Gigabyte motherboard question
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Dun know how to decide?
GA-965P-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset
~ Features PCI Express x16 for outstanding graphics performance
VS
GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 1.0) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset
~ Features PCI-E graphics interface
Which one better? -
I say choose either one. From what I see, both have the same specification, though I'm not sure how it will work out in real life (E.g Stability, performance).
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GA-965P-S3 (rev. 1.0) Specification:
Processor Supports Intel® Core™2 Extreme Quad-Core / Core™2 Duo / Intel® Pentium® D processor
Supports 1066/800/533 MHz FSB
Chipset Northbridge: Intel® P965 Express Chipset
Southbridge: Intel® ICH8
Marvell 8056 Gigabit LAN Controller
GIGABYTE SATAII controller
Realtek ALC883 8 Channel Audio Codec
Memory Supports DDR2 800/667/533 memory
Dual Channel architecture support up to 8GB by 4 DIMM slots
Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express X16 slot
3 x PCI Express X1 slot
3 x PCI slots
Form Factor ATX form factor, 305 x 210mm
Internal I/O Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX power
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x floppy connector
1 x IDE connector
6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
1 x CPU fan connector
1 x system fan connector
1 x front panel connector
1 x front audio connector
1 x CD In connector
3 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 6 ports by cables
1 x SPDIF In connector
1 x power LED connector
1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
Rear Panel I/O 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x PS/2 mouse port
1 x SPDIF Out connection (coaxial+optical)
1 x parallel port
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x serial port (COMA)
1 x RJ-45 port
6 x audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In/Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out)/Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out)
H/W Monitoring System voltage detection
CPU / System temperature detection
CPU / System fan speed detection
CPU warning temperature
CPU / System fan failure warning
CPU Smart Fan Control
Other Features Supports RAID 0, 1, JBOD (2 ports with RAID function supported by GIGABYTE SATA2)
Supports @BIOS
Supports Download Center
Supports Q-Flash
Supports EasyTune 5
Supports Xpress Install
Supports Xpress Recovery2
Supports Virtual DualBIOS
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GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 1.0) Specification:
Processor Supports Intel® Core™2 Extreme Quad-Core / Core™2 Duo / Intel® Pentium® Extreme/ Intel® Pentium® D processor
Supports 1066/800/533 MHz FSB
Chipset Northbridge: Intel® P965 Express Chipset
Southbridge: Intel® ICH8
Marvel 8053 Gigabit LAN Controller
GIGABYTE SATAII controller
Realtek ALC883 8 Channel Audio Codec
Memory Supports DDR2 800/667/533 memory
Dual Channel architecture support up to 8GB by 4 DIMM slots
Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express X16 slot
3 x PCI Express X1 slot
3 x PCI slots
Form Factor ATX form factor, 305 x 210mm
Internal I/O Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX power
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x floppy connector
1 x IDE connector
6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
1 x CPU fan connector
1 x system fan connector
1 x front panel connector
1 x front audio connector
1 x CD In connector
3 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 6 ports by cables
1 x SPDIF In connector
1 x power LED connector
1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
Rear Panel I/O 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x PS/2 mouse port
1 x SPDIF Out connection (coaxial+optical)
1 x parallel port
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x serial port (COMA)
1 x RJ-45 port
6 x audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In/Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out)/Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out)
H/W Monitoring System voltage detection
CPU / System temperature detection
CPU / System fan speed detection
CPU warning temperature
CPU / System fan failure warning
CPU Smart Fan Control
Other Features Supports RAID 0, 1, JBOD (2 ports with RAID function supported by GIGABYTE SATA2)
Supports @BIOS
Supports Download Center
Supports Q-Flash
Supports EasyTune 5
Supports Xpress Install
Supports Xpress Recovery2
Supports Virtual DualBIOS -
Me using DS3..... working very well. Not asking for a top of the line MB, so this MB is just right for me.
