Originally posted by: bryanW1995
Serpent, have you checked out the ip35 pro?
Yup, benched one last weekend. Still have the board in the garage since the owner was out of town till next week. I didn't expect any improvement over the IP35-E because both boards share the
same core power section. I couldn't test overclocking above 488MHz FSB because my E6320 hits a FSB wall @ 495MHz.
IP35 Pro had dismal performance @ the 1394 port. Tested both on-board headers. Same 14.4MB/s with my external HDD. This same ext HDD was good up to 31.7MB/s with USB 2.0.
The biggest insult was the inability of the Pro to control a 2-pin fan. The much cheaper IP35-E works great with any DC fan...2-pin, 3-pin, or 4-pin PWM. I also had to reset the Pro's BIOS several times during testing. Even downloaded various BETA BIOS which include a 1T mode for RAM. No change. Didn't have to do this with the IP35-E.
Finally, windows would show an uninstalled hardware in Device Manager if you don't install the Pro's GURU management software. GURU permits real-time manipulation of some BIOS parameters in windows.
The Abit IP35 Pro is a fair value when compared against Asus or Gigabyte's offerings. The Pro appears to be very pricey when pitted against the IP35-E.