S3 or DS3?

[Kornowski]

Hi,

Which is the better one?

Gigabyte GA-965P-S3

or

Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3

Also, the DS3 is only £8 more than the S3, is it much better, whats the difference?

Worth it?

Thanks/

 

[Kornowski]

Nobody?

 

[ETSA]

The DS3 has all solid capacitors, increasing the durability and longevity of the board. D stands for Durable.

 

[Kornowski]

Is that it, Is that the only difference, I think I'll save my money then.

 

[ETSA]

Yea, double the durability for an extra 20.00, don't do it!

Wait..........

 

[Kornowski]

How can it double the durability though?

Wait?

 

[Cromewell]

There's no real proof that it makes the board last longer. The caps on a board will almost always last longer then the board will ever be in use for. Solid caps hold up to heat better but there's also no proven OC benefit for using all solid caps.

 

[Kornowski]

Ok, sure.

So there isn't any point in going for the DS3, I'll just get the S3, thanks

 

[Cromewell]

That's what I did

 

[ETSA]

I don't care save a few bucks and get the cheaper one, lol, no skin off my nose.

 

[Kornowski]

That's what I did

Awesome, And you're happy with it, is it a good board?

I don't care save a few bucks and get the cheaper one, lol, no skin off my nose.

You sound as if you're offended that I picked the other one, the one you don't have?

I appriciate the replys, thanks.

 

[Cromewell]

It's essentially a DS3 without al solid caps, it's good

 

[Kornowski]

Great!

Thank's a lot for the help, I can add it to the list of parts for the new build now

Thanks again

 

[ETSA]

Why would I be offended, you are picking a less superior product.

 

[xTREME X55X]

WOW, S3, and DS3 suck, get a P5B-Deluxe, Best OCing motherboard that I know of, BTW, why is ttis forum small?

 

[ETSA]

hah

 

[Cromewell]

YES. GIGABYTE SUX. THEY QUIT PARTNERS WITH ASUS. ASUS IS TEH PWNZORZ NOOBS!

So any particular reason they suck? The (D)S3 boards are great OCers, at least as good as the P5B.

 

[PabloTeK]

Cheaper too Cromewell

 

[liquidshadow]

WOW, S3, and DS3 suck, get a P5B-Deluxe, Best OCing motherboard that I know of, BTW, why is ttis forum small?

So >20000 members is too small, huh?
Make your own forum that's bigger then...

I don't know, but MAYBE, the price difference between a P5B Deluxe and the (D)S3 boards may have something to do with choice? And the fact that the gigabyte boards have been proven to be excellent overclockers as well?

 

[wixostrix]

I have that board and its overclocks great with my processor, also it works, well not my first one but I got it RMA'd. BTW Gigabyte sucks so bad with RMA. They take forever, I waited over a month to get a replacement. When I had to RMA my Asus board on my old build they two weeks only.