Abit IP35-E Review (500MHz FSB board)...$90 @ NewEgg + $6.61 ship

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SerpentRoyal

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Not sure if you chip can run much higher than 500MHz FSB. Core speed is still KING. It's best to stick to the 10x multi to discover your maximum core speed while maintaining 1:1 memory divider. Once you've discovered the maximum stable core speed, then use the 1:1.20, 1:1.25, or 1:1.50 memory divider to increase RAM bandwidth for a little more performance. Most of these C2D E6xxx chips will top out between 3.4 and 3.6GHz on air.

I want to take advantage of C1E and EIST. Therefore, I favor a high multiplier CPU to get the most drop in voltage and core speed when the CPU is idling. The lowest power state for desktop C2D is 6x.
 

SerpentRoyal

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11 BIOS for IP35 and IP35-E. 10 BIOS for IP35 Pro. There are also several BETA stuffs for the Pro with 1T timing.

11 BIOS is perfect for me, minus the double post during cold boot.
 

SerpentRoyal

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Ultra 120 will work. P180 should work with this standard ATX MB. About the only issue is the length of your PSU's power plugs. Note the location of the 24-pin and the 8-pin/4-pin connectors.
 

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i have an antec trio 650, would it be long enough? Oh well, I already ordered so if it doesnt work than I'm already screwed :(
 

wingzeroismine

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Hi there, I just recently purchased an IP35-E and an E6320 but am having issues with them. The board restarts itself 2-3 times (aparently a common P35 issue) and when it finally displays anything I get the message CPU unworkable. I see it listed as a 1.6 Ghz cpu and the ram Geil PC2-6400 DDR2 800MHz, CAS 5-5-5-15, 1.8V - 2.2V has shown up as DDR 600 and DDR 798.... On top of that regardless of whether I use a PS/2 or USB keyboard, I can press a key once and then at no point will keyboard presses do anything at all. I also have an EVGA nVIdia 7200 and was wondering if I would need to plug in that 12v connector for a lower end card such as this. Any help would be greatly apreciated.
 

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Originally posted by: wingzeroismine
Hi there, I just recently purchased an IP35-E and an E6320 but am having issues with them. The board restarts itself 2-3 times (aparently a common P35 issue) and when it finally displays anything I get the message CPU unworkable. I see it listed as a 1.6 Ghz cpu and the ram Geil PC2-6400 DDR2 800MHz, CAS 5-5-5-15, 1.8V - 2.2V has shown up as DDR 600 and DDR 798.... On top of that regardless of whether I use a PS/2 or USB keyboard, I can press a key once and then at no point will keyboard presses do anything at all. I also have an EVGA nVIdia 7200 and was wondering if I would need to plug in that 12v connector for a lower end card such as this. Any help would be greatly apreciated.

its normal on first boot for the CPU/memory information to be wrong, often times you have to set this information manually in the BIOS.

however the keyboard problem is odd.

only thing i can think of is doing a CMOS reset.
 

wingzeroismine

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Yes I changed the ram settings manually and Geil's site mentioned increasing voltage to 1.9V the system is functioning now, I was able to do the bios upgrade also (and then reset everything...).... but it appears to work now. I tried to make the driver disk for the SATA but the cd said it doesn't support this model.
 

SerpentRoyal

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Board should start-stop-start. Total delay is about 14 seconds. You need to reseat the CPU. Remove the battery for 10 minutes. Clear CMOS. Put back battery and CMOS jumper and turn on PC. Some RAMs require 2.0 to 2.2V. This can be problematic if the BIOS uses the 1.8V as the default voltage. If you cannot POST with +2.0V rated RAM, then you need to install 1.8V RAM to access the BIOS. Change Vdimm to 2.1 and timing to 5-5-5-15-2T. Save and exit. Now replace the 1.8V stick with +2.0V stick.

Go into the USB section in the BIOS and change USB mouse and keyboard support from OS to BIOS. Save and exit.

You must connect the two power plugs to the MB. The molex plug next to the PCI-E x 16 slot can provide additional current to the GPU. Don't know if you will need to connect this with that GPU...probably not.
 

wingzeroismine

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Well the system is functioning now, but what I need to figure out is how to get the SATA flopy disk made. It says the model is not supported and won't write the disk. The manual gives the location of vista drivers but I don't know if I should try those with XP.
 

