Gigabyte DS3

haha · 03-23-2007, 11:00 PM

I have read two reviews from newegg that really bash this mobo but i mean ive seen many more "good" reviews so im wondering if this could just be because that specific board was messed or is the product in general not good? here are the two reviews

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Pros: N/A

Cons: I'd love to know what OS people are installing or how they are tweaking the BIOS from the defaults. I have followed the instructions in the manual, flashed the BIOS, and followed all of Gigabyte's tech support instructions and I still cannot install Windows. It recognizes my single SATA drive in the BIOS, formats my drive, installs Windows, auto-reboots, then goes right back to the Windows set-up screen...all the time!!! The Gigabyte SATA drivers don't help. Configuring the hard disk as SATA or SATA in IDE mode in BIOS makes no difference. Enabling SATA0-3 Native has no effect. Enabling AHCI causes the system to freeze on a black screen during POST.

Other Thoughts: In this day and age, a problem like this is really unnacceptable. I bought this board after reading all of the rave reviews. Even installing Windows XP sp2 with their SATA drivers does not work. If you search the internet for this mobo you'll see many threads/blogs with people with the same problem. Giving it one more try this week and then RMA.

and

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Pros: Receives High Reviews From A Great Number of Customers. The board is easy to overclock if that's what you want to do.

Cons: Have tried 3 boards - first DOA, second not able to recognize floppy and then not able to post, third not able to recognize LS120 Drive and ultimate failure to post. With all PCI slots populated and SATA, IDE, & SCSI drive, BIOS is very quirky - Not stable at stock conditions. Many unusual and inconsistent problems. Tech Support is poor with responses unconnected and inconsistent. Board not successful in interfacing with older equipment such as SCSI. Second board was discolored on circuit side. In my opinion very poor quality control and inadequate knowledge of product by technical support. I have built computers since 1986 and this is by far my worst experience. Ten BIOS upgrades in the past few months.

Other Thoughts: I applaud Newegg for their customer service. They have been excellent in handling the multiple returns and crediting my account. I could not ask for anything better. The customer service personnel handled my problems on the first call with courtesy. Shipping of replacement product has been quick and e-mail correspondence timely and informative. NO PROBLEMS WITH NEWEGG. I have given up on Gigabyte and will purchase another brand.

Shadowhunter · 03-23-2007, 11:03 PM

The DS3 is a good board, don't listen to 2 people who got a bad one. Who knows, they might be doing something wrong and that's why it's not working.

PabloTeK · 03-23-2007, 11:04 PM

My DS4 is fantastic, very stable and with no quirks, it just works really. I'm sure the DS3 will be pretty much identical. I know the S-ATA ports work because this HDD is S-ATA, although that first user may have used the Gigabyte RAID ports instead of the standard ones. I love this board and so so 99.999% of the people who own one, those are just isolated cases. I had one I.T pro love the Gigabyte boards because there are fewer jumpers than some boards.

haha · 03-23-2007, 11:12 PM

thanks

Rambo · 03-23-2007, 11:53 PM

Judging by your signature, it would seem you already have the DS3

Anyway, I have the board, and I can definitely say it serves its purpose; and it does it extremely well.

ETSA · 03-24-2007, 12:52 AM

No problems here. fantastic OC results and a stable build.

INTELCRAZY · 03-24-2007, 12:56 AM

What is the AMD board that is about like the DS3 but with an AMD CPU?

haha · 03-24-2007, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Rambo

Judging by your signature, it would seem you already have the DS3

Anyway, I have the board, and I can definitely say it serves its purpose; and it does it extremely well.

o thats wht ill b getting in like 2 days ive ordered it...but im just wondering

Yo-Yo · 03-24-2007, 02:05 AM

The person giving the bad review most likely had the CD drive to boot before the hard drive, which is probably why he didn't like it.

