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

[shoman24v]

You'll need to do set the ratio to 1:1.5 and overclock a bit by raising the FSB to 356. Should be an easy OC for your E8400. Of course you won't be able to do any of this without raising Vdimm to the manufacturer's recommended value.

Thanks for the advise. Is running the FSB at 1424MHz going to hurt it?

[hokiealumnus]

Thanks for the advise. Is running the FSB at 1424MHz going to hurt it?

Not at all; it should be just fine. That value is overrated anyway IMHO. It's Intel's "quad pumped" value. The actual system clock will be 356MHz; it just receives four instructions per cycle. The "MHz" moniker given to that number (1424) is misleading if you ask me. Regardless, no, it won't hurt anything. It's a very mild overclock and should not stress the system out at all.

[shoman24v]

Good to hear. This is my first Intel setup, I came from an X2 AMD that I had overclocked. I just want to be sure I don't hurt the new baby

[lefy]

cpu-z question...

BIOS version is 16 final
BIOS vcore is set to 1.4050
CPU-z 1.45 shows vcore under load alternating between 1.320, 1.310 and 0.300?!

surely, this is not accurate right? cpu-z bug or related to my BIOS?

[lefy]

Mine works great with 8 GB of RAM. See sig for details.

Q6600 @ 3.6 (9x400) L731 VID 1.2375 1.41 volts
TRUE cooler & Yate Loon fan
Abit IP35-Pro Rev. 1.1 BIOS 14
OCZ SLI-Ready Edition 8 GB (4 x 2GB) 2.0 Volts

what is the detail for the rest of your voltages?
VCORE = 1.41
VDIMM = 2.0
VTT =
MCH =
ICH =
ICHIO =
DDR2 ref =
GTLREF =

[Ace-a-Rue]

cpu-z question...

BIOS version is 16 final
BIOS vcore is set to 1.4050
CPU-z 1.45 shows vcore under load alternating between 1.320, 1.310 and 0.300?!

surely, this is not accurate right? cpu-z bug or related to my BIOS?

at one time cpuz was very close to what uguru would report for vcore...what is your vcore as reported by uguru?

[Yelf]

OK guys going for a modest overclock:
16 Bios
E8400

External Clock 400
Multiplier 9.0
Dram Speed 1:1.0 DDR 2 800
PCI Express 100mhz
CPU Core 1.2450
DDR2 2.2
VTT 1.13
MCH 1.37
ICH 1.09
ICHIO 1.55
DDR Ref 0%
GTLREF 63% for both
Dram Timing is by SPD which are very conservative
Everything in CPU feature is turned off but Disable Bit and Virtualization

Prime fails immediately.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Sig not showing up:

ABIT IP35 Pro Bios 16 - Intel E8400 3.0 ghz - CORSAIR XMS2 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) - WD Raptor 150 GB - MSI GeForce 8800 GT 512

[vassalle]

My e8400 needs vcore=1.29v in Bios for it to be stable @ 3.6. The rest looks the same except for my DDR2=2.1v. I didn't even bothered to find out how much this baby needs to be stable at 4!

[xTKxhom3r]

cpu-z question...

BIOS version is 16 final
BIOS vcore is set to 1.4050
CPU-z 1.45 shows vcore under load alternating between 1.320, 1.310 and 0.300?!

surely, this is not accurate right? cpu-z bug or related to my BIOS?

thats called your vdrop and vdroop

ie. you set your bios at 1.4 then you load windows cpu-z might read 1.38 then when you put it under load it might go even lower maybe 1.37 or more.... but if you have llc it might go higher maybe back to 1.4 or maybe not move at all its perfectly normal a way to eliminate or reduce vdrop/vdroop is by a pencil mod

[Yelf]

Thanks vassalle, I am upping the voltage and running prime @ 375 now, so far so good. Any idea what the safe max for a E8400 is? Will take the FSB higher tonight.

