Maybe Upgrade to Ip35-E Or P5k-E

[RaptureMe]

I have gotten an itch that must be scatched and am seriously considering dumping the mobo in my sig which is based on G33/P35 and going with either a Abit Ip35-E or The Asus P5k-E.
Since I flashed the bios to the newest of F5 bios update the Cpu voltages are now hard locked to 1.36 even after using the De overvolt feature it wont change the volts no matter what I do. Although it runs cooler using the de overvolt feature it just will not overclock the same.
Before the flashed I could get 10x400 @1.325 and the temp would stay about 40-45c even at 10x333 at 1.29v I would only get 28-35c but now at 10x333 at the 1.36 I am getting anywhere from 28-50c.
Now the whole board just seems to run much hotter then before and its not just the board but all my components at blazing hot.
So what do you think are these 2 mobo's any good?
I like the look of the Ip35-E as it will match my color sceme being all my parts are that same blue color case,ram,gpu,ect.. but it doesnt support ddr2 1066?
I also really never heard of abit.
All of my past mobos have been asus and gigabyte.
What I really need is a good mobo that will listen and do what I ask it to do.
If I say run at 1.35v and overclock to so and so it will do so and not just boot at what ever it feels like.
By the way I am using an E6700 not the q6600 yet.
But this new mobo will be for my q6600.

 

[Heidfirst]

Originally posted by: RaptureMe

I like the look of the Ip35-E as it will match my color sceme being all my parts are that same blue color case,ram,gpu,ect.. but it doesnt support ddr2 1066?
I also really never heard of abit..

abit don't claim DDR2 1066 support for the mobo because Intel don't for the chipset (there is no DDR2 JEDEC spec) - it will run it fine though.

abit are a well known mobo manufacturer - they are basically the company that were first to bring out overclocking without having to use jumpers to configure things & everyone else had to follow their lead.
The IP35-E is pretty much the de facto budget C2D overclocking mobo of choice (you'll find a big thread here on it).
With a quad you are probaly going to get some Vdroop though especially if heavily overclocked.

There is quite a price & feature spread between the IP35-E & P5K-E though so if you can afford $150 or so there are plenty of other mobos to look at (IP35, P35-DS3P etc.).

 

[RaptureMe]

Thanks for the fast reply!!
Yeah I dont want to spend more then $150.00
Ok abit it is then.
So you are saying they dont advertise support for 1066 DDR2 but it should run them just fine?
Ok, well I only plan to push my q6600 to 9x333=2.97 or 3.0ghz for 24/7 use.
But what version should I get Ip35-E or Ip35?
I dont really need raid or firewire.
But I do need the option of running at least 2-4 HDD but not in raid.
I do want it "NB/SB" to stay cool as possible.
I also need it to be stable when I game or convert vidoe files and compress files.
I am really leaning towards the Ip35-E.

 

[SerpentRoyal]

Originally posted by: RaptureMe
I have gotten an itch that must be scatched and am seriously considering dumping the mobo in my sig which is based on G33/P35 and going with either a Abit Ip35-E or The Asus P5k-E.
Since I flashed the bios to the newest of F5 bios update the Cpu voltages are now hard locked to 1.36 even after using the De overvolt feature it wont change the volts no matter what I do. Although it runs cooler using the de overvolt feature it just will not overclock the same.
Before the flashed I could get 10x400 @1.325 and the temp would stay about 40-45c even at 10x333 at 1.29v I would only get 28-35c but now at 10x333 at the 1.36 I am getting anywhere from 28-50c.
Now the whole board just seems to run much hotter then before and its not just the board but all my components at blazing hot.
So what do you think are these 2 mobo's any good?
I like the look of the Ip35-E as it will match my color sceme being all my parts are that same blue color case,ram,gpu,ect.. but it doesnt support ddr2 1066?
I also really never heard of abit.
All of my past mobos have been asus and gigabyte.
What I really need is a good mobo that will listen and do what I ask it to do.
If I say run at 1.35v and overclock to so and so it will do so and not just boot at what ever it feels like.
By the way I am using an E6700 not the q6600 yet.
But this new mobo will be for my q6600.

My IP35-E is Orthos/S&M/Memtest stable at 488MHz FSB with E6320 (1952MHz FSB quad pumped). Others were able to hit 500MHz. No problem running my Kingston N5 1.8V DDR2 800 @ 602MHz with 2.1Vdimm and 5-5-5-18-2T timing. DDR2 1204 in this case. Note that the offical JEDEC standard for DDR2 is 1.8V. Therefore, you may need to boot with one stick of 1.8V DDR2 667 or 800, and change Vdimm and timing in BIOS if you want to run some high voltage RAM modules. The sweet spot for P35 and DDR2 is 490MHz. Higher speed will require a more relaxed memory timing, which will cancel out the higher MHz.

Most Asus boards will not drop Vcore once you start to bump CPU voltage up a few notches. The Abit IP35-E will allow you to run C1E and EIST, regardless of Vcore setting, as long as you use the default CPU multiplier.

So why is this a big deal? Let's say you need 1.40Vcore to achieve stability at 3.5GHz core speed with a quad. Due to Vdroop, you'll need to bump Vcore in BIOS to 1.50. With the Asus, you'll be running 1.49 when idling (CPU voltage locked), and 1.40 under load. Abit, with C1E and EIST enabled, will drop Vcore to 1.33 under no/light load. The load voltage will still be 1.40 when Priming.