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

[Funky]

HAs anyone yet managed to clock this board beyond 540 FSB with the 45nm chips?

[jcool]

there is at least one Raid add-in card that works with the Intel Raid enabled and that is the Areca 1210 8x PCIe card...works fine for me...i have Intel's raid enabled and OS installed in addition to dual booting off the areca raid card...i just have to go into the bios and change booting order for the each setup.

16.b09 is ok...it has a few things which i haven't really explored but someone mentioned them back many posts ago...the one drawback: my QX9650 is locked to 9x and below...i can raise it above 9x but it does not hold once you save and re-post...the screen stays at 9x whatever FSB is cranked in...i haven't been hindered since my memory is still capable of getting to the FSB with relaxed timings.

the other item: vcore set is closer to actual, if you can believe that...LOL

Ok I'll give it a try.
About the controller issue, I tried to use a Promise TX2650 (cheap SAS controller) and some older PCI IDE Raid cards.. all to no avail.
Great to hear your Areca is working fine. I'd love to get an Areca but their SAS controllers are so darn expensive

[tjh566]

HAs anyone yet managed to clock this board beyond 540 FSB with the 45nm chips?

yes, I have, http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=303790

wasnt very stable tho, I think i did a pi at 4.8ish.

[kadozer]

Hi I found this thread looking for the PWM bolt mod so I think this is the right place to ask this. I bought nylon bolts and washers from Frys and I'm wondering if these will work ok for the bolt mod.(pics below) Still looking for the rubber washers since my local Home Depot is out(are they necessary?).

[Cpl Ledanek]

Confession: I don't know what PWM means
Is that on the CPU?
Which paste to use, I still didn't get a hold of any MX-2

Also on the mosfet...the black thermal, someone posted you could reuse it? Is that certifiable?

I finally got my board today and will do the mod, but want specifics on which paste to use...I have the AS5 and the AS5 Ceramique

[Crazy Chuckster]

Hi I found this thread looking for the PWM bolt mod so I think this is the right place to ask this. I bought nylon bolts and washers from Frys and I'm wondering if these will work ok for the bolt mod.(pics below) Still looking for the rubber washers since my local Home Depot is out(are they necessary?).

Kadozer, you wont need the rubber washers if your using nylon bolts and nuts since the nylon itself is non conductive.

I had asked Ace about this and he was unsure if the nylon will tighten enough without stripping out the threads. Please post your results using them.

[GripS]

Confession: I don't know what PWM means
Is that on the CPU?
Which paste to use, I still didn't get a hold of any MX-2

Also on the mosfet...the black thermal, someone posted you could reuse it? Is that certifiable?

I finally got my board today and will do the mod, but want specifics on which paste to use...I have the AS5 and the AS5 Ceramique

Pulse Width Modulation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse-width_modulation

I used Arctic Ceramique on mine. I wouldn't use AS5.

[Ad1tya]

HAs anyone yet managed to clock this board beyond 540 FSB with the 45nm chips?

We managed to get it to 570 FSB quite stable specially for SuperPI runs.

580 suicide. (Yeah well, with dry ice, but )

[Cpl Ledanek]

Pulse Width Modulation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse-width_modulation

I used Arctic Ceramique on mine. I wouldn't use AS5.

Thanks GripS...that narrows down what to use

How about the black material on the "mosfet?" can that be reused?
Or should I apply Ceramique on those too?

[kadozer]

Kadozer, you wont need the rubber washers if your using nylon bolts and nuts since the nylon itself is non conductive.

I had asked Ace about this and he was unsure if the nylon will tighten enough without stripping out the threads. Please post your results using them.

Okie dokie appreciate the response. Will post after some testing.

[Ace-a-Rue]

How about the black material on the "mosfet?" can that be reused?
Or should I apply Ceramique on those too?

if you mean the TIM pad that was installed, you can re-use it but you won't get as good thermal transfer with it...the AS Ceramique is much better TIM.

[Cpl Ledanek]

if you mean the TIM pad that was installed, you can re-use it but you won't get as good thermal transfer with it...the AS Ceramique is much better TIM.

Finally got all CPU/SB/NB/mosfet all covered...all Ceramique...thanks for Ace and everyone who helped this n00b

@ Kadozer check my grocery list:

will try this very soon and will try to take pics step-by-step to help other n00bs like me

[Volkswagen]

anyone experiencing a buzzing/high pitched noise from this mobo? it does it at stock and oc'ed speeds....doing some research looks like I am not the only one but I didn't find an way to fix it....I am suing a Corsair HX 620W PSU

[Cpl Ledanek]

OK, I finally got my board and,uhm...was this supposed to come with standoffs and screws...coz I didn't get any screws.
got whats pictured in Newegg
please don't tell me I have to buy my own standoffs and screws

[mcheng08]

