So far all the P35/G33 motherboards except for Intel DP35DP and DG33TL come with a floppy connector.Originally posted by: postmortemIA
floppy: many boards don't come with floppy connector.
Originally posted by: renethx
So far all the P35/G33 motherboards except for Intel DP35DP and DG33TL come with a floppy connector.Originally posted by: postmortemIA
floppy: many boards don't come with floppy connector.
Just wait your turn! :laugh:Originally posted by: tuan209
Just curious but when will Anandtech have their P35 roundup review?
Originally posted by: Pharmdeity
I'm sorry to say that Anand and his team have lost their focus. They stated several months ago that they'd be reviewing the P35 chip motherboards but they've published practically nothing. I'll be getting my info in a timely manner from a better site from now on.
Originally posted by: Pharmdeity
I agree. I've found Xtremesystems forums to be very helpful. I went with the abit IP35 pro board and have found abit's forums very useful also. I'm not familiar with any other manufacturer's forums except for ASUS's (which aren't very helpful even when they're up and running). If anyone is interested, the IP35 Pro runs my e6300 core2duo at 500mhz FSB with minimal pushing on air cooling (thermalright ultra120 extreme + s flex fan). Specifics found at xtremesystems.
Originally posted by: Gary Key
Let's cut to the chase before I get the final roundup completed -
The under $150 boards fall into this rating -
1. Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3P (our favorite board right now for the money)
2. MSI P35 Neo2-FR (P08 BIOS brought the board alive)
2. Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R
2.5 ASUS P5K (latest BIOS might get this to a two)
3. abit IP35 (still a couple of bugs left to work out)
4. Foxconn P35A (should be a rebate on it so it will go under $125, at that point, nice choice)
The under $125 boards fall into this rating -
1. Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L
2. abit IP35-E (not a big fan of the PCI GigE, no reason for it)
2.5 Biostar TP35D2-A7 (last BIOS really fixed a lot of issues)
3. ASUS P5K SE
4. Intel DP35DPM (do not plan on real overclocking, great stock board)
Over $150-
Still working on it... We will have an exclusive on the new Foxconn MARS board (it is surprising) and just got started on the water cooling tests on the new ASUS Blitz boards plus DFI is set to deliver their P35 board next week (looks like it will be going for $299....), the surprise in this group is the abit IP35-Pro as abit finally got it right on a new release...
Try waiting nearly five months for a round-up :laugh:Originally posted by: Pharmdeity
I'm sorry to say that Anand and his team have lost their focus. They stated several months ago that they'd be reviewing the P35 chip motherboards but they've published practically nothing.
We're very much looking forward to seeing this P35 review after the much anticipated µATX MB round-up is posted.Originally posted by: Gary Key
Let's cut to the chase before I get the final roundup completed -
Originally posted by: lopri
I would really love to see 2x2GB and/or 4x1GB memory configuration tests for overclocking/stability. It's about time for AT to listen to enthusiasts' needs instead of marketing-driven DDR3 MHz racing.
Originally posted by: Gary Key
Let's cut to the chase before I get the final roundup completed -
The under $150 boards fall into this rating -
1. Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3P (our favorite board right now for the money)
2. MSI P35 Neo2-FR (P08 BIOS brought the board alive)
2. Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R
2.5 ASUS P5K (latest BIOS might get this to a two)
3. abit IP35 (still a couple of bugs left to work out)
4. Foxconn P35A (should be a rebate on it so it will go under $125, at that point, nice choice)
The under $125 boards fall into this rating -
1. Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L
2. abit IP35-E (not a big fan of the PCI GigE, no reason for it)
2.5 Biostar TP35D2-A7 (last BIOS really fixed a lot of issues)
3. ASUS P5K SE
4. Intel DP35DPM (do not plan on real overclocking, great stock board)
Over $150-
Still working on it... We will have an exclusive on the new Foxconn MARS board (it is surprising) and just got started on the water cooling tests on the new ASUS Blitz boards plus DFI is set to deliver their P35 board next week (looks like it will be going for $299....), the surprise in this group is the abit IP35-Pro as abit finally got it right on a new release...
Originally posted by: SerpentRoyal
Originally posted by: Gary Key
Let's cut to the chase before I get the final roundup completed -
The under $150 boards fall into this rating -
1. Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3P (our favorite board right now for the money)
2. MSI P35 Neo2-FR (P08 BIOS brought the board alive)
2. Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R
2.5 ASUS P5K (latest BIOS might get this to a two)
3. abit IP35 (still a couple of bugs left to work out)
4. Foxconn P35A (should be a rebate on it so it will go under $125, at that point, nice choice)
The under $125 boards fall into this rating -
1. Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L
2. abit IP35-E (not a big fan of the PCI GigE, no reason for it)
2.5 Biostar TP35D2-A7 (last BIOS really fixed a lot of issues)
3. ASUS P5K SE
4. Intel DP35DPM (do not plan on real overclocking, great stock board)
Over $150-
Still working on it... We will have an exclusive on the new Foxconn MARS board (it is surprising) and just got started on the water cooling tests on the new ASUS Blitz boards plus DFI is set to deliver their P35 board next week (looks like it will be going for $299....), the surprise in this group is the abit IP35-Pro as abit finally got it right on a new release...
I'm well aware of the IP35-E's LAN issue. However, that should only show up in the theoretical maximum throughput speed test under laboratory condition. You'll never pump more than 50MB/s in the real world.
I gave this board bonus points because of the sophisticated and powerful MOSFET driven fan headers. The CPU and SYSTEM headers will work with 2-pin/3-pin/4-pin fan. Not many motherboards can do that.
I think people place too much emphasis on maximum stable FSB. My sample topped out at 488MHz, but that may be the upper limit of this E6320 CPU. It's counter-productive to try to overclock a 7x multi CPU because you'll need very fast RAM. The optimum balance between speed and performance is around 460MHz FSB.