Gigabyte DS3 vs. Asus P5b?

[Mudokon]

Planning on getting some

1.9v DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 675 (PC2 5400)
along with a C2D e6600
with a 7900GT KO gfx card.

no need for oc'ing, just want a good board.

opinions? thanks

 

[Anogar]

I went for the DS3. My E6600 is coming tomorrow, I'll let you know how it goes.

 

[Mudokon]

thanks

 

[Jules]

Originally posted by: Anogar
I went for the DS3. My E6600 is coming tomorrow, I'll let you know how it goes.

Eww. id go for the asus if your not getting the e6300. If you getting the e6300 id go with the ds3.

 

[Mudokon]

why does a e6600 with a ds3 = bad, but e6300 with a ds3 = fine?

just cuz 6300 and DS3 are low end?

 

[Jules]

Originally posted by: Mudokon
why does a e6600 with a ds3 = bad, but e6300 with a ds3 = fine?

just cuz 6300 and DS3 are low end?

e6300 has a 7x multi. not many people are getting good OC's outta the DS3 with the higher end Chips.

 

[Anogar]

I'm not going to be overclocking at all. I'm fond of Gigabyte. May not have been the best decision, but we'll find out. Heh.

 

[dexvx]

If you're not going to be overclocking at all. go for the cheaper Intel 965 board.

 

[Mudokon]

You mean the Intel BOXDP965LTCK:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813121035

I dont know, seemed alittle low-end, yeah i dont wanna OC, but i want something that'll be fast and good for my 1.9v ddr2 RAM and 7900GT card

 

[Anogar]

Even though I'm not overclocking at all, I'm willing to pay the extra little bit for the Gigabyte customer service and the higher quality board.

 

[dexvx]

Not sure where the lower quality comes from. These things are designed for stability and compatability, not for overclocking. Seems to fit your needs moreso than the DS3.

 

[MrWizzard]

Go with the DS3, thats what I am doing. 6600 too, and I am not going to OC either.

Gigabyte DS3 vs. Asus P5b

 

[Mudokon]

Well with the Intel board is says 1.8v RAM ONLY.

but the ram i wanna get is 1.9v.

i hope P5b or DS3 can handle that.

 

[Jules]

My DS3 is at 490FSB @ 3.4ghz with a e6300. If i were to buy a e6400 or e6600 i would of gotten the asus

 

[y2klam]

the ds3 seems to have the super capacitor which makes it durable.....has is P5b better than ds3?

 

[Matts0344]

I set up my E6400 with DS3 and 2GB of Corsair 6400 yesterday. Easiest build I ever did.

I usually used Asus mobos but some P5Bs need a bios upgrade to use Core 2 Duos which I think is just unacceptable. This made me choose DS3 and I'm very happy so far. Not a single problem.

 

[CoasterGuy]

I also went with the Gigabyte DS3 for my E6400. Absolutely rock solid with the original and updated BIOS'. I also have the P5B in my second computer and though solid for non OC'ing, it does not even come close to the OC capabilities of the DS3. It also worked right out of the box with my 2.1v Corsair memory. I didn't even have to up the DIMM voltage, it works fine at the stock 1.8v.

Bottom line.... I'd go with the Gigabyte board because they are faster at releasing BIOS updates and their customer service has been excellent in the past.

 

[y2klam]

i heard the allendales(e6400 and e6300) R GOOD for ds3
where as
the conroe(e6600 and e6700) r excellent at p5b

this are due to the multiplier, fsb and bios issues.........is this true???

i am using the e6600

 

[Some1ne]

Planning on getting some

1.9v DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 675 (PC2 5400)
along with a C2D e6600
with a 7900GT KO gfx card.

no need for oc'ing, just want a good board.

opinions

What features do you need? P5B has more of them (I'm assuming you mean the P5B Deluxe btw...don't see much point in using the non-deluxe):

RAID-5 support
dual gigabit ethernet
integrated wireless
e-SATA
firewire

...and the P5B also has more of the standard things:

7x internal SATA vs. 6x on the DS3
ADI audio instead of Realtek

...but, the P5B is also $60 more expensive on newegg right now. If you need any of those extra features, it's a reasonable price to pay (especially if you peice it out, and add up what you'd have to pay to put a second ethernet card, a wireless card, a firewire card, and a RAID controller card into the DS3), though conversely if you'll never use any of them, it's a rather large premium.

 

[Madellga]

Check this. I had some issues with the P5B, even not related to overclocking.
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=29&threadid=1923718&enterthread=y

 

[DrMrLordX]

Originally posted by: Mudokon
why does a e6600 with a ds3 = bad, but e6300 with a ds3 = fine?

just cuz 6300 and DS3 are low end?

For some reason, the 2x2mb L2 cache Conroes do better with a 975x board while the 2x1mb l2 cache Conroes do better with a 965 board. No idea why that is.

 

[kokom]

Originally posted by: DrMrLordX

Originally posted by: Mudokon
why does a e6600 with a ds3 = bad, but e6300 with a ds3 = fine?

just cuz 6300 and DS3 are low end?

For some reason, the 2x2mb L2 cache Conroes do better with a 975x board while the 2x1mb l2 cache Conroes do better with a 965 board. No idea why that is.

I thought conroes are 4mb shared cache and allendales are 2mb shared cache, and not 2X1mb or 2X2mb.

 

[DrMrLordX]

Ugh. Technically, Intel calls the E6300 and E6400 Allendale even though both chips are nothing but Conroes with half the L2. The "real" Allendale chips, i.e. those with several other features (like VT) missing will be out later as the 4xxx-series Core 2 chips.