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

[loonym]

Vcore seems a bit high for 3.7 on that cpu. Does raising vtt or mch help at all?

[SiGfever]

Vcore seems a bit high for 3.7 on that cpu. Does raising vtt or mch help at all?

I have VTT @ 1.3 and am uneasy about going higher from what I have read about vtt killing 45nm chips. Currently mch is @1.52.

[loonym]

Also I keep forgetting that's not a C1 right? Still, most of the warning posts I've read about vtt degrading chips have set an upper limit in the 1.4v area I think, but I can certainly understand being cautious with an expensive cpu like that. You may want to try and find those warning posts and find out.

edit: I still think with some more effort you'll get your 450fsb from that eventually

[SiGfever]

Also I keep forgetting that's not a C1 right? Still, most of the warning posts I've read about vtt degrading chips have set an upper limit in the 1.4v area I think, but I can certainly understand being cautious with an expensive cpu like that. You may want to try and find those warning posts and find out.

edit: I still think with some more effort you'll get your 450fsb from that eventually

Thanks Pal, I would think this chip should do 3.8 as easily as my Q6600's do 3.6.

[cscheat]

Ace, really thank you for all the precious advices !

already did research in WHOLE internet... similar problem that might occurs in my abit ip35 pro too... (the "cracking" sound output problem)

http://www.highdefforum.com/showthread.php?t=35097
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qi...30001343AACITRp
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-repli...cfm/988907.html
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=992898
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=115592
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/248564-3...ing-hdmi-8800gt
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=601915
http://forums.nvidia.com/lofiversion...hp?t46914.html

[repsol_23]

The two days ago I replaced my tec's (cpu/gpu) with better quality ones and was running benches for a few hours to check my temps and what not. Last night I went to turn on my rig and it was posting "8.7." which in the manual said something to the effect of "CPU core voltage".

Does this sound like my mobo may be acting up or my CPU? Could this possibly be from some condensation forming? I have been using tec's for nearly 6 months with absolutely no problems and have completely insulated my board, but am open to the fact that I may have missed something when re-sealing my block to my mobo. Thanks

[hokiealumnus]

The two days ago I replaced my tec's (cpu/gpu) with better quality ones and was running benches for a few hours to check my temps and what not. Last night I went to turn on my rig and it was posting "8.7." which in the manual said something to the effect of "CPU core voltage".

Does this sound like my mobo may be acting up or my CPU? Could this possibly be from some condensation forming? I have been using tec's for nearly 6 months with absolutely no problems and have completely insulated my board, but am open to the fact that I may have missed something when re-sealing my block to my mobo. Thanks

If you haven't already, give old faithful a try (which is usually a given here @ XS, I know):

• Remove power from the system.
• Hit the power button to discharge the capacitors.
• Move the CCMOS jumper (or switch) to the clear position.
• Wait ~30 seconds.
• Place the jumper (or switch) back in the normal position.
• Restore power and boot up immediately into BIOS.
• Select "Load Optimized Defaults" and then set the recommended voltage for your RAM.
• Save & exit.
• On reboot, go directly into BIOS and set any other settings you wish, such as timings for your RAM, boot order, etc.

If that doesn't work, try re-seating the CPU and make sure the socket is dry while you do it.

[repsol_23]

If you haven't already, give old faithful a try (which is usually a given here @ XS, I know):

• Remove power from the system.
• Hit the power button to discharge the capacitors.
• Move the CCMOS jumper (or switch) to the clear position.
• Wait ~30 seconds.
• Place the jumper (or switch) back in the normal position.
• Restore power and boot up immediately into BIOS.
• Select "Load Optimized Defaults" and then set the recommended voltage for your RAM.
• Save & exit.
• On reboot, go directly into BIOS and set any other settings you wish, such as timings for your RAM, boot order, etc.

If that doesn't work, try re-seating the CPU and make sure the socket is dry while you do it.

I tried that last night, and even tried leaving it unplugged with no battery overnight and still no go this morning. As soon as I hit the power button it goes straight to "8.7.", no bios no nothing! I was hoping to not have to tear it apart again as it took me a solid 5 hours to re-do my setup the other day! Considering I never even removed the cpu from the socket while doing so I thought it wouldn't need to be reseated, but will give that a go in the next few days. Thanks for the advice!

[hokiealumnus]

Kind-of shooting blindly here. Please supply a complete list of your hardware with makes and model numbers. Folks can better assist you if they know exactly what you're dealing with.

[repsol_23]

Kind-of shooting blindly here. Please supply a complete list of your hardware with makes and model numbers. Folks can better assist you if they know exactly what you're dealing with.

Intel x6800 @ 3.4 w/ 1.35V
Abit P35 Pro
Geil Evo-One PC6400 4/4/4/12 (pl 7) @ 800 w/ 2.1V
Thermaltake Toughpower 750W
Cheap 200W ATX PSU (runs my 12x120 fans/pump/ccfl's)
Visiontek 3870 @ 836/1250
Creative X-FI Gamer Audio card
WD Raptor 150GB
2 Meanwell PSU's sp500-24/sp320-12
2 Swiftech 3.120 rads
Swiftech 350 pump
Converted window AC unit for waterchiller
LG 19" monitor (1280x1024)

[hokiealumnus]

Ok, well, you're not lacking for power, which was my next guess. Perhaps your main PSU has bitten the dust? Since you seem to have a few, try one of the other PSUs on the board to see if it boots up. (Nice system BTW!)

