Q6600 on Abit IP35-E

[Blackfirevatsal]

Guys what your opinion will Q6600 OC well on IP35-E?

 

[Gillbot]

They can OC well but the board wasn't really designed to handle the power demand of a quad, let alone a heavily OC'ed quad.

 

[soccerballtux]

This has not been proven, there are alternate opinions that say bios 16b2+ (17 for sure at least) fix this. I, for one, experienced massive vdroop after 1.5075v on my E2180. Vdroop loaded with bios set to 1.5075v was 1.472-1.48 in CPU-z. Then I put it at 1.52 and loaded vdroop was 1.45 without cranking the frequency any. I put it all the way up to 1.56v in BIOS and still was at 1.45 loaded. Something was definitely going on. Now after upgrading the bios, going to 1.54v goes to ~1.5v loaded in CPU-z. So I can verify that another poster's report that there were changes in voltage handling in bios 16b2+, because there was definitely a change for me.

 

[demiurge3141]

You will see vdrop+vdroop of about 0.1, and you better put a fan over the mosfets, but other than that it does surprisingly well.

 

[Gillbot]

Originally posted by: soccerballtux
This has not been proven, there are alternate opinions that say bios 16b2+ (17 for sure at least) fix this. I, for one, experienced massive vdroop after 1.5075v on my E2180. Vdroop loaded with bios set to 1.5075v was 1.472-1.48 in CPU-z. Then I put it at 1.52 and loaded vdroop was 1.45 without cranking the frequency any. I put it all the way up to 1.56v in BIOS and still was at 1.45 loaded. Something was definitely going on. Now after upgrading the bios, going to 1.54v goes to ~1.5v loaded in CPU-z. So I can verify that another poster's report that there were changes in voltage handling in bios 16b2+, because there was definitely a change for me.

Tell that to the many who have a dead IP35-E after upgrading to a quad.

 

[soccerballtux]

Links?

 

[bryanW1995]

I read a lot of anecdotal evidence in support of gillbot's claim before purchasing....an ip35e to go with my q6600. however, I rolled the dice and have been satisfied thus far. I have them running at 3.4 with nary a hiccup, though I do have a tuniq on the q6600 at least.

 

[SolMiester]

I have the Q6600 @ 3ghz on my Abit IP35 (STD version).....I have a high VID of 1.325 so havent gone for the ceiling yet, no real need too.

 

[Gillbot]

Originally posted by: soccerballtux
Links?

I know of three personally, no links to give. Plus a few other people I know online are having issues with their IP35-E's after a bit of run time. It seems that over time, the boards seem to degrade and the OC starts to fall till the point that the mobo is unstable even at default settings. Only a new mobo solved the problems.

 

[Ratman6161]

Perhaps I just got lucky? But after about 6 months I'm having no problems at all. I was able to get to 3.0 GHz without increasing any voltages. Currently, at 3.2Ghz I turned up the cpu voltage just one notch above the bottom and it works fine and runs cool (with a tuniq tower 120). Just for grins I tried 3.6 Ghz and could do it, but really had to crank up the voltage to get there. I don't remember what I had to use but do remember that it was more than I was comfortable with.

Anyway, for stock up to a moderate overclock, it seems to work great and has been very reliable.

EDIT: PS: I often wonder if the people having problems are actually having problems for other reasons such as inadequate power supply, etc? Not sure since mine works fine.

 

[Gillbot]

Originally posted by: Ratman6161
Perhaps I just got lucky? But after about 6 months I'm having no problems at all. I was able to get to 3.0 GHz without increasing any voltages. Currently, at 3.2Ghz I turned up the cpu voltage just one notch above the bottom and it works fine and runs cool (with a tuniq tower 120). Just for grins I tried 3.6 Ghz and could do it, but really had to crank up the voltage to get there. I don't remember what I had to use but do remember that it was more than I was comfortable with.

Anyway, for stock up to a moderate overclock, it seems to work great and has been very reliable.

EDIT: PS: I often wonder if the people having problems are actually having problems for other reasons such as inadequate power supply, etc? Not sure since mine works fine.

There's the reason, mild OC's are usually fine but when you really put a heavy load or OC on, that's when the thing starts to droop.

 

[demiurge3141]

Originally posted by: Gillbot

Originally posted by: Ratman6161
Perhaps I just got lucky? But after about 6 months I'm having no problems at all. I was able to get to 3.0 GHz without increasing any voltages. Currently, at 3.2Ghz I turned up the cpu voltage just one notch above the bottom and it works fine and runs cool (with a tuniq tower 120). Just for grins I tried 3.6 Ghz and could do it, but really had to crank up the voltage to get there. I don't remember what I had to use but do remember that it was more than I was comfortable with.

Anyway, for stock up to a moderate overclock, it seems to work great and has been very reliable.

EDIT: PS: I often wonder if the people having problems are actually having problems for other reasons such as inadequate power supply, etc? Not sure since mine works fine.

There's the reason, mild OC's are usually fine but when you really put a heavy load or OC on, that's when the thing starts to droop.

should really actively cool mosfet area, gets very very hot.

 

[SolMiester]

I may have an advantage as I have a wind tunnel blowing air from front to back thru HSF and also blowing over RAM and mosfet area.....

 

[Blackfirevatsal]

So do PRO provide much better OC potential then E or there is very less difference between these two.

 

[soccerballtux]

no difference, just more features.

 

[Gillbot]

Originally posted by: demiurge3141

Originally posted by: Gillbot

Originally posted by: Ratman6161
Perhaps I just got lucky? But after about 6 months I'm having no problems at all. I was able to get to 3.0 GHz without increasing any voltages. Currently, at 3.2Ghz I turned up the cpu voltage just one notch above the bottom and it works fine and runs cool (with a tuniq tower 120). Just for grins I tried 3.6 Ghz and could do it, but really had to crank up the voltage to get there. I don't remember what I had to use but do remember that it was more than I was comfortable with.

Anyway, for stock up to a moderate overclock, it seems to work great and has been very reliable.

EDIT: PS: I often wonder if the people having problems are actually having problems for other reasons such as inadequate power supply, etc? Not sure since mine works fine.

There's the reason, mild OC's are usually fine but when you really put a heavy load or OC on, that's when the thing starts to droop.

should really actively cool mosfet area, gets very very hot.

That could be the source of failure, none of the people I know had ANY active cooling on their boards. They were all stock.

 

[21stHermit]

Originally posted by: demiurge3141
should really actively cool mosfet area, gets very very hot.

Just what/where is the MOSFET area? I have the IP35-E and think its the most stable MB I've had in years.

 

[Blackfirevatsal]

thank for your help guys

 

[Soulkeeper]

my ip35-e works great with my q9450
no problems

 

[soccerballtux]

Originally posted by: Soulkeeper
my ip35-e works great with my q9450
no problems

you've hardly oc'd it at all

 

[Diogenes2]

I have the IP35-e with a Q6600 - 3.2g @ 1.4v - been running fine for over six months - it's my sons gaming machine and it really takes a beating..

Never knew this board had problems till I saw this thread ..

 

[Tweakin]

I was one of the many who ditched my Q6600 as I could not get anything stable above 3.1Ghz on this board. When I maxed the memory to 8GB, the clock dropped down to 3Ghz windozs bootable, but not really stable.

Mild OC's with 4GB memory and the board is fine. If you are ok with a max OC of 3.2Ghz, then you shouldn't see a problem.

I just felt that the system overall responded slower then my e6750 @ 3.5Ghz, which is where I have been for several months and back down to 4GB on Vista 32...nary a problem since then.

Hope that helps.