Which Mobo Cpu And Ram

[Blitzen]

I havn't overclocked with the PRO myself but my mate has one and it's pretty much just CPU and RAM voltages you will need to play with. All PC6400 RAM defaults to 1.8V with 5-5-5-18 timings.. You may need to boot on one stick if the system doesn't boot first time and then change them to 2.1v (whatever is on the label) and rated timings.

Give clunks overclocking guide (in the stickys) a read and then if you need more help then i'm sure hexites will be on hand as always

I dont hink the IP-35 Pro is good value when you can get the X38 QuadGT for only £20 more.
There may not be much of a difference between them but the newer technology is worth the extra as is the extra features surely.

[staffsMike]

I dont hink the IP-35 Pro is good value when you can get the X38 QuadGT for only £20 more.
There may not be much of a difference between them but the newer technology is worth the extra as is the extra features surely.

Pretty much dead already isn't it? X48 is nearly out.

Does sound like a good board but the PRO at £90 - £100 is very good value to me.

I'd personally get a dark raider but I'm not that fussed about big overclocks (not that the dark raider can't hit more than approriate speeds for current chips). At £60 you could use the money saved to buy the decent midrange board at the next upgrade but different people have different priorities and upgrade intervals so that wouldn't be the best course of action for everyone.

[AndrewJ]

I am running under the tried theory of older board = less problems, these new boards tend to equal issues correct.

I am willing to look at these new boards though being a tech head

Which would be recommended as stable? and would my Q6600 fit in nicely?

[AndrewJ]

I personally would go with the scythe ninja. It comes with a very quiet fan which is perfect for it.

Just make sure you fit it properly if you get it. Fit when the motherboard is out else you'll never get it in. My test although not fool proof is carry the motherboard from where I've fitted the ninja to the PC holding only the ninja. If it stays on..it's done

Would the mini version suffice, I have to say I have an Antec 900 and it's not the biggest of cases.

[Blitzen]

Pretty much dead already isn't it? X48 is nearly out.

Does sound like a good board but the PRO at £90 - £100 is very good value to me.

I'd personally get a dark raider but I'm not that fussed about big overclocks (not that the dark raider can't hit more than approriate speeds for current chips). At £60 you could use the money saved to buy the decent midrange board at the next upgrade but different people have different priorities and upgrade intervals so that wouldn't be the best course of action for everyone.

The only difference between X38 and X48 is the X48 uses DDR3 memory. Thats no big deal as the difference is tiny, tiny, tiny.

A very few X48's will take DDR2 iirc.

I am running under the tried theory of older board = less problems, these new boards tend to equal issues correct.

I am willing to look at these new boards though being a tech head

Which would be recommended as stable? and would my Q6600 fit in nicely?

I got my QuadGT with a Q6600 at 3.4ghz stable with NO voltage changes
So to say X38 is dead is a bit of an odd statement.

I will go further though.........time will tell whether i will or not though tbh.

BTW....
Temps using the Scythe Mine:
Idle: 21 degrees
Load: 43 degrees

And the cooler is extremely quiet. (and cheaper than the Ninja).

[AndrewJ]

Mini ninja it is.

I assume the X38 is a new chipset and not socket.

Please do go further.

[Blitzen]

Mini ninja it is.

I assume the X38 is a new chipset and not socket.

Please do go further.

Yes its the newest chipset.

[AndrewJ]

What board would you recommend given my spec posted on the previous page and cooler choice.

[Ommid]

what are the main differences between the dark raider and the pro?

[Blitzen]

what are the main differences between the dark raider and the pro?

You get things like uGuru and esata i think......oh......and the £100+ price tag (when not on Today Only).

Seriously, for a chipset that will soon be 3rd down theline at least, the Pro isnt a good buy for that money.

All the other P35 Abit boards are good value though. The normal IP-35 is very nice and correctly priced at around £60ish aswell. With the Pro version, you certainly dont get £50 worth more board.

Like i said, i wanted a high end board a few weeks ago and the more i looked at the Pro, the more i couldnt ever justify spend around £100 on it.

[Ommid]

Yea I agree blitzen, the difference is the onboard cooling heatsinks, and uguru is software anyway isnt it?

[Blitzen]

Yea I agree blitzen, the difference is the onboard cooling heatsinks, and uguru is software anyway isnt it?

uGuru is an on board chip on the higher end boards.
EQ is the software that can be used on all IIRC.

(They must be very expensive cooling heatsinks)

[Webby]

The pro also has an onboard fault display and uses all solid state Caps.

[AndrewJ]

Date 05/03/2008 09:44:54

Product Quantity Price
----------------------------------------------------------
Abit IP-35 Pro, iP35 Express, S 775 1 £94.59
Intel Core 2 Quad-Core Q6600 G0 SLA 1 £133.49
4GB (2x2GB) CorsairXMS2, DDR2 PC2-6 1 £64.64
Scythe Mini Ninja Heatpipe CPU Cool 1 £22.99
120mm Xigmatek XSF-F1251 Quiet Case 3 £3.99
----------------------------------------------------------
Nett total £327.68
Carriage £5.95
VAT £58.39
Total £392.02


All ordered.

[dynamoboy]

Suprised no one has mentioned the NEO2-FR. Good board and cheap.

[AndrewJ]

Got my parts be moving parts over this evening

Abit IP35-Pro
Q6600
Scythe Ninja *(mini)*
4GB Corsair XMS2 800