1.54
Load= 1.43
3.75ghz orthos stable

thats WAYYYYYYY to much droop for me. especially for the B3 q6600 that cries for volts.

Peace, love & respect

[JoeBar]

Tomorrow i'll get an 8400 to replace a 6750 on my 2nd rig (along with some other stuff).

Will post back my oc findings...

[steve30x]

I got version 1.1 of this motherboard and I am awaiting delivery of a Q6600 from Komplett.ie (it was shipped on friday , should arrive weds or thursday). I ordered both motherboard and CPu on monday evening but the CPU didnt come into stock until Friday. Ive checked the heatpipe on the motherboard and it is touching all chips / mosfets.

I also got some Zalman ZM-STG1. I know its not super TC but its better than what comes with the Heatsink Intel provides. This will be used with my XSPC X2O Pro WaterCooling Kit. So I am hoping that I will get a good OC. But I will have to wait until I get good ram because last Thursday my 2 sticks of 1gig Corsair Dominator died on me. I will be buying 3 gig of Crucial Ballistix 8500 instead. I had the two sticks of ram tested on a different motherboard each inserted seperately but the other computer souldnt boot up , so I bought a 2gig stick of Kingston Value ram to get me by until I get new ram.

Anyway I am after getting some info that I can use to get the q6600 up to 3.6ghz.

Vcore 1.48 ( Droops down to 1.4v underload)
Cpu VTT 1.27
MCH 1.44
GTL REF Both @ 69%
this 8x450......

And I got the following info from this thread which should also help.

I do run 1.65 on the ICHIO and 1.44 MCH -for ram to run properly++

all right, adjust your voltages to this:
MCH = 1.56 or 1.64
ICHIO = 1.70 or 1.80
Vdimm = 2.3 or 2.4
DDR2 REF = PLUS 2%

and memory timing to at least CAS 5...i would really try: 5-5-5-15 (or 18) and 42-48

Is there anything else I should know for OC'ing an Intel because I am new to intel. I always run my computers with AMD parts but AMD suck lately.

[progressor]

Hi guys,

Thanks for the thread, got the IP35 Pro motherboard.

I was preparing to do the heatpipe mod, but then a thought stopped me cold in my tracks.

Does the heatpipe mod void the warranty?

[AstroCreep]

Hi guys,

Thanks for the thread, got the IP35 Pro motherboard.

I was preparing to do the heatpipe mod, but then a thought stopped me cold in my tracks.

Does the heatpipe mod void the warranty?

Any 'hard' mod will void your warranty.

[Ace-a-Rue]

Tomorrow i'll get an 8400 to replace a 6750 on my 2nd rig (along with some other stuff).

Will post back my oc findings...

looking forward to your results!