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

[HaTaX]

Wow, even with the bolt mod and a fan on it, my PWM hits 93-95C!!!

Ouch, that sounds a little high, I would check it to make sure the heatsink is making good contact with the PWM surfaces, it sounds like it may not be contacting everything. My PWM temps never go above 50C, normally at idle they're around 42-44. I haven't done the bolt mod or even removed the heatpipe at all yet, didn't see the need as my temps weren't getting real high.

[silverphoenix]

Ouch, that sounds a little high, I would check it to make sure the heatsink is making good contact with the PWM surfaces, it sounds like it may not be contacting everything. My PWM temps never go above 50C, normally at idle they're around 42-44. I haven't done the bolt mod or even removed the heatpipe at all yet, didn't see the need as my temps weren't getting real high.

well your processor doesn't draw anywhere near the power his draws. But even then it is quite hot I only got near 90C when I had no fan on the pwms with no bolt mod. What kind of fan do you have on it and where is it positioned? I kept mine cool running a Q6600 by strapping a 75CFm 80mm fan angled straight at it so the air couldn't go anywhere but on the heatsink.

[Keetha3]

well your processor doesn't draw anywhere near the power his draws. But even then it is quite hot I only got near 90C when I had no fan on the pwms with no bolt mod. What kind of fan do you have on it and where is it positioned? I kept mine cool running a Q6600 by strapping a 75CFm 80mm fan angled straight at it so the air couldn't go anywhere but on the heatsink.

I have a crappy 40mm fan from my nForce2 Asus A7N8X-X northbridge ziptied to the side of it, pointing towards the back of the PC. I can't fit any bigger fans in between the back of the PC and the TRUE heatsink.

In February, I'm dipping in to my budget to buy 2 new 40mm fans, an 80mm silent fan (to replace the loud fan) on my RAM, and a heatsink/fan unit for my 8800GTS.

Thanks for pointing that out silverphoenix... I was about to panic about my temps. I think they are so high because I'm pushing 1.5650v (BIOS setting, windows in 1.50-1.52) throught the CPU. I think I'm just going to accept the fact that 3.6Ghz is not attainable and try 3.5Ghz... /cry /cry /cry