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Gigabyte GA 965P DS3 Core 2 Motherboard (Pencil Mods)
It seems that just about everyone is mad about a Core 2 Duo. With that lust, it brings forth the search for a good motherboard which is an inevitable upgrade chore with the two main criteria being, Good and reasonably priced. I have to admit that I did not pay much attention to the Gigabyte GA 965P-DS3 at first. However, reading through many forums, it seems that the DS3 was getting very
good feedback from users and this got my curiousity perked so I decided to find out for myself...
I was glad to test out the board myself to verify the raves on it. On the one hand, I quickly picked out why it was so appealing for many: Straight-forward easy overclocking just about anyone can enjoy with a little read up and effort. And we're not talking about small headroom but more like easy way over 400MHz FSB deals. On the other hand I did come to find that the 3 phase-power can be a rather limiting factor when it comes to extreme overclocking. The performance of this board is pretty good as well, lagging behind very slightly in graphics performance when going up against a much more premium motherboard, yet holding it's own in 2D performance. But the most appealing aspect of it would be the price- USD$ 150 (SGD$ 250) for a good motherboard supporting the latest chipset and latest processor is defintiely a good deal. For that alone would warrant a recommendation, but top it off with great and easy overclocking capabilities definitely motivates me enough to search for that dusty BestBuy medal to pin on this piece of hardware.
