Gigabyte DS3L or Abit IP35-E, since IP35-E is OOS

quadomatic

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The IP35-E is OOS at Newegg, and everywhere else it costs quite a bit more than $90. However, the DS3L is $90 at ZipZoomFly and is supposed to be a competent overclocking motherboard.

My goal is to reach 3.2 ghz with an E2140, 2 GB of 667mhz HP Ram, and a Cooler Master Hyper TX2 fan.

Should I wait for the IP35-E to come back in stock at NewEgg, or should I buy the DS3L motherboard from ZipZoomFly?

Thanks

EDIT: Sorry, by Yes, I mean, wait for the IP35-E, by No, I mean buy the DS3L
 

BlueWeasel

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Excellent question as I was just wondering the same thing. I'm interested to see what AT recommends.

Both seem to OC extremely well and the features are about the same.
 

j0j081

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I don't think you can go wrong with either of those other two. I'd recommend the DS3L just because that's why I got recently and it's great for the price as long as you don't need firewire or raid builtin.
 

hclarkjr

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another vote for the DS3L here, just upgraded from FX-60 system to this with no troubles at all.
 

ZOXXO

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By the way the poll is confusing. You ask a this or that question but provide yes or no answers. :confused:
 

Regalk

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Originally posted by: quadomatic
The IP35-E is OOS at Newegg, and everywhere else it costs quite a bit more than $90. However, the DS3L is $90 at ZipZoomFly and is supposed to be a competent overclocking motherboard.

My goal is to reach 3.2 ghz with an E2140, 2 GB of 667mhz HP Ram, and a Cooler Master Hyper TX2 fan.

Should I wait for the IP35-E to come back in stock at NewEgg, or should I buy the DS3L motherboard from ZipZoomFly?

Thanks

I had the DS3L and E2160 for a while at 400 X 8 running quite fine (even at 410 X 8 was OK)
Now running the DS3L E4500 at 412 X 8 everyday use
Also have the IP35-E board in testing with the E6600 - requires less effort to OC than the DS3L but overclocks the same using the E2160.
You can't go wrong with the DS3L but it is a low end board so make sure you review all the features first
 

DSF

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The DS3L is working fine for me, just remember that to unlock all of the overclocking options you need to press Ctrl+F1 in BIOS.
 

MyLeftNut

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DS3L is a nice board, only thing that I found an issue was that if the powerswitch on the PSU was turned off for a certain amount of time or if you do a hard reset, the overclock settings would be wiped out. I don't think this problem has been fixed yet and I'm not sure if the IP35-E has this problem either.

 

Modelworks

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Go ahead with the DS3L.
Happily running a E4500@3.3Ghz , 4GB ram.
Its been a trouble free build.
 

Capt Caveman

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I'm building a new rig for my bro. I was planning on getting the IP35-E as I've been really happy with the IP35-Pro that I use. I'm hoping that Abit will get more in stock.
 

zero2dash

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I ordered an IP35-E when they were in stock last Thursday 12/27. They still had them in stock through Saturday or Sunday, I cannot remember.

Check every day, they'll get more IP35-E's in stock. That's what I've been doing; in fact I found them by accident while searching for alternative P35 boards on Thursday right before I ordered mine. ;)
 

Idontcare

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I have the DS3L (five of them) and they are pretty decent boards.

I actually like them a lot better than my Striker Extreme (total pain in the ass for FSB OC stability)

However...for what's its worth (and I may just suck at OC'ing, so...) I can't get any of my five DS3L's to stably clock my G0 Q6600 at the 400MHz FSB needed for a 3.6GHz overclock.

Whether this is a hard limitation of the DS3L or just a reflection of my OC skillz weakness is certainly questionable...but I offer the data point in case it helps your decision.
 

zudo

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The DS3L has been going in and out of stock like mad, it's out of stock at Newegg and Zipzoomfly now.
 

brencat

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Originally posted by: DSF
The DS3L is working fine for me, just remember that to unlock all of the overclocking options you need to press Ctrl+F1 in BIOS.
This is one of the annoying things about Gigabyte bioses in general that should have been done away with long ago. That and the fact how they show voltage adjustments as +0.1, +0.05, etc. versus a reference number which they don't display alongside.

The Abit bios by comparison is simplified, very organized, and intuitive, and displays the actual voltages being used for each setting. In addition, the board layout for the IP35 series in general from placement of SATA connectors and fan headers to CMOS reset pin + battery is one of the best, IMHO.

The only gripe I have with the IP35-E is the placement of 8-pin power connector between the CPU and PWMs which I would have preferred be near the top right of the board closer to the DIMM slots. In my arrangement, there's virtually no clearance between the Tuniq tower and the top or back of my case to squeeze my hand in to connect it, so I had to slide my mobo tray out about 1.5 inches, stick my fingers in, and connect it that way. Also, the height of the Tuniq prevents me from being able to slide out my mobo tray fully (mid tower Lian-Li PC60BPlusII case). Not a big deal ultimately, and those with smaller heatsinks and different cases should not be concerned.
 

SerpentRoyal

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I think the motivation was to get the power connector as close as possible to the output devices to reduce voltage drop and noise floor.