GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L vs. ASUS P5K

[tjcinnamon]

GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX vs. ASUS P5K LGA 775 Intel P35.

I have narrowed it down to these 2 mobo's which are remarkably similar. I have had a good experience with Asus so far, but this is the highest rated on new-egg (what ever that is worth).

I'm going to put a Q6600 with 4GB of Corsair Dominator, a raptor and 2 seagate 7200.10 (non-raid)

Any thoughts,

JOe K.

 

[andrei3333]

well i have the ds3l mobo it seems good, havent overclocked anything except the ram yet and thats holding up just fine do far

probly cant go wrong here, just go with the options that suit your needs most

 

[tjcinnamon]

There basically the same. I have only used ASUS so far but the Gigabyte was the highest reviewed on new egg. I just looking for other decisive factors.

Thanks for the input,
JOe K.

 

[andrei3333]

ok well then here is why i chose this board: had the optical audio out i NEEDED (it has a digital coax as well), cost me less than 100 canadian before tax, did not have the ridiculous options i would never use and over pay for right now anyway, supported 45nm e8400 out of the box (although i still flashed to the latest bios and surprisingly saw an actual improvement)

just keep an eye on the revision version of the Motherboard, the ga-p35-ds3l has Rev 1.0 and 2.0, the difference is that the later version has like 2 or 4 cant remember extra usb ports on the back and thats it...might as well go for that one

i did have a problem with the realtech hd audio driver...had to reinstall XP because something was conflicting and i had no sound - it would not even let me uninstall the driver...do not use the DVD for this driver, get it from realtec's site

Also i had to replace my board after 3 days but thats myu fault as i chnged the wrong voltage setting in bios and it would reboot and shut down and turn on every 3 seconds. could nto flash the bios even then...

but after all i am happy with it, it uses all solid capacitors and there has been some fuss made about the power circuit for the CPU...

oh yeah and its a great overclocker i think thats why its very popular

 

[tjcinnamon]

Thanks, I will definitely take a look at the bios revisions that is a good idea. i think while I'm at it ill check and see if there are any unresolved issues with either model.