From my extent of knowledge, the P35 can use a 8800GT even though the 8800GT is a PCI-E 2.0. However since the mobo is a PCI-E 1.0, it can not use the 8800GT to its maximum potential. You should still be able to good frame rates out of it though.
As for the nForce motherboards, I read that all the 7x0i series have a Video Lock-up and video corruption problem that NVIDIA is aware of and trying to fix (no solution yet as far as I know). If it weren't for that problem, I think they would be nice motherboards. If you plan to get a 6x0i series though, don't get 650i. Instead get the 680i. The 680i's are not bad and here are some people's responses to this motherboard (they all are from this forum).
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Originally Posted by Cleric7x9
is it the brand or the chipset difference that you are considering? or both?
i personally have the evga 680i, but i have lots of experince with the gigabyte p35. if you arent using SLI, definitely go for the gigabyte, if only because it will save you so much money.
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Originally Posted by theasian100
from a scale from 1 - 10 i'd give it an 8  only problem i've had with this board is that both my ram sticks from OCZ won't work when their both on but when only one stick is in it's fine so i'd suggest getting Crosair ram |
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Originally Posted by Nvidia4life
I have had no problems with mine. I've only ever gotten intel boards in the past, but I decided to get an Nvidia. I hadn't heard of XFX before actually, but heard it was good. I've had mine for a few months. I like using it for overclocking too. It's easy to use.
As long as you don't mind having to hit F1 everytime you boot up, to get past the settings screen, it's fine. I didn't have to do that with intel boards, but i don't mind it. It lets me know that everything's working fine and makes it easier to get into the bios when I want to make a change.
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If I am mistaken about anything, please feel free to correct me. I myself am still learning.
