Abit IP45 Pro image, spec and feedback of course !

[Corsa]

I think u will find that the top covers on heatsinks are there for legal reasons...

[irev210]

If it OC's anything like the IP35 PRO did, this will be a winner.

Hopefully this improves on the IP35 PRO and can yield some high FSB on Yorkies.

IP35 PRO never scored top marks for OC, but man it a breeze to use and abit uGURU was awesome. One of the best values was the fact that you could adjust the PWM fans to your liking, something only ABIT lets you do

Fingers cross for a great board so ABIT stays around.

[BenchZowner]

If it's better in terms of FSB overclocking with the 45nm CPUs, has more options available in BIOS, and better voltage regulation, then it'll be another success story, even bigger than the IP35 Pro's.

[AbitUK]

wheres the cmos reset switch? I like it, if I had money to throw around or needed one I'd pick it up. But why are the heat sinks covered with logo things? Can you pop them off easy I rather have some airflow hot them

Check out the (angled) picture you will see it there.

Sorry, I have no idea but i reckon the answer will be no.

[gilgamesh1]

DFI DK series isn't available here in Aus, so best bang for buck is the IP PRO.... and the 45 looks impressive Mr.Nathan

ps. can it update bios safely thru windows yet

People have been know nto update safely though windows. However I never recommend it, always update through msdos its safer and you have a better degree of control.

No matter how good a windows flash utility is, it will always be more safe to flash using msdos. The reason for this is that there are thousands of variables to that could mess up the flash in Windows.


gilgamesh

[gilgamesh1]

what happened to IP45 Max ?

IP45 MAX is the ddr3 version that will be coming out at around the same time i belieive

gilgamesh

[chatmaster]

Is this board digital PWM or not digital? (IP35 uses digital PWM)

[Heidfirst]

IP35 is analogue PWM, IX38/48 is digital.
Looks like IP45 is analogue.

[Ace-a-Rue]

IP45 MAX is the ddr3 version that will be coming out at around the same time i belieive

gilgamesh

i don't think that is correct...the last i saw it is going to be IP45 GT3 as the ddr3 version...and...the ddr2 version will be the IP45 Pro...the MAX stays with X48 chipset unless they abandon making an X48 board.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=6430

[jcool]

IP35 is analogue PWM, IX38/48 is digital.
Looks like IP45 is analogue.

That's right. Wonder why so many people believe the IP35 Pro has digital PWMs?! I mean it's very easy to spot... boards that use digital PWM have one (Abit) or two (DFI) phase/pulse chips and not those square blocks (one per phase).

IP35 - 4 phase analog
AB9 QuadGT/IN9-32X max/IX38 - all 5 phase digital pwm
IP45 Pro - 8 phase analog

Beware of the IX38 though, my Q6600 killed two of them within a month because they can't hold the current, an Abit rep. inofficially told me at Cebit that the board was designed for a max of ~80A drawn. Of course, my Q6600 was way above that (as is any overclocked 65nm quad, for that matter), I think it drained 126A according to the µguru reading which is actually quite accurate.

About the IP45 Pro, I think it's perfect. If they took the IP35 pro, made only small adjustments to bios and pimped the power circuitery and cooling, then this mobo is gonna rock.
The IP35 pro is one of the very few mobos out there that really work flawlessly, something that is hard to find in today's market.

[Sleepyzone]

[QUOTE=Movieman;3056206]^^
Agreed, why can't companies stop looking at pretty and start looking at function. Use an old fashioned cooler that we can screw a fan into or God forbid, have the company do it that way and not a wimpy fan but something of substance.

My abit pro is still going strong after a year, but I got to say I still take the cover off my backup computer and look at it http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowIm...el+Motherboard it just looks so cool. But the new Abit looks kinda cool

[Ace-a-Rue]

Beware of the IX38 though, my Q6600 killed two of them within a month because they can't hold the current, an Abit rep. inofficially told me at Cebit that the board was designed for a max of ~80A drawn. Of course, my Q6600 was way above that (as is any overclocked 65nm quad, for that matter), I think it drained 126A according to the µguru reading which is actually quite accurate.

the reason for your two boards dying is that you maintained a 100% on all four cores with a very high overclock...and that my friend, wasn't the design of any board, at least not with the IX38.

[jcool]

Damn Ace, you must be the most hardcore Abit fan I know
Like I said, I spoke with the Abit rep at Cebit and he kinda admitted the PWMs were underpowered. Come on, 80A is nothing and will be reached with almost any 65nm CPU as soon as you go over 3Ghz. And I say it again, 3,6Ghz isn't a "very high overclock", at least not here at XS. So if it holds 2 weeks at 3,6Ghz, it holds 2 month at 3Ghz, nothing more. What do you think your QX eats at 4Ghz? Less than 80A? I don't think so
And yet the IP35 Pro holds... it might squeal a bit and Vdroop but it holds, even though its PWM circuitery is weaker then that of the IX38... in theory.
I do love Abit, but the IX38 just isn't a good board for overclocking. Sorry but that's the way it is... I'm not all happy with my DFI, but at least it keeps holding at 4Ghz 24/7...

[silverphoenix]

My IP35Pro's been running my Q6600 at 3.6ghz for a long while now, and I fold so it is constantly loaded. I love my abit, I have only 2 complaints, 1 is that the esata is really finicky and 2nd is I had an older P965 quad gt, when I RMA'ed it took 1 month to approve RMA then another close to 2 months to get it back after I sent it out.