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I am seriously considering this board, I have a Q6600 G0 on the way and would like to save some $ on the mobo so I can invest in watercooling. I already have 4x1GB Ballistix pc8000, will I have issues running the board with 4 sticks?
 

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Originally posted by: Gloryfieldzi
i have an antec trio 650, would it be long enough? Oh well, I already ordered so if it doesnt work than I'm already screwed :(

I have this motherboard and just got an Antec p182B. With the NeoHE 500, the 8 pin connector reached the top port near the cpu just barely. I have it routed under the motherboard tray and coming out of the top port and it just barely reaches. You'll probably be fine, even if you have to go over the motherboard. I've personally never achieved cabling as clean as I have with this case and motherboard.

As for the motherboard itself, I'm very impressed with how it's performed over the last 2 weeks. I've not a veteran overclocker, but I was easily able to get 3.6 Ghz out of my 2.4 Ghz e6600 just by bumping the voltages a little. It really scared me to get that much so easily, so I lowered it to 3.0 Ghz with a 333 Mhz FSB until I get some time to properly test things. It's been running completely stable for the last week.

SerpentRoyal, thanks for your overview of this board. It was part of why I chose to buy it, and I'm definitely not regretting it so far. Hopefully I can offer something to this thread.
 

shiznit

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Originally posted by: SerpentRoyal
No issue with 4 modules. Note that Windows will only detect up to 3GB unless you have 64-bit version.
Vista x64 and XP Pro x64 here :D
How is the vdroop? On XS they are saying as bad as .07 on the pro. I have a G0 from NCIXUS on the way, some of those are hitting 400x9 and I don't want the board to hold me back.
 

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Originally posted by: shiznit

Vista x64 and XP Pro x64 here :D
How is the vdroop? On XS they are saying as bad as .07 on the pro.
I think that you'll find that the difference betwen the setting in the BIOS & the actual measured value is a couple hundredths (so it's easily compensated for, you just pick an appropriately higher BIOS setting to get what you really want)) & the actual drop under load is another couple hundredths which imo isn't bad at all.

 

SerpentRoyal

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Originally posted by: Kupe
Originally posted by: Gloryfieldzi
i have an antec trio 650, would it be long enough? Oh well, I already ordered so if it doesnt work than I'm already screwed :(

I have this motherboard and just got an Antec p182B. With the NeoHE 500, the 8 pin connector reached the top port near the cpu just barely. I have it routed under the motherboard tray and coming out of the top port and it just barely reaches. You'll probably be fine, even if you have to go over the motherboard. I've personally never achieved cabling as clean as I have with this case and motherboard.

As for the motherboard itself, I'm very impressed with how it's performed over the last 2 weeks. I've not a veteran overclocker, but I was easily able to get 3.6 Ghz out of my 2.4 Ghz e6600 just by bumping the voltages a little. It really scared me to get that much so easily, so I lowered it to 3.0 Ghz with a 333 Mhz FSB until I get some time to properly test things. It's been running completely stable for the last week.

SerpentRoyal, thanks for your overview of this board. It was part of why I chose to buy it, and I'm definitely not regretting it so far. Hopefully I can offer something to this thread.


Thanks for your input. I don't post review unless I come across a board that offer exceptional value AND performance. The board must run cool and stable throughout testing. I like to KISS. No RAID or bells and whistles to inflate the price of the board. This board can also control a 2-pin fan. This would be my top choice for a high-quality HTPC.

I'd download S&M 1.90 and run the memory test section. If okay, then run Orthos for one hour.

 

SerpentRoyal

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Originally posted by: shiznit
Originally posted by: SerpentRoyal
No issue with 4 modules. Note that Windows will only detect up to 3GB unless you have 64-bit version.
Vista x64 and XP Pro x64 here :D
How is the vdroop? On XS they are saying as bad as .07 on the pro. I have a G0 from NCIXUS on the way, some of those are hitting 400x9 and I don't want the board to hold me back.

Between 0.02 to 0.04...E4300 @ 3.46GHz. 1.465 in BIOS. CPUz reports 1.42. C1E and EIST enabled. Board is good to at least 488MHz FSB. No need to bump up Vnorthbridge, Vsouthbridge, and VTT till 450MHz FSB. Course YMMV with any CPU and RAM.