C2D on the cheap?

fps justin · July 26th, 2007

I've recently bought the Gigabyte P35-S3L and I'd just like to say that i am very impressed with this motherboard. Its price/performance value is excellent.

The P35-S3L is 100 bucks Canadian on NCIX or as low as 80 bucks American on newegg.

it comes with 1x pci-e 16x, (I can live w/o sli or crossfire.)
It uses the P35 NB and a ICH9 SB.
One very nice feature, is that this motherboard comes with up and down ram dividers. You can run your 1066mhz ram at stock with 200mhz fsb, or you can run your 800mhz ram at stock at 333fsb or 400fsb and so on. There are quite a few dividers, and i find this to be very very nice.

The bios is quite good, as it is a gigabyte mobo. The Overclocking menu is fairly well setup. One thing i didn't like about this mobo, was that i couldn't find a menu to mess with the ram timings. However, there is something that you can do to "boost memory bandwidth" It had options like, standard, turbo and extreme. I'm guessing this loosens or tightens the timings accordingly.

So far i've only made the board do 333fsb, but i intend to push it much further once i get my tuniq tower fixed. I'll post up the highest fsb i hit later on.

I definitely recomend this board to ppl that want INTEL C2D on the cheap.

Zambini · July 26th, 2007

If its anything like mine you can press Control + F1 on the home screen to access the "hidden" memory timings.
Then they are in the same place as the FSB controls.

fps justin · July 26th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zambini

If its anything like mine you can press Control + F1 on the home screen to access the "hidden" memory timings.
Then they are in the same place as the FSB controls.

I'll try that.

**simple_inhibition** · July 26th, 2007

gigabyte boards have this wierd way to get to advanced memory timings. i think its alt+F1 or something like it. someone with a gigabyte board should be able to help you better than me :)

glad your happy with your purchase :)

**simple_inhibition** · July 26th, 2007

zambini beat me to it lol. it is CTL+F1

Dr. V · July 26th, 2007

This is my next motherboard along with the Q6600 VERY soon. I'm itching to get this Quad Core to see what it can do, not to mention 4 cores. The motherboard is simply amazing. It's the P35 version of the already amazing P965 DS3 (more or less), and it's simply put (like you said) easily the most amazing bang for the buck motherboard. You can use this thing in an ultimate high end system (sans SLI) and it will eat it up.

Zambini · July 27th, 2007

I kinda want to get a new mobo cuz the one I have now can't OC worth a crap.

maybe it just needs an update...

Tyreal · July 27th, 2007

The DS3 is suppose to be a very good overclocker.

Zambini · July 27th, 2007

But then I'd have to find someone to buy my DS2.
And I still haven't found someone to buy my 6800.
meh. I'll stick with stock speeds for now
/un-hijacked

halutzparilla · July 27th, 2007

gigabyte never stops to amaze me...
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
this thing is really good prize for such specs...

we should put this on budget recommendation as soon as it gets reviewed...

i would recommend this to anyone who is in a budget...

July 26th, 2007	#1
fps justin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,199	C2D on the cheap? I've recently bought the Gigabyte P35-S3L and I'd just like to say that i am very impressed with this motherboard. Its price/performance value is excellent. The P35-S3L is 100 bucks Canadian on NCIX or as low as 80 bucks American on newegg. it comes with 1x pci-e 16x, (I can live w/o sli or crossfire.) It uses the P35 NB and a ICH9 SB. One very nice feature, is that this motherboard comes with up and down ram dividers. You can run your 1066mhz ram at stock with 200mhz fsb, or you can run your 800mhz ram at stock at 333fsb or 400fsb and so on. There are quite a few dividers, and i find this to be very very nice. The bios is quite good, as it is a gigabyte mobo. The Overclocking menu is fairly well setup. One thing i didn't like about this mobo, was that i couldn't find a menu to mess with the ram timings. However, there is something that you can do to "boost memory bandwidth" It had options like, standard, turbo and extreme. I'm guessing this loosens or tightens the timings accordingly. So far i've only made the board do 333fsb, but i intend to push it much further once i get my tuniq tower fixed. I'll post up the highest fsb i hit later on. I definitely recomend this board to ppl that want INTEL C2D on the cheap. E2140 @ 375 x 8 = 3.0ghz 2x1 ocz system 1337s pc2-6400 5-5-5-15 @ 450mhz gigabyte P35 S3L eVGA 7600GT Stock 120 gig seagate ULTRA X-Finity 600w Sonata 2 w/ top fan G5 Lazer Mouse

July 26th, 2007	#2
Zambini Level 2 College Student Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: St. Mere du SantaCruz Posts: 2,111 Blog Entries: 1	Re: C2D on the cheap? If its anything like mine you can press Control + F1 on the home screen to access the "hidden" memory timings. Then they are in the same place as the FSB controls.

July 26th, 2007	#4
simple_inhibition socket 939 junkie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In front of my pc in Ft Bragg XD Posts: 1,474 Blog Entries: 1	Re: C2D on the cheap? gigabyte boards have this wierd way to get to advanced memory timings. i think its alt+F1 or something like it. someone with a gigabyte board should be able to help you better than me :) glad your happy with your purchase :)

July 26th, 2007	#5
simple_inhibition socket 939 junkie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In front of my pc in Ft Bragg XD Posts: 1,474 Blog Entries: 1	Re: C2D on the cheap? zambini beat me to it lol. it is CTL+F1

July 26th, 2007	#6
Dr. V Yes - the Doctor is back. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,752	Re: C2D on the cheap? This is my next motherboard along with the Q6600 VERY soon. I'm itching to get this Quad Core to see what it can do, not to mention 4 cores. The motherboard is simply amazing. It's the P35 version of the already amazing P965 DS3 (more or less), and it's simply put (like you said) easily the most amazing bang for the buck motherboard. You can use this thing in an ultimate high end system (sans SLI) and it will eat it up.

July 27th, 2007	#7
Zambini Level 2 College Student Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: St. Mere du SantaCruz Posts: 2,111 Blog Entries: 1	Re: C2D on the cheap? I kinda want to get a new mobo cuz the one I have now can't OC worth a crap. maybe it just needs an update...

July 27th, 2007	#8
Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,559	Re: C2D on the cheap? The DS3 is suppose to be a very good overclocker. I Like Watercooling. D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220

July 27th, 2007	#9
Zambini Level 2 College Student Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: St. Mere du SantaCruz Posts: 2,111 Blog Entries: 1	Re: C2D on the cheap? But then I'd have to find someone to buy my DS2. And I still haven't found someone to buy my 6800. meh. I'll stick with stock speeds for now /un-hijacked

July 27th, 2007	#10
halutzparilla ako the pinoy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: by the beach Posts: 1,704	Re: C2D on the cheap? gigabyte never stops to amaze me... Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail this thing is really good prize for such specs... we should put this on budget recommendation as soon as it gets reviewed... i would recommend this to anyone who is in a budget... Abit IP35-E C2D E6750 G0 @ 2.66ghz [TR Ultra120EX] EVAG 8800GTS [TR HR03] Corsair [2gbDual@800] 820GB HDD[120/200/500] Antec TP 550W Silverstone Temjin 09 Saitek Eclipse1 & Razer DeathAdder Windows Vista Ultimate 32bit

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