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

[pross]

Is there a preferred bios for Quads?

Seems pretty ho hum on the memory side too. Going to see if I have better luck with an old Asus P5B for 4x1gb memory set-up. Seems like voltage had to be goosed up a little across the board to get things stable after I went from 2x1gb to 4x1gb.

bios version 16b3 will give you the correct temp readings for your chip, i have the same problem with all bios versions after 16b3, i have a copy of it on my usb stick if you need it

[gundamit]

bios version 16b3 will give you the correct temp readings for your chip, i have the same problem with all bios versions after 16b3, i have a copy of it on my usb stick if you need it

Thanks for the offer, Abit is making the betas available here. Going to read a bit before I decide if I want to flash again.

In the meantime I'm testing the Q6600 with some bargain 2x2GB memory I got this week. Eventually I think the Q6600 will end up on a Asus P5B barring any 4x1GB memory issues. Probably a e8400 with the 4GB G.Skill for the IP35 Pro.

[Imitation]

Thanks for the offer, Abit is making the betas available here. Going to read a bit before I decide if I want to flash again.

In the meantime I'm testing the Q6600 with some bargain 2x2GB memory I got this week. Eventually I think the Q6600 will end up on a Asus P5B barring any 4x1GB memory issues. Probably a e8400 with the 4GB G.Skill for the IP35 Pro.

My god ram just keeps dropping in price. That stuff was 115 when i bought it a couple months ago.

[redphoenix]

Have you guys found any good ways for PWM cooling besides the stock stuff + bolt mod?

[rpcruz28]

Have you guys found any good ways for PWM cooling besides the stock stuff + bolt mod?

i just put a 80mm blowing the pwm. Works fine. LAst page i posted the pictures.

[redrumy3]

Have you guys found any good ways for PWM cooling besides the stock stuff + bolt mod?

i dont use bolt mod i just use 2 small fans for pwm and northbridge, with prime95 24 hour run pwm never went over 54c i did remove the stock thermal pad/paste and put new paste on i should try a bolt mod too

[redphoenix]

Im looking for the best cooling without placement of fans all over. I have little room, its a Wavemaster with watercooling in it.

Im trying to talk to my friend on getting something made

[rpcruz28]

i dont use bolt mod i just use 2 small fans for pwm and northbridge, with prime95 24 hour run pwm never went over 54c i did remove the stock thermal pad/paste and put new paste on i should try a bolt mod too

how did u install those 2 small fans?

[redrumy3]

how did u install those 2 small fans?

3m double sided tape strong stuff

[Cpl Ledanek]

how did u install those 2 small fans?

3m double sided tape strong stuff

did you just stick them on and leave for certain number of hours before using the pc?
looks nice and clean

[18 is # 1]

3m double sided tape strong stuff

Hope you never need to remove it.
Ypu could always use super glue.

[JamesBong420]

whats the best bios for high fsb with 45nm on these things? im on 16b9. anything over 500 is not stable. 499 totaly fine. the chip does well over 570fsb with a DFI...
thanks

[Ace-a-Rue]

whats the best bios for high fsb with 45nm on these things? im on 16b9. anything over 500 is not stable. 499 totaly fine. the chip does well over 570fsb with a DFI...
thanks

why would you want to switch to this board when you are doing so good with the DFI?...that is a hard one to figure out...i mean, 570 FSB is nothing to sneeze at!

[MADMAX22]

whats the best bios for high fsb with 45nm on these things? im on 16b9. anything over 500 is not stable. 499 totaly fine. the chip does well over 570fsb with a DFI...
thanks

Which DFI was that?

[tarantul]

Hello everybody. the topic is so big now.. very hard to find the information.
i've got question related to performance level. how to change it through the bios? or only memset? cellschock works & 500 4-4-4-12
atm i have performance level=7. if i changed it to 6 for e.x does it give me any perfomance?

[SetteUltras]

Hello guys. Just got a Q6600 G0 and I would appreciate it if someone give any starting bios voltage setting for a 450X8 24/7 prime stable system. Did read last 50 pages but nothing came up Also do mention please bios version you use.
Thank you!

[Cob]

Hello everybody. the topic is so big now.. very hard to find the information.
i've got question related to performance level. how to change it through the bios? or only memset? cellschock works & 500 4-4-4-12
atm i have performance level=7. if i changed it to 6 for e.x does it give me any perfomance?

You can't change it on the IP35 pro AFAIK. Even Memset won't work.

[redrumy3]

did you just stick them on and leave for certain number of hours before using the pc?
looks nice and clean

nope stuck it on and powered up pc running for a week, its not going anywhere

Hope you never need to remove it.
Ypu could always use super glue.

lol :P

[Ace-a-Rue]

Hello everybody. the topic is so big now.. very hard to find the information.
i've got question related to performance level. how to change it through the bios? or only memset? cellschock works & 500 4-4-4-12
atm i have performance level=7. if i changed it to 6 for e.x does it give me any perfomance?