[Ace-a-Rue]

I have VTT @ 1.3 and am uneasy about going higher from what I have read about vtt killing 45nm chips. Currently mch is @1.52.

try higher MCH and ICHIO 1.5...i found that i needed 1.64 MCH and 1.7V for ICHIO 1.5...try those to see how it does.

[aztec]

The rig in my sig is not the Abit. I have 2 x 1Gb Corsair 6400c4 running at 5,5,5,15 just so there are no issues. This is a cruncher and not a benching system, it has to be stable to do Boinc WCG 24/7 so I run Prime95 small FFT for one hour which is good enough for this project.


@Ace,

I would have thought this 45nm chip would require less voltage at this speed does this seem right to you?

SiG -

For 24/7 BOINC crunching @ 3760 MHz, my settings on sig rig are:

- CPU Core v: 1.37, (1.33 actual in CPU-Z under BOINC or Prime95 load)
- DDR2 v: 1.96 (HWMonitor)
- CPU VTT: 1.10
- MCH: 1.52
- ICH: 1.09
- ICHIO: 1.65
- DDR2 REF:: +2
- CPU GTLREF: 63%

Load temps run low-mid 50's/low 60's C. in fairly warm room (say 75°-80° F.), stable under Prime95, games, BOINC, etc.

BTW...I like the open case!

[SiGfever]

try higher MCH and ICHIO 1.5...i found that i needed 1.64 MCH and 1.7V for ICHIO 1.5...try those to see how it does.

Thanks Ace, I will try those settings and also try lowering the vcore.

SiG -

For 24/7 BOINC crunching @ 3760 MHz, my settings on sig rig are:

- CPU Core v: 1.37, (1.33 actual in CPU-Z under BOINC or Prime95 load)
- DDR2 v: 1.96 (HWMonitor)
- CPU VTT: 1.10
- MCH: 1.52
- ICH: 1.09
- ICHIO: 1.65
- DDR2 REF:: +2
- CPU GTLREF: 63%

Load temps run low-mid 50's/low 60's C. in fairly warm room (say 75°-80° F.), stable under Prime95, games, BOINC, etc.

BTW...I like the open case!

Here is a double test bench that I built. The top is a e8500 and the bottom is a Q6600.

[Ace-a-Rue]

looks real NICE!

i've been thinking about building a smaller scale for myself.

[Budwise]

whats the general rule of thumb for GTLREF? 63% for dual core and 67% for quad? Any other settings i should do for an E8400? Just asking cuz I was getting some random blue screens the past few days and want to bump up a few voltages aside from Vcore which is at 1.325. So far i set the GTLREF downt to 63 from 67, and bumped up the MCH to 1.33 and the ICHIO to 1.6. Any other tweaks I should try?

[aztec]

Decent! Reminds me of a couple nice audio racks I've had.

[SiGfever]

looks real NICE!

i've been thinking about building a smaller scale for myself.

Decent! Reminds me of a couple nice audio racks I've had.

Thanks guys, I had a lot of fun building them and have been itching to do another one. This time I want to do something better with the LEDs and the power switch.

[squito]

Still playng - noticed a mix of single and double sided ballistics here - moved the single sided pair to the black slots with good results

[galactob]

hello . i have o problem after format my pc go to run a setfsb and not work "Smbus Error" . Why ????? my pc is : abit ip35 pro - cpu 8500 - memory cellshock red Thanks --->

[jtf2]

hello . i have o problem after format my pc go to run a setfsb and not work "Smbus Error" . Why ????? my pc is : abit ip35 pro - cpu 8500 - memory cellshock red Thanks --->

been there done that.
for whatever reason it is not compatible with the abit board!!

[SiGfever]

hello . i have o problem after format my pc go to run a setfsb and not work "Smbus Error" . Why ????? my pc is : abit ip35 pro - cpu 8500 - memory cellshock red Thanks --->

What bios are you running on the Pro? I had to flash mine up to 17 before I tried my Q9550 in it. It saw the chip fine and ran it.

[Ace-a-Rue]

hello . i have o problem after format my pc go to run a setfsb and not work "Smbus Error" . Why ????? my pc is : abit ip35 pro - cpu 8500 - memory cellshock red Thanks --->

why would you want to use 'setfsb' when abit has one of the best tools in motherboard world to change voltages AND FSB within windows?...it is called Uguru (use version 3.7 or higher)

[galactob]

why would you want to use 'setfsb' when abit has one of the best tools in motherboard world to change voltages AND FSB within windows?...it is called Uguru (use version 3.7 or higher)

Because sometimes the uguru It sticks my pc

What bios are you running on the Pro? I had to flash mine up to 17 before I tried my Q9550 in it. It saw the chip fine and ran it.

i have 17 bios.

I thank also 2u

[Ace-a-Rue]

Because sometimes the uguru It sticks my pc

are you using Vista64?...if so, just use the Task Manager to close it down...works better than trying to close it the normal way.

what version of Uguru are you using?