Got some good news here. I called up gigabyte's oem builder line telling them that i want to build systems using their 965p-s3 but that i had some questions regarding it. They transferred me to a motherboard technician since I had questions that seemed to detailed for the sales guy. (I was hoping he would do that!!! LOL) Anyways here is what the tech said.
Question 1: What is the difference between the 965p-ds3 and 965p-s3?
Response: Their is no difference except for the solid state capacitors on the ds3.
Question 2: Does not having the solid state capacitors on the s3 affect overclocking on core 2 duo.
Response: The solid state capacitors have no impact or bearing on the boards ability to overclock. The solid state capacitors are used for long term durability.
Question 3: When you say durability can u elaborate on that?
Response: By durability I mean the S3 board will last probably about 3-4 years. The DS3 will last 5+ years.
Question 4: The DS3 is shown to hit high FSB speeds above 400 easily. Can that be expected or attained on the S3?
Response: Again as I mentioned the boards are the same and we have reached those speeds in testing.
Thats what i asked and that is how he answered... pretty interesting huh!!!
I posted this in another thread but thought i would open new since many people have been asking about this board and may not have been following the other thread. Hope this helps.
Question 1: What is the difference between the 965p-ds3 and 965p-s3?
Response: Their is no difference except for the solid state capacitors on the ds3.
Question 2: Does not having the solid state capacitors on the s3 affect overclocking on core 2 duo.
Response: The solid state capacitors have no impact or bearing on the boards ability to overclock. The solid state capacitors are used for long term durability.
Question 3: When you say durability can u elaborate on that?
Response: By durability I mean the S3 board will last probably about 3-4 years. The DS3 will last 5+ years.
Question 4: The DS3 is shown to hit high FSB speeds above 400 easily. Can that be expected or attained on the S3?
Response: Again as I mentioned the boards are the same and we have reached those speeds in testing.
Thats what i asked and that is how he answered... pretty interesting huh!!!
I posted this in another thread but thought i would open new since many people have been asking about this board and may not have been following the other thread. Hope this helps.
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