Konklusion
Hvis du vil en tur i overclocking drømmeland, så er Gigabyte GA-P965-DS3 og en E6300 cpu et godt bud på det brede nørdede smil. Med en BIOS optimeret til de små Allendale Core cpu'er formår DS3 at trække fra alt og alle i vores OC test.
Innovation / Teknologi - Dette er det andet Durability Enhanced board vi ser fra Gigabyte, og det lader til at der er rigtig godt styr på teknikken. Det såkaldte All Solid Capacitor design udfører små mirakler sammen med vores E6300. 4 point.
Bundle / Tilbehør - Lidt skrabet for et board til over 1000kr, men det er ikke for tilbehøret man køber et DS3 board. 3 point.
Design / Layout - Det virker en anelse "skrællet" I forhold til storebrødrene DS4/DQ6, og jeg savner flere muligheder for at tilslutte blæsere på boardet. Men ellers er det nydeligt at se på, og frem for alt nemt at arbejde med. 3 point.
BIOS / Software - BIOS er ligeledes nem at arbejde med. Jeg oplevede på intet tidspunkt problemer med at maskinen ikke ville starte under mit overclocking forsøg. Når grænsen overskrides starter/genstarter makinen i safe mode uden yderligere brok. Jeg har ikke helt forstået hvorfor ram timing indstillingerne skal gemmes væk, men det skal man så bare vide når man har med et Gigabyte kort at gøre. 4 point.
Ydelse - Grundlæggende samme ydelse som de fleste andre P965 baserede motherboards vi har testet. Der hvor P965-DS3 virkelig sparker fra sig er på overclocking siden. Det er første gang jeg har set et board rende om på den anden side af 500fsb - imponerende. Men også vores QX6700 quadcore kan DS3 håndtere uden problemer, og jeg fik faktisk 150MHz mere ud af cpu'en på DS3 end på Intels BadAxe2 (beta bios). 5 point
Pris - En pris på ca. 1150kr er næsten ren foræring hvis det er et super overclocking board man er ude efter. Kombineret med den billigste Core 2 cpu kan man få sig en dræber OC-kombo til små 2500kr der kan jorde X6800 baserede systemer til over 9.000kr. 4 point.
UK Summary
How about a trip to overclocking dreamland - Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 might just be the ticket you were looking for. Combined with an Intel E6300 cpu its your guarantee for getting a big nerdy smile on your face.
Innovation / Technology - This is the second Durability Ehanced board from Gigabyte we have reviewed, and it would seem that Gigabyte have found the key to success. The so called All Solid Capacitor design works wonders for our E6300 cpu. 4 points.
Bundle / accessories - A little too little for a board with a 155_ pricetag. But then again, you do not buy a DS3 to get nice cables and clocks. 3 points.
Design / Layout - It appears a bit cheap compared to the larger DS4/DQ6 models, and it lacks extra fanconnectors. Other than that the overall design looks nice, and most importantly it is easy to work with. 3 points.
BIOS / Software - The BIOS is also easy to work with. I had no problems with booting the machine during the intense overclocking session. If you overdo it, the machine will simply reset itself in a safe mode (266fsb) with no further complaints. I do however fail to understand why the ram timing options are hidden, but I guess it's just one of those things you need to know about when you deal with a Gigabyte board. 4 points.
Performance - The basic performance is equal to most other P965 based motherboards we have tested. But when it comes to overclocking P965-DS3 really kicks ass. This is the first time ever I have seen a board do 500fsb on an air/watercooled setup - very impressive. The DS3 also handles Core 2 Quad processors, and we were able to go 150MHz faster on the DS3 than the BadAxe2 (beta bios) with our QX6700 in our recent test.. 5 points.
Price - At a mere 155_ this motherboard is a giveaway if you want a super overclocking board. Combined with the cheapest Core 2 processor you get a 330_ killer combo that will outperform 1200_ X6800 based systems. 4 points.
Test: Gigabyte GA-P965-DS3
Innovation / Teknologi | 4 |
Bundle - Tilbehør | 3 |
Design - Layout | 3 |
Software - BIOS | 4 |
Ydelse | 5 |
Pris | 4 |
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Samlet | 76% |
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