bit-tech Shopping: ABIT IP35 Pro Motherboard

• Intel Core 2 Duo
• Intel Core 2 Extreme
• Intel Core 2 Quad
• Intel Pentium 4
• Intel Pentium Dual-Core

• Audio - Bass/Center Audio Out Jack
• Audio - Line In (1/8" Mini)
• Audio - Line Out (1/8" Mini)
• Audio - Microphone In (1/8" Mini)
• Audio - Optical (S/PDIF)
• Audio - Rear Surround Audio Out Jack
• Audio - Side Surround Audio Out Jack
• Ethernet - RJ45 Twisted-Pair (XBaseT)
• Keyboard - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2)
• Mouse - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2)
• Serial ATA - 7 pin
• USB - Universal Serial Bus 2.0

• Floppy - 34 pin Header
• Front Audio
• IDE - ATA/EIDE/ATAPI 40 pin
• IEEE 1394a
• Serial ATA - 7 pin
• USB 2.0

• Floppy Controller
• IDE (Ultra ATA 133) Controller
• RAID Controller
• SATA 3Gbps (Serial ATA II)

Rating: 10

Time with product: 3

Strengths: Comes with almost everything on board. Extremely versatile

Weaknesses: * Direction of SATA connectors may be difficult to use* Single IDE connector could be issue for older components

Summary: This is the best motherboard I have ever used. The array of features is stunning. It does far more than I need. All I needed to add was a video card (8800GT). I am using it with a quad core processor and its running great. I have not overclocked it, but I hear that is a breeze as well. Everything is well laid out and installation was simple.

Rating: 8

Time with product: 45

Strengths: easy install, good overclocking, easy to reset board, fault code led indicator on board

Weaknesses: a bit pricey, sata connectors are very hard to access in my case, only one ide connector

Summary: this is a nice upgrade from an ip35-e that i had previously been using. it has firewire support built in so no need to use up a pci slot for that. it was a quick setup to build with no real problems encountered. however, the sata connectors lie directly behind my hard drives making it impossible to access without removing the drives. overall a good board with a small design layout problem.

Rating: 10

Time with product: 3 Months

Strengths: Supports FBS1333, solid state caps, FireWire on board, eSATA ports

Weaknesses: Location of SATA connectors, only 1 IDE port

Summary: I was looking for a future-proof MB. After reading the extraordinary reviews that this board got from users and experts, I decided to go ahead and get it. I'm glad I did. This has been the most stable board I have ever owned, considering I have had problems with my Pentium D 945 on my previous MB. I have to say though that the location of the 6 SATA ports makes it a little hard to plug/unplug stuff. The Intel RAID feature works seamlessly. I have two RAID 1 arrays (total of 4 HDs) that I transferred from my previous intel MB and didn't have to do anything for them to start working immediately on this MB. Also, I have two DVD-RW units attached to the only IDE port and they work fine (appareently, the JMicron controller that this board uses for IDE and eSATA is not well regarded, but like I said, no problems here.) I wish there was an extra IDE port available for my PATA HD but oh well. Fortunately, I haven't had a need for the diagnostics code display feature but it is reassuring to have it available should problems arise. Vista x86 installed most drivers out of the box, except for the audio drivers. I did download the most recent drivers anyway. All in all, an excellent motherboard. Highly recommended.

Rating: 10

Time with product: 3

Strengths: Great all around overclocker. Extensive features. very well constructed.

Weaknesses: none so far

Summary: My first Abit board and intel build and I couldn't be happier. Easy to set up. Stable so far. One of the best motherboards you can buy with many useful features.

Rating: 10

Time with product: 10

Strengths: CMOS reset switch, P35 chipset, LED Diagnostic, E SATA ports

Weaknesses: Size of passive cooling for bridges

Summary: I tried to choose a board for easy overclocking, me being a rookie. The install and BIOS setup was super easy. Manuals for the MOBO was thorough and complete. Uguru was helpful in my first overclocking attempt. The CMOS reset also comes in handy w/o having to open the case to reset. Haven't got a chance to utilize the LED to diagnosis boot problems but seems helpful. The board also had plenty of room for my EVGA 8800 GTS videocard. Only issue I had was my Arctic Cooling Freeze Pro 7 barely had enough room beside the bridges passive cooling heatpipe. All in all has been super stable. I would highly recommend