Gigabyte P35 Lineup - Revision 2.0
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Wow ddrueding1, you do have a lot of USB devices in use, and certainly quite a few that could use bandwidth.
Is your case mostly empty?
I am at about the opposite end of the spectrum. I usually have a hub plugged in (next to my monitor), and a mouse in back, and then sometimes plug in one thumb drive or USB external hard drive in front ports, but almost never at the same time.
Certainly, this rev. 2.0 upgrade would be a better match for your usage than for mine.
Is your case mostly empty?
I am at about the opposite end of the spectrum. I usually have a hub plugged in (next to my monitor), and a mouse in back, and then sometimes plug in one thumb drive or USB external hard drive in front ports, but almost never at the same time.
Certainly, this rev. 2.0 upgrade would be a better match for your usage than for mine.
So, any word on when this will be available? I'm beginning to think it will be a quiet replacement for the previous revisions, and you won't be able to specify which one you will get without someone to open it for you. Looking at boards online, I don't see revision numbers for them.
As for my USB usage, 8 may be a bit much but I would like at least 6 in the back. I can use up at least 3 just for wireless transmitters (Bluetooth, keyboard, mouse) and I still need ports for a game controller or two, a printer, and at least one available for a future device.
As for my USB usage, 8 may be a bit much but I would like at least 6 in the back. I can use up at least 3 just for wireless transmitters (Bluetooth, keyboard, mouse) and I still need ports for a game controller or two, a printer, and at least one available for a future device.
Happy to report that as of today the BIOS download for the rev 2.0 of P35-DS3R is available on the gigabyte site. And it seems it's exacly the same as the BIOS for rev 1.0pputer wrote:Check out the main Gigabyte site. There is no BIOS listed for the rev. 2.0 so I am guessing you cannot get the 2.0 board until they at least put up the BIOS (download) for it.
p.s. I'd put a link here but the forum complains this is my first post so I still can't do that.
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This was to be expected as nothing really changed on the boards except for the slight changes in layout and the rearrangement of components. The performance of the boards should stay the same as with the older revisions.
BTW, I think it's best to buy (if possible) a Rev. 1.0 GA-P35-DS3P as it has got that massive copper heatsink on the northbridge which is now replaced with a cheaper looking aluminium heatsink on the new revision boards.
BTW, I think it's best to buy (if possible) a Rev. 1.0 GA-P35-DS3P as it has got that massive copper heatsink on the northbridge which is now replaced with a cheaper looking aluminium heatsink on the new revision boards.
That's an interesting nickname Rinswind! Read a lot of Terry Pratchett?Rinswind wrote:Happy to report that as of today the BIOS download for the rev 2.0 of P35-DS3R is available on the gigabyte site. And it seems it's exacly the same as the BIOS for rev 1.0pputer wrote:Check out the main Gigabyte site. There is no BIOS listed for the rev. 2.0 so I am guessing you cannot get the 2.0 board until they at least put up the BIOS (download) for it.
p.s. I'd put a link here but the forum complains this is my first post so I still can't do that.
Anyway; Welcome to SPCR!!
You can now link to your hearts content.
To continue this off-topic diversion for a bit longer:peerke wrote:That's an interesting nickname Rinswind! Read a lot of Terry Pratchett?
Yeah I've read some....all of it actually
When I was first going online 7-8 years ago I did some head scrathing and though - better this than "mutant-zombie-robot from outer space" or something It is miss-spelled to "Rinswind" because it was full of "Rincewinds" out there already.
And 10x for the welcome.
I am running 4 x 1GB of DDR2 667 RAM without issue at 1.8volts with the DS3R and an e6750. I have no issues that I know of and I have been running for a week. In fact, I had been running at an overclock of 3.2GHz (DDR2 800) most of the time, though I did bump the memory voltage to 1.9 for extra measure. All this on version 1.0 of the board.CA_Steve wrote:Anyone running 4 x 1GB RAM in their P35 mobo's?
If so, which mobo are you using and at what speeds?
I've had issues getting 4 sticks to run "at speed" with previous chipsets. Was wondering how stable the P35 and gigabyte boards (in particular) are.
I am back at stock settings now. The overclocking for me was a bit of a test rather than a quest. I am nothing short of amazed at the power efficiency of the e6750. It exceeded my expectations in terms of performance and temperature.
/edit: The memory brand is SuperTalent.
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no rev 2.0 for the p35-ds3L from NCIX yet. Just picked one up today (rev 1) along with a Ultima-90.. They were the final parts collected for my new setup:
p35-ds3l
q6600
4x1gb firestix pc2-6400
x1950 pro
ultima-90
antec p150
now to set it all up.. anyone know some good forums/ guides for the gigabyte p35 mobos? bios settings, chipset drivers, etc..??
p35-ds3l
q6600
4x1gb firestix pc2-6400
x1950 pro
ultima-90
antec p150
now to set it all up.. anyone know some good forums/ guides for the gigabyte p35 mobos? bios settings, chipset drivers, etc..??
With my Gigabyte P35 DS4 motherboard you get one E-SATA data cable and one power cable included.
The bracket has two E-SATA connectors but you only get a single cable.
The Gigabyte E-SATA data cable (measured end to end) is 55cm long.
The Gigabyte E-SATA power cable (measured end to end) is 50cm long.
The bracket has two E-SATA connectors but you only get a single cable.
The Gigabyte E-SATA data cable (measured end to end) is 55cm long.
The Gigabyte E-SATA power cable (measured end to end) is 50cm long.
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Rev. 2.0 boards showing up on Newegg, and advertised as such.
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