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Bookmarked: Gigabyte GV-N26SO-896I Geforce GTX 260 Videocard Review Overall Rating: 96% Abstract: While stock Geforce GTX 260 have a 576MHz core clock and a 1242MHz Shader Clock, the GV-N26SO-896I is factory overclocked up to a 680MHz core clock and 1466MHz shaders. mfg'r link category date published author Gigabyte Video Cards Oct.13.09 J. Apong It seems like just a little while ago that PCSTATS was reviewing Gigabyte's GV-N285OC-2GI videocard , an overclocked, double-ram-stuffed Geforce GTX 285. While Gigabyte did an extensive tuning job to NVIDIA's Geforce GTX 285 GPU by pairing it up with 2GB of memory and an overclocked GPU and memory, in real-world gaming situations that just wasn't enough to give the GV-N285OC-2GI a significant performance boost. Gigabyte seems to have learned its lesson and has come back with another custom-tuned videocard, this time based on the more popular Geforce GTX 260 GPU. It's called the Gigabyte GV-N26SO-896I videocard, and it looks like it's going to be a screamer. While stock Geforce GTX 260 have a 576MHz core clock and a 1242MHz Shader Clock, the GV-N26SO-896I is factory overclocked up to a 680MHz core clock and 1466MHz shaders. This core speed increase is accompanied by an increase to the memory speed of the Geforce GTX 260's 896MB of GDDR3, from the standard 1998MHz clock up to a dizzying 2350MHz! Gigabyte's GV-N26SO-896I takes advantage of the company's Ultra Durable manufacturing techniques, which you might already be familiar with if you own a Gigabyte motherboard. Gigabyte's Ultra Durable VGA motherboards use a 2oz copper PCB layer that functions as a heat spreader and lowers impedance. Every board uses Japanese solid state capacitors, ferrite choke cores for better energy efficiency, and low RDS MOFSETs. Gigabyte has cherry-picked the NVIDIA Geforce GTX 260 GPUs that go into the GV-N26SO-896I videocard , to make sure that they're the best of the bunch when it comes to overclocking performance. Gigabyte promises that these hand picked GPUs will perform better and remain stable even with a high factory overclock. Gigabyte GV-N26SO-896I Videocard INCLUDES: User's Manual, Driver CD, DVI-to-Analog converter, DVI-to-HDMI converter, (2) SLI 6-pin-to molex power cables, S/PDIF adapter cable. Graphics Processor: nVidia Geforce GTX 260 (680MHz)Memory Capacity: 896MB GDDR3 (2350 MHz)Card Format: PCI Express x16 2.0, two slots wide.Outputs: HDMI, Analog, DVI-DVideocard Class: Mainstream Everything you'd expect from a NVIDIA GT200b-based videocard is here: NVIDIA PhysX, CUDA, Hybridpower, 3-way SLI, Purevideo and Graphics Plus. Support for DirectX 10, OpenGL 2.1 are of course included, although NVIDIA has stated that it will be skipping DirectX 10.1 support altogether and instead go straight to DirectX 11 with the next-generation GT300 graphics processor. Fortunately all of this factory overclocking, custom GPU selection and Ultra Durable VGA technology hasn't raised the price too much. The GV-N26SO-896I videocard retails for around $210 CDN ($200 USD, £130 GBP), which is right in the middle of the $180-$230 price range for most Geforce GTX 260 videocards. This also puts it head-to-head with ATI's single-GPU flagship, the Radeon HD 4890 videocard. Can Gigabyte's extreme factory overclocking make NVIDIA's Geforce GTX 260 videocard a real contender, or is it just another me-too Geforce 200-series videocard? Like most gaming videocards, the Gigabyte GV-N26SO-896I videocard occupies two PCI expansion slots. If paired with a second or third identical videocard, the Geforce GTX260 can be configured run in dual or triple-mode SLI on supporting motherboards. It's always a good idea to ensure there's good case airflow so tightly packed graphics cards don't overheat or unnecessarily run fans at full duty. The Gigabyte GV-N26SO-896I