You can't change it on the IP35 pro AFAIK. Even Memset won't work.

i think performance level is affected in the bios by lowering CAS level and then running a tighter FSB to Memory ratio; i.e., going from the 1333 mhz memory strap to the 1066 mhz memory strap!

[Ace-a-Rue]

Hello guys. Just got a Q6600 G0 and I would appreciate it if someone give any starting bios voltage setting for a 450X8 24/7 prime stable system. Did read last 50 pages but nothing came up Also do mention please bios version you use.
Thank you!

vcore= 1.45 (actual)...(be ready to give it more because of Vdroop under load)
MCH= 1.48 (might require higher)
CPU VTT= 1.30
ICHIO1.5= 1.70 (maybe, 1.80)
ICH1.05= 1.05 (or 1.09)
DDR2= 2.0 to 2.1
DDR2 REF= +2%
CPU GTLREF= 67-69% (for 65nm CPU's) (45NM CPU's go lower)

[18 is # 1]

O.K....got rid of the error permitting 2x2 Ballistix and put in OCZ Titanium CL3 6400. These are :

http://www.ocztechnology.com/product...l3_edition-eol

made for EPP and can show T1 timmings.

Now here is my question....Bios shows T1 and Memset shows T1 but CPUZ shows T2. Which is correct? I've read reviews that say non-SLI chip mobos can run T1 with these.

Although I've got some tight timings, I still can't get stable past 3.8Ghz (yes I tried 5-5-5-15 T2). I was hoping the RAM was holding me back.

[redrumy3]

Hey Ace-a-Rue this board is capable of running run @ 500 x (6-9) correct? I cant seem to get mine to boot 500 1:1 ratio using any multi i seen ppl get over 500. im going to post my bios settings to what do you recommend for setting for 500 1:1 multi of lets say 7 or 8. im stable 3.6 with 1.42v 24hr prime which is 400 x 9 4:5 Ratio.

Here's Settings in Bios





Thanks
Redrumy3

[Zinthar]

Hey Ace-a-Rue this board is capable of running run @ 500 x (6-9) correct? I cant seem to get mine to boot 500 1:1 ratio using any multi i seen ppl get over 500. im going to post my bios settings to what do you recommend for setting for 500 1:1 multi of lets say 7 or 8. im stable 3.6 with 1.42v 24hr prime which is 400 x 9 4:5 Ratio.

Here's Settings in Bios





Thanks
Redrumy3

You won't be able to push 500 fsb with a 65nm quad. I believe the Q6600's max out on FSB in the 460-480 range on this board. I'm not sure if that holds true for other boards as well.

The great thing about 400x9 though is that you can leave EIST enabled and it will remain stable, so you can let the system idle @ 2.4 ghz (400x6) and save a little power and reduce the vcore that the chip is seeing all the time.

[Zinthar]

So, great story -- after finally dialing in my 24/7 stable overclock and nailing down the voltages that I wanted, I turned down the fans to a more reasonable level and have noticed that I have the dreaded high frequency noise resonating from somewhere on my IP35 Pro. Even worse, I plugged studio headphones into the rear audio port and can hear HORRIBLE electrical interference coming from the board.

A few things I've learned about the problem:

1) Changing my PSU (Seasonic S12 650W) out with a Seasonic S12 550W didn't help the problem at all -- possibly a problem with Seasonic PSU's & the IP35 Pro, but doubtful.

2) Manipulating the PS/2 port with my finger alters the frequency of the sound, but doesn't eliminate it.

3) Unscrewing and re-seating the motherboard doesn't help.

4) The sound is clearly coming from around the PWM area.

5) Reducing my overclock back to stock frequencies/voltages didn't help.

6) Disabling C1E/EIST, onboard audio, both ethernet ports, and pretty much every other feature on the board that can be adjusted in BIOS didn't help.

7) Changing my BIOS from 16 beta 04 to release 16 didn't help.

8) The sound changes in intensity based on CPU load -- setting my G9 mouse up to a polling rate of 1000 makes it much more intense anytime I move the mouse.

9) I stopped by home this afternoon and tested for the presence of this interference and high frequency resonance in the system I built for my parents a few months ago, which features an IP35 Pro w/ an E6400 overclocked to 3.44 Ghz (and the 550W Seasonic PSU that I "borrowed") -- their system has no interference issue... plugging my studio headphones into the rear jack yielded sweet, dead silence...

10) So even if I can find a way to kill the high frequency sound, the interference is still there and that's the real problem.


So, is the interference I'm experiencing unique to my IP35 Pro (or a small % of bad ones), or are there other things causing the interference that I haven't explored yet.

The only other thing that comes to mind is my 8800GT SSC -- but I haven't been able to find any other people with major interference problems from it.

I would just RMA it, but others with this issue claimed that it wasn't corrected by the RMA, and Abit's policy towards advanced RMA's is awful (they take a $157 deposit, make you pay $15 for shipping the refurbished board to you, and then will MAIL you a check for $150 when you send the board back...), so I might as well just buy a new board and sell my IP35 Pro (or RMA and then sell it).

Opinions/advice?

[loonym]

I was able to get 476fsb bench stable for a q6600 but that was the absolute wall for that cpu.