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

[Scope666]

i never had the save problem...it saves without powering down except for a CAS change or Command Rate change...i think those require it to shutdown, but not sure since i leave those alone, meaning i set CAS=5 and CR=2 and never touch them again.

yeah, I either have a slightly defective board that I just live with, or it's my power supply, which is a Corsair HX-620. I've heard of compatibility issues with this unit (although I tried another power supply once when I was having the problem and it did the same thing, so who knows)

[Ace-a-Rue]

i should add...the board use to shutdown with the older bioses like 14...the shutting down thing didn't stop until we got into the 16 beta's...why don't you try one of those?

[Scope666]

i should add...the board use to shutdown with the older bioses like 14...the shutting down thing didn't stop until we got into the 16 beta's...why don't you try one of those?

I'm on the 16 Final now, but maybe I need to do a more aggressive bios clear when I flash the 17 final. I'll try the procedure recommended here when I get home, I'll let you know how I make out. I'm trying to hold out from buying a new board until x58 comes out. :-)

Thanks again for all of your help Ace!

[Ace-a-Rue]

ok, good luck..i hope it works properly for you after the flash.

[lecter]

Hello everyone!
Should I plug a molex in my motherboard?

[AstroCreep]

Hello everyone!
Should I plug a molex in my motherboard?

Are you doing CrossFire?

[Ace-a-Rue]

Hello everyone!
Should I plug a molex in my motherboard?

i think the manual says it is an auxillary power source...i presume you do it if you have many PCIe cards plugged in to the board and want to make sure they all receive adequate power...it is probably another way to feed the cards if there is a lot of resistance in the inlayed wires in the PCB that feed those slots with power.

check page 1-6 of your manual.

[lecter]

I 've one video card in PCIEX so plugging isn't necessary?

[Ace-a-Rue]

I 've one video card in PCIEX so plugging isn't necessary?

i would not think so...but...like always, if your overclock isn't stable when running benches, try plugging the molex in to see if that helps...that would be my only recommendation

[samykoka]

Hi all

i'm now runing my ip 35 pro bios 17 , with an e6750 @ 3.2 24/7 and happy with it , i'm thinking of having e8400 . my question is : is it worth upgrading ?

i mean , will i get any noticable performance gain ?

thanks alot

[Ace-a-Rue]

Hi all

i'm now runing my ip 35 pro bios 17 , with an e6750 @ 3.2 24/7 and happy with it , i'm thinking of having e8400 . my question is : is it worth upgrading ?

i mean , will i get any noticable performance gain ?

thanks alot

well, looking at the differences, the E8400 clocks at a higher Mhz and the E8400 has 2mb more in the L2 cache.

what it really depends on if you can convince your wife that you need it!

[samykoka]

well, looking at the differences, the E8400 clocks at a higher Mhz and the E8400 has 2mb more in the L2 cache.

what it really depends on if you can convince your wife that you need it!

LOL , really good one ace .. but what if i could convince her
is it really going to show me a real performanve post ? they say that this baby OC well at stock voltage /// what's your openion .. waiting

[Ace-a-Rue]

LOL , really good one ace .. but what if i could convince her
is it really going to show me a real performanve post ? they say that this baby OC well at stock voltage /// what's your openion .. waiting

i think the E8400 will clock to 3.5-3.6 ghz on stock voltages...

if your wife has given you the green light, i say go for it before she rescinds it.

[AstroCreep]

i think the E8400 will clock to 3.6 ghz on stock voltages...

if your wife has given you the green light, i say go for it before she rescinds it.

If she fives you crap, tell her you can always sell the old one for a llittle scratch. But only tell her that after you tell her to go make you a pie. :p

[Cpl Ledanek]

I already got a 768 8800 GTX running on this board and someone is giving up PC gaming is handing me down another 768 8800 GTX...I know if I add this 2nd card I'm not running full speed on it...
...so is it even worth getting SLI 8800 GTX on this board?
...rest are in my sig....or should I give the 2nd card to another would-be PC gamer...he has P35 board but by Gigabyte forgot which one...and same CPU also

thanks

[Ace-a-Rue]

I already got a 768 8800 GTX running on this board and someone is giving up PC gaming is handing me down another 768 8800 GTX...I know if I add this 2nd card I'm not running full speed on it...
...so is it even worth getting SLI 8800 GTX on this board?
...rest are in my sig....or should I give the 2nd card to another would-be PC gamer...he has P35 board but by Gigabyte forgot which one...and same CPU also

thanks

you are better off getting X2 card even though this board operates at PCIe 1.1 specs.

[Evilsizer]

I already got a 768 8800 GTX running on this board and someone is giving up PC gaming is handing me down another 768 8800 GTX...I know if I add this 2nd card I'm not running full speed on it...
...so is it even worth getting SLI 8800 GTX on this board?
...rest are in my sig....or should I give the 2nd card to another would-be PC gamer...he has P35 board but by Gigabyte forgot which one...and same CPU also

thanks

umm you cant run sli at all on intel based boards.. you need a NV 600/700 board for that... like ace said get a 4870X2 will be the better way to go...

[Cpl Ledanek]

thanks guys

[samykoka]

hi all

i had just finshed installing my new E8400 - after convincing my wife that i need it - thx Ace

now i'm runing 440 x 9 arround 4GH with this values :
vcore 1.255 / ichhio 1.65 / mch 1.33 / cpu vtt 1.16 /vdim 2.125
and i'm idling arround 36 ~ 38 and priming at 49 ~ 52 max load

can i push it further and still be safe - need advice aace

thx

[samykoka]

hi
now i'm runing my new E8400 @ 4.05GH 450x9 with vcore 1.29 prime stable
need to know what are the decent graphic cards available now to pick one instead of my 8600 gt , a one that could cope with this new games like crysis warhead
searched for 8800 gtx but no luck , could it be the 9800 gt? as far as i know it is pcie 2.0 will it fit in the pro board?
thx

[Ace-a-Rue]

hi
now i'm runing my new E8400 @ 4.05GH 450x9 with vcore 1.29 prime stable
need to know what are the decent graphic cards available now to pick one instead of my 8600 gt , a one that could cope with this new games like crysis warhead
searched for 8800 gtx but no luck , could it be the 9800 gt? as far as i know it is pcie 2.0 will it fit in the pro board?
thx

go with a 9800 X2 card...it will just operate at PCIe 1.1 specs...the only thing is to make sure the card bios is compatible with IP35 Pro bios...make sure you have the latest bios installed.

[samykoka]

thx ACE for your quick reply but , more explanation plz .... or could you link me to whatever card in your mind ... hay man U R the boss here and i trust your choise
thx alot

[Ace-a-Rue]

thx ACE for your quick reply but , more explanation plz .... or could you link me to whatever card in your mind ... hay man U R the boss here and i trust your choise
thx alot

ut-oh, i am on the spot now!

i read up on the 9800 gtx2, the 3870 x2 and 8800 ultra...it is an old review (mar 08) but it is a good review to help make your mind up...i would forget a 4870 x2 since they are not cheap!

here is the review..i hope it helps to make your mind up: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...view,1792.html

[nsegative]

I got back into pcs when ip35-pro came out and bought it without thinking I would upgrade much. A year later I am totaly back into pcs and the hd4870x2 is running fine on this board so far

[lecter]

I have one more question. What is JMicron SATA Driver V 1.17.37? Should I install it if I have Intel Matrix Storage and AHCI Driver installed?