[zanzabar]

I thought this board was digital PWM, just like the IP35 series.

What is the difference between digital PWM and non digital PWM?

the digital pwms turn on and off in a square wave so with 4 or more u can tune it so that its constantly at a solid voltage, but analogue it makes a wave sign, so its harder to properly tune so its got more fluctuation

[Ace-a-Rue]

Damn Ace, you must be the most hardcore Abit fan I know
Like I said, I spoke with the Abit rep at Cebit and he kinda admitted the PWMs were underpowered. Come on, 80A is nothing and will be reached with almost any 65nm CPU as soon as you go over 3Ghz. And I say it again, 3,6Ghz isn't a "very high overclock", at least not here at XS. So if it holds 2 weeks at 3,6Ghz, it holds 2 month at 3Ghz, nothing more. What do you think your QX eats at 4Ghz? Less than 80A? I don't think so
And yet the IP35 Pro holds... it might squeal a bit and Vdroop but it holds, even though its PWM circuitery is weaker then that of the IX38... in theory.
I do love Abit, but the IX38 just isn't a good board for overclocking. Sorry but that's the way it is... I'm not all happy with my DFI, but at least it keeps holding at 4Ghz 24/7...

ok...i might of been a little hard on you

but...holding four cores at 100% core load, 24/7 at 3.6 ghz overclock, is very tough on the board...did i remember incorrectly your posting that you were doing a 24/7, 100% core load at 3.6 ghz overclock?

i like abit very much...i just wish they would speed up their marketing process for all their upcoming boards.

[Nomadsoul]

Awesome, GO Abit GO.

[davewolfs]

I recently read that Abit will be getting out of the motherboard business depending on the sales of the P-45 boards. Is there any truth to this?

[alpha0ne]

I really hope they fix the Vdroop problem that the IP35 Pro suffered soooo badly from

[hokiealumnus]

I recently read that Abit will be getting out of the motherboard business depending on the sales of the P-45 boards. Is there any truth to this?

There was a whole thread on this nonsense. Anyway, here's the copy/paste for you:
This rumor has been denounced by abit. (Source.)

Univeral abit denies quitting motherboard business after intel P45

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We managed to catch our PR contacts before they are off for the day. Their immediate reactions is that we should not believe in such rumours.

Thore Welling, Universal ABIT Global Marketing Director points out: “ abit is a well established and strong brand within the enthusiast and high-end motherboard and components industry. In fact, particularly over the past 12 months we have been able to considerably increase market share not only in traditional markets such as Western Europe, but even stronger so in emerging markets such as East Asia as well as in the Middle East. Therefore, the broadening of our product lines into the Consumer Electronics (digital photo frames with integrated photo printer {FunFab} and MIDs) segment represents a stronger commitment to the overall brand and the continuation of our motherboard concept into other products. abit stays committed to motherboards and has a broad lineup of motherboards ready, as you will see in during Computex.”

Thanks to Nelly for posting this @ the abit forums. Move along...nothing to see here.

[NinjaZX6R]

Guys call me crazy, but it looks like the actual CPU socket itself is copper. Am I just seeing things? Is my monitor adjusted wrong?

-Collin-

[strange|ife]

good news on 8 phase analog!

hope this board performs, and is priced under 200..might just upgrade before end of year for the heck of it, have this CC laying around..need to use it!

[strange|ife]

Damn Ace, you must be the most hardcore Abit fan I know
Like I said, I spoke with the Abit rep at Cebit and he kinda admitted the PWMs were underpowered. Come on, 80A is nothing and will be reached with almost any 65nm CPU as soon as you go over 3Ghz. And I say it again, 3,6Ghz isn't a "very high overclock", at least not here at XS. So if it holds 2 weeks at 3,6Ghz, it holds 2 month at 3Ghz, nothing more. What do you think your QX eats at 4Ghz? Less than 80A? I don't think so
And yet the IP35 Pro holds... it might squeal a bit and Vdroop but it holds, even though its PWM circuitery is weaker then that of the IX38... in theory.
I do love Abit, but the IX38 just isn't a good board for overclocking. Sorry but that's the way it is... I'm not all happy with my DFI, but at least it keeps holding at 4Ghz 24/7...

my ip35 pro has been at 3.6 for a year now?

or are you talking about other boards

[jcool]

ok...i might of been a little hard on you

but...holding four cores at 100% core load, 24/7 at 3.6 ghz overclock, is very tough on the board...did i remember incorrectly your posting that you were doing a 24/7, 100% core load at 3.6 ghz overclock?

i like abit very much...i just wish they would speed up their marketing process for all their upcoming boards.

No, you were correct, it was 3,6Ghz with the IX38. I run boinc on any and all rigs 24/7 if possible. Now running the same CPU at 4Ghz under SS on the DFI... it eats 250W under prime and ~220W with boinc (CPU alone, lol). But the DFI holds, thank god

@strangelife: Read again - I'm talking about the IX38 dying

[Ace-a-Rue]

I really hope they fix the Vdroop problem that the IP35 Pro suffered soooo badly from

well...your "soooo badly" assesment of the vdroop is overblowned for the IP35 Pro...just to explain this again...you DO NOT measure Vdroop by figuring the difference between bios set vcore and full load vcore...the difference should be measured from Idle Vcore in windows and then full load Vcore in windows...that said, i had a maximum of 0.04 Vdroop under full load at 3.8 ghz when i was doing a P95 event..RESPECTABLE vdroop in my mind!