GA-965P-DS3 and firewire

dphu2 · 08-14-2007, 06:29 PM

So I'm looking at the Gygabyte GA-965P-DS3. It doesn't have a firewire port on the rear panel - which isn't ideal for me, but I figure I can get a firewire card. But I do have a couple questions:

Will the GA-965P-DS3 have in-board 1394 pins allowing me to connect the firewire port I have built-in to my Tsunami case?
If not, I know firewire add-on cards often have an internal firewire port, but how do you connect the pins from the case's built-in port into a firewire port on an add-on card?
Can anyone recommend a different core 2 duo mobo in the same price range (~$100-150) but that would have firewire? I feel good about the GA-965P-DS3 because it has so many reviews on newegg (729 reviews!) and I see that quite a few people from this forum have recommended it. I'm not an overclocker but I like that it has 1xIDE, 6xSATA and passive cooling.

Thanks for any advice.

PabloTeK · 08-14-2007, 06:32 PM

I would say this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128047

It's the new equivalent of the 965P/ICH8R combination on the DS3, and, it has Crossfire.

dphu2 · 08-14-2007, 07:10 PM

GCR recommended the GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3P LGA 775 Intel P35.

That's an interesting board. Does anyone know what the "P" in the "DS3P" stands for?

Quote:

and, it has Crossfire.

Crossfire as in dual ATI cards? Does it do SLI as well? For future knowledge, how can I tell which it does from the specs?

Thanks for the suggestion. Anyone have answers to my other questions?

martyvice · 08-14-2007, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GCR

I would say this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128047

It's the new equivalent of the 965P/ICH8R combination on the DS3, and, it has Crossfire.

I was looking at the same board but instead or DS3P it was DS3R, is there a difference?

PabloTeK · 08-14-2007, 08:04 PM

The DS3P has Crossfire, that means you can run dual ATi cards only. To run SLi you need an nVidia board and they aren't interoperable.

martyvice · 08-15-2007, 07:45 PM

I don't intend to run crossfire or SLI, I just intend to put in a 8800GTS or maybe an ATI card. Either board would work fine correct?

Short Ram Air · 08-15-2007, 07:58 PM

yup.

**ceewi1** · 08-16-2007, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dphu2

Will the GA-965P-DS3 have in-board 1394 pins allowing me to connect the firewire port I have built-in to my Tsunami case?

Unfortunately not.

Quote:

If not, I know firewire add-on cards often have an internal firewire port, but how do you connect the pins from the case's built-in port into a firewire port on an add-on card?

Get a firewire card with an internal 9pin header e.g. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815124034. The pins connect just as they would if the header was onboard.

dphu2 · 08-17-2007, 06:09 AM

Thanks ceewi1. The newegg link helped a lot.

Great forum!

08-14-2007, 06:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
dphu2 New Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 10	GA-965P-DS3 and firewire So I'm looking at the Gygabyte GA-965P-DS3. It doesn't have a firewire port on the rear panel - which isn't ideal for me, but I figure I can get a firewire card. But I do have a couple questions: Will the GA-965P-DS3 have in-board 1394 pins allowing me to connect the firewire port I have built-in to my Tsunami case? If not, I know firewire add-on cards often have an internal firewire port, but how do you connect the pins from the case's built-in port into a firewire port on an add-on card? Can anyone recommend a different core 2 duo mobo in the same price range (~$100-150) but that would have firewire? I feel good about the GA-965P-DS3 because it has so many reviews on newegg (729 reviews!) and I see that quite a few people from this forum have recommended it. I'm not an overclocker but I like that it has 1xIDE, 6xSATA and passive cooling. Thanks for any advice.

08-14-2007, 06:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
PabloTeK Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Peoples Republic of Nae Butta! Age: 17 Posts: 2,268	I would say this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128047 It's the new equivalent of the 965P/ICH8R combination on the DS3, and, it has Crossfire. __________________ 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 Forum Rules

08-14-2007, 08:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
PabloTeK Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Peoples Republic of Nae Butta! Age: 17 Posts: 2,268	The DS3P has Crossfire, that means you can run dual ATi cards only. To run SLi you need an nVidia board and they aren't interoperable. __________________ 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 Forum Rules

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martyvice Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Red Deer, AB, CA Posts: 191	I don't intend to run crossfire or SLI, I just intend to put in a 8800GTS or maybe an ATI card. Either board would work fine correct? __________________ AMD Athlon XP 2800+ 2.08 GHz 1 GB Ram 120 GB 7200RPM Ultra DMA hard drive ATI Radeon X1600 Pro AGP 512MB

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dphu2 New Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 10	Thanks ceewi1. The newegg link helped a lot. Great forum!