GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX All Solid Capacitor Intel Motherboard

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4.5
TOP FAVORABLE REVIEW
Amazing Board

Very good performance. This board is running at 480Mhz bus for me. Recognized all of my hardware to boot and the bios is very intuitive. All solid state capacitors, so the board will last a long time.

The IDE connector is on the bottom of the board, which is kind of stupid considering most people only have IDE optical drives now, which means you will be dragging an IDE cable across the length of the board.

If you are wondering, this board works fine with ddr2 800 and penryn processors. I have an e8400 installed, and it was recognized without any needed bios update.

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TOP CRITICAL REVIEW
bad cooling

This board was very easy to install and I had no issues with drivers or hardware compatability. Ran fast, great frame rate with an nVidia 8600 GTS and Hitachi SATA HDD. Crucial Ballistix RAM and a e6550 core 2 duo processor.

started getting BSOD's and random reboots after about 4 weeks. I switched out all parts and determined it was a board error. RMA has been pretty easy so far (I have not recieved the board back yet).

The north bridge gets VERY hot. Then the data corruption and BSOD start. As long as I kept a clip fan attached to the heat sink the board ran fine.

I have read a few other reviews discussing BSOD. Keep that bridge cool and they seem to go away. Not sure if that is a bad design or just my luck.

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Features & Details

  • Intel P35
  • Quad-core / Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Duo / Pentium Extreme / Pentium D
  • DDR2 1066

Specifications

Model
BrandGIGABYTE
ModelGA-P35-DS3L
Supported CPU
CPU Socket TypeLGA 775
CPU TypeQuad-core / Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Duo / Pentium Extreme / Pentium D
FSB1333/1066 MHz
Chipsets
ChipsetIntel P35
South BridgeIntel ICH9
Onboard Video
Onboard Video ChipsetNone
Memory
Number of Memory Slots4x240pin
Memory StandardDDR2 1066
Maximum Memory Supported8GB
Channel SupportedDual Channel
Expansion Slots
PCI Express x161 x PCI Express x16
PCI Express x13 x PCI Express x1
PCI Slots3 x PCI Slots
Storage Devices
PATA1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max
Onboard Audio
Audio ChipsetRealtek ALC888
Audio Channels8 Channels
Onboard LAN
Max LAN Speed1Gbps
Rear Panel Ports
Back I/O Ports1 x Optical S/PDIF Out / 1 x S/PDIF Coaxial Out / 2 x PS/2 / 4 x USB 2.0/1.1
PS/22
COM1
LPT1
USB 1.1/2.04 x USB 2.0
S/PDIF Out1 x Optical, 1 x Coaxial
Audio Ports6 Ports
Internal I/O Connectors
Onboard USB8 x USB 2.0
Physical Spec
Form FactorATX
Dimensions (W x L)12.0" x 8.3"
Power Pin24 Pin
Features
FeaturesUltra Durable (All-Solid Capacitor Design)
Packaging
Package ContentsGA-P35-DS3L Driver Disk User Manual Rear I/O Panel Shield IDE/PATA Cable FDD Cable 2 x SATA Cable
Details
Windows VistaCertified for Windows Vista
Additional Information
First Listed on NeweggJuly 26, 2007
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