A choice of 3 mobos...

pwnagesarus

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About 3 weeks ago my IP35 vanilla crapped out on me so I RMAed it. I also had to pay a $20 labor fee cause the stupid SATA connectors came off when I was unplugging my hard drives. -_-

Now I get an email from Abit telling me it's "beyond repair" and they can't get me another IP35, so I've been presented with 3 other choices. Here's the body of this email with the choices:

This is to notify you that the product you turned in under the above RMA number is beyond repair and a direct replacement is currently unavailable or no longer available. Therefore, in order for us to complete your request, you will need to choose a replacement from the following list:
**** PLEASE SELECT ONLY ONE SELECTION FROM THE LIST ****


[ ] FP-IN9 SLI
[ ] I-45CV
[ ] IP35V


Strangely, 2 out of 3 choices on there are also discontinued. I'm thinking of going with the Fatality but somehow I feel like I'm getting the short end of the stick here no matter which I choose. =/ The IP35V seems like a crappier version of the IP35-E. What say you AT?

 

o1die

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You are right. Abit is probably getting out of the board business in the next 12 months. I'd go for the IP35v if you don't need onboard video.
 

Gillbot

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I've heard the IP35v was sub-par compared to the original IP35. I have no knowledge of the other two.
 

nyker96

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Originally posted by: Gillbot
I've heard the IP35v was sub-par compared to the original IP35. I have no knowledge of the other two.

subpar by quite a margin. IP35 > IP35E > IP35V.
 

LordGestle

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Those options are terrible:
] FP-IN9 SLI - 650i Chipset. Owned one and ended up returing for coil whine on load.
[ ] I-45CV - 945 Chipset
[ ] IP35V - As others mentioned a lesser verision of the one you have.
 

pwnagesarus

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The FP-IN9 SLI looked fairly attractive until I read about it being crappy for OCing and it didn't have the CMOS switch to make up for its drawbacks. =/

I just replied asking for a IP35 Pro or IP35P, which from what I've read seems like an updated IP35-E. I also thought about asking them for an IP35 Pro XE but I don't think that would happen. XD