That imho is basically the perfect combo. The ds3 board is insanely solid and a great performer
Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless -----Original Message----- From: Scott Sipe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 22:13:36 To:The Hardware List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [H] New CL2 stepping for Core2 Duo? I bought a Gigabyte board--965-DS3. E6400, ddr800 ram. I'm perfectly happy with it. I wasn't planning on getting SLI/ Crossfire or anything, so this board is fine for me. haven't tried overclocking yet, but people seem to have had some very good results. There's always kick-worthy stuff out there, but for now, I'm happy. Plus I managed to add support to the OpenDarwin (opensource OSX code) ATA driver for the 965 chipset, so get good speed there too. Scott On Sep 15, 2006, at 3:20 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The current boards all have minor hiccups. I've seen the asus 570 > intel board shown though its now about thanksgiving before people > ship volume. But I think a lot of people will kick themselves if > they wanted those features > > > Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Christopher Klein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:11:15 > To:"'The Hardware List'" <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [H] New CL2 stepping for Core2 Duo? > > So what's the consensus. Should I buy now or hold off? I want to buy > within the next month as I want to move my other machine over to a > server > role. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hayes Elkins > Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 11:07 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] New CL2 stepping for Core2 Duo? > > Only a few P965 boards are out that have ICH8R, and Intel's retail > branded > P965 will not have it. Only ones in supply are the Asus and Abit. > >> From: JRS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: The Hardware List <[email protected]> >> To: The Hardware List <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [H] New CL2 stepping for Core2 Duo? >> Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 22:15:49 -0700 >> >> >> How or why is that better than the P965 chipset? >> >> Are there differences other than onboard graphics on the G965 >> chipset? >> >> >> >> >>>> Get a G965 based motherboard (it has the integrated graphics which >>>> you >> wont >>>> be using of course). You have all the perks, including the latest >>>> intel fakeraid ICH8R and DDR2-800 support. The only thing you will >>>> not have is crossfire/sli support as there is only one PCIe x16 >>>> port. However a >> single >>>> ATI x1950xtx or NV 7950GX2 should be plenty powerful unless you >>>> intend >> to >>>> play Elder Scrolls Oblivion @ 2500x1600 on a 30" LCD. >>>> >>>> >> -- >> >> JRS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Please remove **X** to reply... >> >> ...Cleverly Disguised As A Responsible Adult... > > >
