Abit IP35 series O/C reference thread

I scouted around on the web and grabbed a bunch of links that pertain to the Abit IP35-E, IP35, and IP35 Pro series of motherboards.

Main differences between models:

The IP35-E and IP35 are very similar and use the same PCB design. Both have only 1 PCI-E 16X slot. The both have one LAN port. The IP35-E has no RAID and no firewire. However, the IP35 does provides RAID (ICH9R) and firewire. The IP35-E has 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors while the IP35 has 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors. The IP35-E has separate heatsinks on the N/B, S/B, and mosfets while the IP35 has a heatpipe that connects the N/B and mosfets sinks (but has a separate S/B sink).

The IP35 Pro has its own original PCB design, although it looks similar and has many of the same features. Unique to the IP35 Pro is eSATA, external CMOS switch, and two Gigabit ethernet ports. The IP35 Pro has SilentOTES™ meaning the N/B, S/B, and mosfets sinks are all connected with heatpipes. The IP35 Pro has two PCI-E X16 slots (second slot has x4 bandwidth when used in Crossfire). Finally, the Pro model has all solid state caps.

Official Abit specifications:

IP35-E
IP35
IP35 Pro

Official Abit BIOS downloads:

IP35-E
IP35
IP35 Pro

Abit Forum unofficial beta BIOS download page:

http://forum.abit-usa.com/showthread.php?t=122393

Official Abit instruction manual downloads:

IP35-E
IP35
IP35 Pro

Hardware Review Articles:

X-bit Labs - Abit IP35 Pro Mainboard Review
InsideHW - Abit IP35 Pro and IP35-E

Forum Reviews:

Evilsizer's Abit IP35-Pro Review thread from OC Forums
Coolaler's Review from coolaler.com (from Taiwan, but has good BIOS pics)
Johnny Bravo's Review from the Xstreme Systems Forum (excellent overview)


Overclocking Guide:

Abit Forum - Official ABIT IP-35 Pro Review/Overclock/Guide Thread

Excellent resource, this should be a sticky

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