Ok I am seeing people running as high as 1.45 vcore on the E8440, think I will try and stay below 1.3, I thought 1.29 seemed high

My e8400 needs vcore=1.29v in Bios for it to be stable @ 3.6. The rest looks the same except for my DDR2=2.1v. I didn't even bothered to find out how much this baby needs to be stable at 4!

[Nelly]

Updates to the first thread, added the following:

Compatable Air Cooling List (NOTE: Doesnt take into consideration case sizes)

Scythe "NINJA PLUS Rev.B" 6Heat Pipes CPU Cooler

Compatable Ram List - Bootable with default voltage to bios

G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PQ PC2-8500 (2x2GB) CAS5

Official BIOS

BIOS ID:17

1. Fixed 45nm CPU compatibility and support CPU half multiplier.
2. Fixed the Wake Up by WAKE# of PCIe function abnormality.
3. Fixed system hang when used Intel PXE CPU series.
4. Fixed CPU temperature abnormality when S3 return.
5. BIOS compiled date: 05/26/2008.

DRIVERS - Last checked 19th June 2008.

RAID/AHCI Software - Intel® Matrix Storage Manager v 8.2.0.1001 for 2000 / XP / XP 64bit / 2003 / 2003 64bit / Vista 32bit / Vista 64bit - 2nd June 08 *NEW*

INTEL Chipset Driver v 9.0.0.1008 for 2000 / XP / XP 64bit / 2003 / 2003 64bit / Vista 32bit / Vista 64bit - 2nd June 08 *NEW*

32-bit Floppy Configuration Utility for Intel® Matrix Storage Manager - 2nd June 08 *NEW*
Creates floppy disk for 32-bit OS with Intel® Matrix Storage Manager 8.2.0.1001 files - used to preinstall RAID driver (F6 during Windows* setup).

JMicron SATA Driver V 1.17.37 for 2000 / XP / XP 64bit / 2003 / 2003 64bit / Vista 32bit / Vista 64bit - 27th May 08 *NEW*

Realtek 8110SC Gigabit Lan V6.87 Driver for Win9x/Me/2000/XP/2003 - 21st May 08

Realtek 8110SC Gigabit Lan V6.206 Driver for Vista 32bit / Vista 64bit - 21st May 08

Realtek High Audio Definition R196 Driver for 2000 / XP / XP 64bit / 2003 / 2003 64bit - 18th June 08 *NEW*

Realtek High Audio Definition R196 Driver for Vista 32bit / Vista 64bit - 18th June 08 *NEW*

[Pntgrd]

Thanks for the update Nelly. I see a couple of things I need to do. Anybody know if they fixed the temp readings in the 17 Bios so my Q6600 will read right? Or do I need to stay with 14?

[shoman24v]

Is version 17 bios official?

I just updated to 16 and am wondering because it's not listed on the site yet.

[lefy]

thats called your vdrop and vdroop

ie. you set your bios at 1.4 then you load windows cpu-z might read 1.38 then when you put it under load it might go even lower maybe 1.37 or more.... but if you have llc it might go higher maybe back to 1.4 or maybe not move at all its perfectly normal a way to eliminate or reduce vdrop/vdroop is by a pencil mod

right, i know that. But I thought it was obvious that I was pointing out the 0.300v

doesn't that seem a little low (-1.1v)!? I have never seen it spike that low before, so was wondering if there's a problem.


i don't use uguru, so not sure what it would report.

[SHAIDO7]

Hey guys,
Its been a while since ive been here. I have a question i would like to update my ram as i feel its holding me back. I am currently clocked at 3.8 gightz on air cooling and my temps are low enough i could prolly run at 4 gig. I am hoping you guys could make a quick ram suggestion for me im looking for 2 gigs of memory in a 1 gig sticks dual channel . I am looking for something faster more stable and not to expensive. I currently have a q6600(go) abit ip35 pro configuration. thank you

[loonym]

How much success have you had overclocking those gskill hz sticks in your sig SHAIDO7? Have you tried different voltages and timings? I had a pair of those and they were quite good for me.

