Abit Ip35 PRO (Motherboard), how good is it?

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Well I've been building custom Pc's for about 2 years now and I usually built PC's with SLI-compatible boards. And when I built non-SLI PC's I usually used Gigabyte boards... So now I got a request for a non-SLI PC with good overclocking ability.  I see Abit has a very good reputation and I read a couple good reviews of this board...So I was wondering if the Abit IP35 Pro would be a good board.
Thank you.

Ratufa · Accepted Answer

Everything I've heard about this board has been good.  It's supposedly very solid.
One potential drawback, it's PCI-E 1.0a (unlikely to matter in most cases)
Another:  It's a bit pricey.

Something to consider:  the IP35 Pro has been replaced by the IP35 Pro XE, which is apparently almost exactly the same as the IP35 Pro except for better support for the newer Intel processors and different heatsinks.

An alternative that might be worth considering is one of the new P45 Asus P5Q boards, .like a P5Q-E or P5Q Deluxe.  They are a bit raw (some bios tweaking still going on), but they look promising.

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Yes, it will work fine - has PCIe 16x interface that fits your graphics card Model Brand ABIT Model IP35 Supported CPU CPU Socket Type LGA 775 CPU Type Quad-core / Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Duo / Pentium FSB 1333/1066MHz Chipsets North Bridge Intel P35 South Bridge Intel ICH9R Memory Number of Memory Slots 4×240pin Memory Standard DDR2 800 Maximum Memory Supported 8GB Dual Channel Supported Yes Expansion Slots PCI Express x16 1 PCI Express x1 2 PCI Slots 3 Storage Devices PATA 1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max SATA 3Gb/s 6 SATA RAID 0/1/0+1/5 Onboard Video Onboard Video Chipset None

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Abit Ip35 PRO (Motherboard), how good is it?

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