Marine_Bryan

GA-965P-DS3
v.
GA-965G-DS3

What's the difference?

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Onboard video is seen on the GA-965P-DS3. That's the big difference!

Marine_Bryan

but performance wise nothing???

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If you use onboard video and game you will certainly see a difference. You will notice that only one character is changed in the model number signifying the one difference in features. Everything else was identical when the specifications on both models were looked over.

Rambo

You have it the wrong way round.

The 965G has the onboard video

There is no other difference apart from that.

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Saurian

I've read on here and elsewhere that the 965G DS3 is limited in its overclocking because Intel doesn't want the graphics in the northbridge to be damaged by overclocking/overvolting.

Can anybody confirm this definately? I'd love to buy a 965G DS3 until I could afford the graphics card of choice, but you can't sacrifice OC ability like that =P

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Rambo

Then just buy a cheap pci graphics card for $20 until you have enough

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Marine_Bryan

thanks guys!

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Here's a few comments from customers seen at newegg on what the 965P is like.
Pros: Very strong passive heatsinks. Very good overclocking, for a 965P board. Superb feature set. Durable, reliable and stable so far. Pretty high performance if you know how to tune it.
Cons: Costs two much. Gigabyte continues their stupid policy of concealing critical settings in the BIOS. If you want to adjust memory settings you must hit Crtl+F1 to reveal the secret menu where all these things can be adjusted. Above all, the so-called "Crazy Cool plate" is just crazy. This plate prevents you from using most high performance heatsinks (like the Zalman CNPS 9500) because they require a base plate to attach to the board. You can remove the plate, but then the heatpipes and heatsinks on the board ride loose. They are affixed to the crazy cool plate.
Other Thoughts: At first I was pleased by how easily this board setup and handled everything I threw at it. Then I became infuriated by the lack of ability to adjust memory settings. Then I discovered the Ctrl+F1 trick. Then I became infuriated by overcloking limits. Then I discovered the entire industry has exaggerated Core 2 Duo's overclocking potential. This board will take you as far as Core 2 will go. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128323

You really don't want to hear what was said about the 965G do you?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128018

Marine_Bryan

so what kind of ram do you use?
Im gonna get 2gbs of corsair xms2.

the reason i ask is because ive heard that you might have to buy a cheap stick of 1.8v ram to to boot and bump the ram voltage

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