[leoncc]

hello all, i hope this is the relevant thread as i'm in need of some help, since i have re-installed windows xp with service pack 3 slip streamed, i am having trouble getting my mic to work, i don't have this problem on vista though, this is with the realtek hd audio drivers, latest ones 1.95 iirc, i get sound no problem, i am getting static if i blow into the mic, but it wont work through things like ventrilo or games :/

i think there is a hotfix somewhere with sp3, but not official atm, though i think that was for sound not a problem with the mic?

cheers

[SHAIDO7]

How much success have you had overclocking those gskill hz sticks in your sig SHAIDO7? Have you tried different voltages and timings? I had a pair of those and they were quite good for me.

well I had all my notes written down i don't know what happened to them after my divorce but yes i tried different timing and voltages they started out pretty good but then i could never get the same overclocks after i was done testing multiple configurations. i think i had reached over 1k mhz on these but then after that couldn't get back to that speed.i think i went as high as 2.4 volts at the end of my testing for less than a minute.

[Ace-a-Rue]

well I had all my notes written down i don't know what happened to them after my divorce but yes i tried different timing and voltages they started out pretty good but then i could never get the same overclocks after i was done testing multiple configurations. i think i had reached over 1k mhz on these but then after that couldn't get back to that speed.i think i went as high as 2.4 volts at the end of my testing for less than a minute.

i have the GSkill DDR-6400 four gig kit on IP35 Pro board and they are running perfectly at 1068 mhz (534 mhz memory speed) using 2.1 Vdimm..of course, Vdimm is not the only voltage tweaked....my MCH is at 1.64v; ICHIO 1.5 is at 1.70v; DDR2 REF is at +2%; CPU VTT at 1.3v...the only one voltage at default is ICH 1.05.

[redrumy3]

Official BIOS

BIOS ID:17

1. Fixed 45nm CPU compatibility and support CPU half multiplier.
2. Fixed the Wake Up by WAKE# of PCIe function abnormality.
3. Fixed system hang when used Intel PXE CPU series.
4. Fixed CPU temperature abnormality when S3 return.
5. BIOS compiled date: 05/26/2008.

using it now cpuz still shows wrong volts =[ still going to use it since its official now thanks

[FELIX]

I have a discussion with Polygon on Rebels Haven, and he made a modded bios
for IP35-pro wich leave mchbar unlocked;
I tested it myself, and it work fine.
You can download the bios here: http://www.lejabeach.com/ABIT/IP35Pro/
Personally I have used revision 17.

[SHAIDO7]

i have the GSkill DDR-6400 four gig kit on IP35 Pro board and they are running perfectly at 1068 mhz (534 mhz memory speed) using 2.1 Vdimm..of course, Vdimm is not the only voltage tweaked....my MCH is at 1.64v; ICHIO 1.5 is at 1.70v; DDR2 REF is at +2%; CPU VTT at 1.3v...the only one voltage at default is ICH 1.05.

What version of windows are you using for the 4 gigs? do you feel it is benefitting you if you are only seeing 3 gig in windows xp? I am a gamer and need speed not sure of having 4 gigs will slow me down or help.

thanks for the info ace im gonna try those settings right now....

[Ace-a-Rue]

i am using Vista64 SP1 now, and before SP1, it was just Vista64 and then XP SP2...i am not talking about Prime 95 stable...i have a stable system for the things i do, which are NOT any games.

[shoman24v]

Has anyone tried bios 17?

[Yelf]

I'm @ 400 mhz FSB on my E8400, took vcore 1.3650 to get it prime stable. Even going to 405 prime fails. Anyone see an issue with 1.3650 vcore on air (AC 7 Pro) MCH is @ 1.29, everything else default. I've got GTLR @ 63% on both. Prime load showing 62C (core 2)in Everest and vcore @ 1.33. Seems Core #2 always fails and runs the hottest, core 1 will run at much lower vcores without failure.
Any suggestions, should I go higher on my vcore to get more FSB or not push the vcore any higher. I see 1.45v is the max Intel rates the 45nm for.