OK, I finally got my board and,uhm...was this supposed to come with standoffs and screws...coz I didn't get any screws.
got whats pictured in Newegg
please don't tell me I have to buy my own standoffs and screws

the screws and standoff are from the case and not from the motherboard

[Cpl Ledanek]

the screws and standoff are from the case and not from the motherboard

thanks I'll did around....GOT THEM! Thanks

[jcool]

anyone experiencing a buzzing/high pitched noise from this mobo? it does it at stock and oc'ed speeds....doing some research looks like I am not the only one but I didn't find an way to fix it....I am suing a Corsair HX 620W PSU

I do... funny thing is, it shuts up under load. That's why I'm running BOINC again so it shuts up
Won't have that problem with a dualie though, it's only the watt-hungry 65nm quads the board isn't really cut out for anyways (4 phase pwm..)

[Volkswagen]

so the solution is to get a board that can handle the quads power requierments? If so what do you suggest and hopefully something that dosnt have this much vdroop

[jcool]

There are a few out there... Asus P5K has a function called Vcore damper, worked fine for me up to 3,8Ghz with a Quad... however I didn't like the board at all. DFI P35/X38 T2R is said to have nearly no Vdroop, been trying to get my hands on a DFI X38 but to no avail. That's all I know of that don't droop w/o mod, maybe some Asus maximus something or other doesn't have droop either.
And you can always get a Gigabyte DQ6 or something and do a mod. I also have a Gigabyte X38-DS5 here that features loadline calibration... not sure it works though, been running an E8400@4Ghz with 0,01 droop.

[Tsuchiro]

well finally got my account activate and joined the IP35 pro club

[Ace-a-Rue]

well finally got my account activate and joined the IP35 pro club

WELCOME!

[Ace-a-Rue]

so the solution is to get a board that can handle the quads power requierments? If so what do you suggest and hopefully something that dosnt have this much vdroop

this board handles 65nm and 45nm beautifully!

the only thing you have to get use to is the vdroop under load...the Pro board does have this quirk with vcore not equaling what is set in the bios...it has been an ongoing problem with abit and their bios releases....the last beta 16.b09 brings set bios vcore closer to actual vcore...still...you have vdroop under load conditions....vdroop is part of intel's spec design to power their cpu's.

unofficially, some board makers have used special circuits to almost eliminate or eliminate all together vdroop...according to intel, that is not a good idea since they say spiking the cores with overvoltage does damage the cores...but heck, who cares since overclocking and using more vcore than allowable is really harmful long term.

these new 45nm processors can be killed early on if you use to much vcore...65nm cpu's can take higher vcore than the 45nm processors...anything over 1.48v for 45nm cpu's is asking for trouble for extended long term use (like 3 years)...i might try 1.55v short term, like hours but that is it.

so...don't get mad about vdroop...it is a design of intel's!

i've tried the DFI LT X38 board...it is one of those boards that eliminates vdroop...you know how they do it...they use a circuit but also the vcore goes above what is set in the bios...not by much, like 0.02+...but, under load, it does not waver at all...nice feature.

the thing i do is undervolt the processor enough that allows for everyday conditions...if i need it, i'll increase the vcore for those demanding apps...it is easy to do with Uguru in windows desktop...any other board other than abit would make that unmanageable because you would be forced to re-boot and then enter the bios to increase the voltage!

overall, this is an excellent board...it won the presitgious Anandtech.com Gold Award for the P35 boards...sure...there are other boards out there that look good or better because of the vdroop control but having Uguru, IMO, takes it over the top!

[Ace-a-Rue]

anyone experiencing a buzzing/high pitched noise from this mobo? it does it at stock and oc'ed speeds....doing some research looks like I am not the only one but I didn't find an way to fix it....I am suing a Corsair HX 620W PSU

check your choke coils around the cpu socket to see if they are lacking any silicone...they should be immersed in silicone to keep them from buzzing...now...i have heard one or more PSU units can also cause this problem...if you have another PSU, you might want to swap out to see if that is causing it...don't worry if the psu is 400 watts...i overclocked nicely on a 400W Antec PSU that was bought in 1999-2000...if it concerns you just un-load some your hardware from running.

if it does not go away after swapping out then replace the board by sending it back to the retailer if you are within the specified return time.

[AstroCreep]

I had the DFI 965 board and it squealed like a stuck pig, but no, I haven't had any problems with this board.

Speaking of DFI boards, Ace, do you know why they dropped DFI-Street as their support page? I've heard a few different stories, but I don't know for sure what happened. I only ask because I won't support DFI if they did it simply to be d*cky.

[Keetha3]

just a heads up, with b04 I, and a few others, get the annoying high temp readings for CPU, b03 I get normal readings...so for q6600 i suggest 16b03

I agree. 16b03 is the best by far for a Q6600.

Hi I plan to water cool my Q6600 with a IP35 Pro motherboard. is it a must to water cool the north and south bridges as well ?

No need to watercool the southbridge.