03-23-2007, 11:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
Shadowhunter Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: SoCal Age: 16 Posts: 362	The DS3 is a good board, don't listen to 2 people who got a bad one. Who knows, they might be doing something wrong and that's why it's not working. __________________ ::My PC:: Dell E510::: Windows XP MCE::: Pentium D 820::: XFX 8600GT with Zalman HSF @ 680/1360/800::: 2GB Dual-Channel Patriot DDR2-533 CL4::: Seagate 80GB 7200.9 HDD (OS/Programs)::: WD 80GB IDE HDD (Media)::: Antec EarthWatts 500W PSU:::

03-23-2007, 11:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
PabloTeK Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Peoples Republic of Nae Butta! Age: 17 Posts: 2,238	My DS4 is fantastic, very stable and with no quirks, it just works really. I'm sure the DS3 will be pretty much identical. I know the S-ATA ports work because this HDD is S-ATA, although that first user may have used the Gigabyte RAID ports instead of the standard ones. I love this board and so so 99.999% of the people who own one, those are just isolated cases. I had one I.T pro love the Gigabyte boards because there are fewer jumpers than some boards. __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.8GHz \| Gigabyte EP43-DS3L \| GeIL 3GB PC2-6400 \| BFG GeForce 8800GT 512MB OC \| Seagate 500GB 7200.11 SATA \| Western Digital 250GB SE16 SATA \| Coolermaster CM690 \| Corsair HX520W

03-23-2007, 11:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
haha Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 156	thanks __________________ *It's here!!!* CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 CPU Fan: TL Big Typhoon MOBO: Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 ATX PSU: Corsair HX520 520W ATX Triple 12V 20A Continuous GPU: BFG GeFore 8800 GTS OC 550 MHZ 320MB 1.6GHZ RAM: Corsair XMS2 Twin 2X1GB PC6400 DDR2-800 4-4-4-12 HD: Western Digital Raptor 74GB Sata 10k RPM 16MB DVD Drive: LiteOn 20X8X16 DVD-RW 20X6X16 DL 8X Lightscribe Case: TL Soprano DX Black Mid Tower ATX

03-23-2007, 11:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
Rambo Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 3,829	Judging by your signature, it would seem you already have the DS3 Anyway, I have the board, and I can definitely say it serves its purpose; and it does it extremely well. __________________ "75% of all statistics are made up, including this one. 62.481% of people who read that believe it is true. *And if you're one of the 37.519% who don't, copy and paste this into your signature." -* tlarkin, Cromewell, and Rambo. Intel E6300 Conroe @ 2.8 Ghz GigaByte GA 965P DS3 LGA 775 Sapphire Radeon X1800XT 256MB GeIL 2 x GX22 DDR2 Kit = 4GB RAM Antec TruePower 2.0 TP-II 550 Watt

03-24-2007, 12:52 AM	#6 (permalink)
ETSA Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: WA Age: 24 Posts: 2,210	No problems here. fantastic OC results and a stable build. __________________ DESKTOP Antec P180B(4 x 120mm Tricool fans) Antec 500W neoHE Gigabyte GA 965p DS3 E6400 /w Zalman cnps9500 led 92mm (OC'ed to 3.2Ghz) 2 GB Corsair xms2 DDR2 800 @ 920mhz x1900xtx 512mb ddr3 /w Zalman VF900(688/792) Soundblaster Audigy 4 LAPTOP Core 2 Duo T5750(2.00GHz)/4GB ddr2 667/250GB HD/8600M GT

03-24-2007, 12:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
INTELCRAZY banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,060	What is the AMD board that is about like the DS3 but with an AMD CPU?

03-24-2007, 02:05 AM	#9 (permalink)
Yo-Yo Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Spokane,WA, US, Earth, Milky Way, Umm... Posts: 368	The person giving the bad review most likely had the CD drive to boot before the hard drive, which is probably why he didn't like it. __________________ Pentium D 820 2.8 ghz Asus P5L-VM 1394 1024mb DDR2-PC2 4200 Nvidia 7600 GT 80GB HDD + 120GB IDE XP Pro 3DMark06: 4482

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