Abit IP35 LG775 motherboard, $113AR+ship

[nycdude]

Originally posted by: SerpentRoyal
It's always YMMV when you overclock RAMs. I've tested four of these Kingston kits. All were good up to 580MHz @ 5-5-5-18-2T. You should be able to push that E6750 to 3.5 or 3.6GHz with these RAMs. I believe the E4300 or E4400 offers a better value. Most will reach 3.2GHz if you have L2 stepping. Save your $ toward 45nm chips next year. There's not that much difference between 3.2 and 3.6GHz.

Thanks for the awesome advice.

 

[solariumrider]

The Abit website says this board only supports Dual channel DDR2 800/667 un-buffered Non-ECC memory. Does that mean PC2-8500 (1033MHz) won't work at full speed in this board? Is there much performance hit with a high end processor and only having ddr2-800 (pc2-6400)?

 

[SerpentRoyal]

It should work. 800 is the maximum offical RAM rating used by the industry. 1066 may add another 1 to 2% to the bottomlin.

 

[Tullphan]

Originally posted by: SerpentRoyal
I concur. My IP35-E is very fast and stable (minus heat pipe, RAID, extra two SATA ports, and 1394). And it's so easy to overclock this baby. No problemo with E4300 (3.56GHz) and E6320 (3.42GHz). Paid $90 AR.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/f...2&posted=1#post2307702

Does the heatpipe really make a difference on motherboards? I mean, how much higher would the temp on the Northbridge run on a standard heatsink vs. a heatpipe?
I'm thinking of going the Intel route, but have no use for raid or the 1394. And as long as there's at least 1 PATA port, 4 SATA connectors will be plenty.
Or is the IP35 (discussed in this thread) worth the extra $35 over the IP35-E (assuming both are on sale)?

 

[cytoSiN]

In for one.

I want the extra SATA ports for expandability, and the RAID option is nice, just in case.

Mostly, I went for this over the IP35-E because the E has the double-boot issue regardless of the oc settings, and according to the review and the comments on newegg and the like, the regular IP35 doesn't have those issues unless you're really pushing the envelope...plus, I hear it's a better overclocker in general than the E, so it was worth the $35.

I plan to OC, but to remain stable as well, so hopefully it won't be a huge issue. If anyone cares I'll report back in a week or so once everything's in place.

 

[uhohs]

oops. nvm.

 

[SerpentRoyal]

Originally posted by: Tullphan

Originally posted by: SerpentRoyal
I concur. My IP35-E is very fast and stable (minus heat pipe, RAID, extra two SATA ports, and 1394). And it's so easy to overclock this baby. No problemo with E4300 (3.56GHz) and E6320 (3.42GHz). Paid $90 AR.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/f...2&posted=1#post2307702

Does the heatpipe really make a difference on motherboards? I mean, how much higher would the temp on the Northbridge run on a standard heatsink vs. a heatpipe?
I'm thinking of going the Intel route, but have no use for raid or the 1394. And as long as there's at least 1 PATA port, 4 SATA connectors will be plenty.
Or is the IP35 (discussed in this thread) worth the extra $35 over the IP35-E (assuming both are on sale)?

About 10C hotter. I can still hold the NB heat sink under Orthos (E4300/3.46GHz). If you have a down-ward firing CPU cooler like the Big Typhoon, then you're set. You could also strap a small fan to the NB if you have inadequate air flow in the case. The board's SYSTEM fan header will be able to control any 2-pin 12V fan.

 

[SerpentRoyal]

Originally posted by: cytoSiN
In for one.

I want the extra SATA ports for expandability, and the RAID option is nice, just in case.

Mostly, I went for this over the IP35-E because the E has the double-boot issue regardless of the oc settings, and according to the review and the comments on newegg and the like, the regular IP35 doesn't have those issues unless you're really pushing the envelope...plus, I hear it's a better overclocker in general than the E, so it was worth the $35.

I plan to OC, but to remain stable as well, so hopefully it won't be a huge issue. If anyone cares I'll report back in a week or so once everything's in place.

I wouldn't trust those reviews at NewEgg. Overclocking capability should be the same. BTW, they both share the same BIOS. Post back if there is no double post.

 

[kevman]

Man...the double boot issue alone will steer me right into the hands of th Asus P5K or GigaByte DS3P

 

[cytoSiN]

Originally posted by: SerpentRoyal

Originally posted by: cytoSiN
In for one.

I want the extra SATA ports for expandability, and the RAID option is nice, just in case.

Mostly, I went for this over the IP35-E because the E has the double-boot issue regardless of the oc settings, and according to the review and the comments on newegg and the like, the regular IP35 doesn't have those issues unless you're really pushing the envelope...plus, I hear it's a better overclocker in general than the E, so it was worth the $35.

I plan to OC, but to remain stable as well, so hopefully it won't be a huge issue. If anyone cares I'll report back in a week or so once everything's in place.

I wouldn't trust those reviews at NewEgg. Overclocking capability should be the same. BTW, they both share the same BIOS. Post back if there is no double post.

I don't trust the newegg reviewers, but I do trust the OCC reviewer, linked in my last post, and he claims no double post on stock settings.

(Edit: Added quote) For those of you too lazy to click the link and navigate to the conclusion page, it says:

"The double reboot issue that was so frustrating on the E model only shows it ugly head on this board when you run too far out of spec. As long as you are on the correct side of that ragged edge, it does not exist."

I've also read that the double post takes approximately 14 seconds...I can wait during the infrequent cold boot...it's the high-load performance that I care about.

I will definitely post back next week to let you know. Either way, for me, the RAID and the two extra SATA made it worth it.