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Gigabyte P35-DS3R Intel Bearlake Review
The Intel BearLake chipset, also known as P35, is about to dawn upon us. We already see boards starting to pack the retail shelves. It is a mid-range chipset solution to replace the 965P chipset, with support for both DDR2 and DDR3 Memory. DDR3 Memory is still expensive, and there are even boards out that will support both RAMs to make the transition a lot less expensive at one shot. Today, we take a look at the Gigabyte P35-DS3R motherboard... one that I snuck from a retail outlet! I was pleasantly surprised at it's overclocking in particular...
If you're not an overclocker, from the performance side of the spectrum, one has little to anticipate for over current 965P chipsets. There seems to be little performance improvements. The Bearlake chipset seems to be more of an upgrade over the 965P chipset to support DDR2 and DDR3 RAMs. The chipset does seem to run a little cooler than it's 965P predecessor. If you are interested in overclocking, then you may be as impressed as me with this board. The overclocking certainly seems to have been enhanced over the 965P, and the capability of this board in the area is simply stunning out of the box. Do not be fooled by the USD$ 180 price tag, this board can really satisfy the overclocking enthusiast who is used to the USD$ 300 motherboards. The value one gets from the dollars spent on this motherboard is simply smashing!
