ABIT IP35 Pro XE: what is this?

[Odin Eidolon]

i was shopping for something good on the net and i fount this:
http://www1.hardwareversand.de/2/articledetail.jsp?adp=0&aid=21850&agid=659&apop=0

is it the same as the fantastic abit ip35 pro with black heatsinks? Has abit changed something?
http://www1.hardwareversand.de/2/articledetail.jsp?adp=0&aid=10124&agid=659&apop=0

anyone knows if it is only a change of colors?

[LuzSYfer]

according to specs listed in the links you posted, the black one (ABIT IP35 Pro XE) supports higher fsb (up to 1600) and faster ram (pc2-8500),
the pro also marks one of their pci-e16x as just 4x, while the xe seems to have two pci-e16x at full speed

[Odin Eidolon]

well, the change in memory and fsb is just nominal, because you could reach that speed without problems with any decent board. It is impossible it has 2 16x-pciex, that chipset only supports 16x+4x what do you think of the look? In my opinion its great!

[nflesher87]

according to specs listed in the links you posted, the black one (ABIT IP35 Pro XE) supports higher fsb (up to 1600) and faster ram (pc2-8500),
the pro also marks one of their pci-e16x as just 4x, while the xe seems to have two pci-e16x at full speed

1 PCI Express x16 ¦ 1 PCI Express x16 ( 4x-Modus )

just as the Original, and rightfully so since the P35 can't do dual 16/16 bandwidth

[Darknova]

Black heatsinks and official 1600FSB support, and a price hike.

Is it me or is Abit getting more and more lame? They released 3 Ip35 models original, now there are what? 5-6

IP35
IP35-E
IP35-P
IP35-V
IP35 Pro
IP35 Pro XE

Kinda pathetic really, no?