videocard supports onboard hardware HD decoding technologies care of nVidia PureVideo, so BluRay, H.264, VC-1, MPEG2, or WMV9-encoded media can be played back with little if any CPU load. On the I/O panel of the Gigabyte GV-N26SO-896I videocard are a trio of DVI, VGA and HDMI outputs. DVI supports resolutions up to 2560x1600 pixels, while VGA can go up to 2048 x 1536, and HDMI can output at 1920 x 1080. Gigabyte includes a DVI-to-VGA and HDMI-to-DVI adapter as well. for running multiple displays. There's also a S/PDIF header with included cable to carry sound to the HDMI output. Even with its factory overclock, the Gigabyte GV-N26SO-896I videocard is still rated at 182W. Drawing that much power means that it requires a pair of 6-pin PCI Express power connections. Performance videocards requiring multiple power connectors are pretty common, so power supply manufacturers long ago incorporated the extra power connectors necessary. If your power supply doesn't have the twin 6-pin SLI power connectors, Gigabyte has thoughtfully included two molex-to-PCI Express power adapters. The Gigabyte GV-N26SO-896I videocard uses the reference Geforce GTX 260 videocard cooler, which has proven itself to be quite effective at keeping the videocard cool while staying fairly quiet. The only real drawback to this design is dust build-up, which can be a pain to clean out without removing the heat shroud from the videocard. Gigabyte claims its Ultra Durable VGA manufacturing should make the GV-N26SO-896I about 5-10% cooler than reference Geforce GTX 260 videocards. Under testing PCSTATS found that the GV-N26SO-896I stayed cool to the touch when under load. Its fan was also quiet during normal operation, again about the same as other Geforce GTX 260 videocards. Let's take the cooler off and take a closer look inside Gigabyte's overclocked Geforce GTX 260 videocard ... Page 1: — Gigabyte GV-N26SO-896I Geforce GTX 260 Videocard Review Page 2: NVIDIA GT200B GPU and the Geforce GTX 260 Page 3: Videocard Power Consumption / Overclocking Page 4: Videocard Benchmarks: 3DMark06 Page 5: DX10 Videocard Benchmarks: 3DMark Vantage Page 6: DX10 Videocard Benchmarks: STALKER Page 7: DX10 Videocard Benchmarks: Crysis Page 8: DX10 Videocard Benchmarks: Call of Juarez Page 9: DX10 Videocard Benchmarks: Lost Planet Page 10: Videocard Benchmarks: FEAR Page 11: AA/AF Videocard Benchmarks: FarCry 2 Page 12: AA/AF Videocard Benchmarks: Crysis Page 13: Gigabyte N26SO-896I - faster than a Geforce GTX260! 02.12.09 | 12:05A (Visit resource)
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Bookmarked: ASUS M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 Motherboard Review Overall Rating: 84% Abstract: The ASUS M4A78T-E motherboard is built on AMDs 790GX integrated graphics processor and SB750 southbridge, supports HyperTransport 3.0 at 5200 MT/S and has a 128MB DDR3-1333 memory buffer built in just for the Radeon HD 3300 IGP. mfg'r link category date published author ASUS Motherboards Mar.04.09 J. Apong Choosing the right motherboard when AMD or Intel decide to change memory standards is never a fun proposition. There are always two choices; you can stick to the existing memory format that's plentiful and cheap, or future-proof your computer by adopting the new memory type that's always more expensive and generally less plentiful on store shelves. In this respect the sticker shock of DDR3 RAM isn't as bad as it used to be. Intel broke the world into DDR3 memory a while back, DDR3 memory isn't hard to find and there are many different speeds to choose from. The socket AM3, AMD Phenom II X3 and X4 processors bridge the memory divide with prudent backwards compatibility on socket AM2+ motherboards. AMD is nice that way, not forcing you to buy three sticks of DDR3 when the economy is all doomy and gloomy. Enter the ASUS M4A78T-E motherboard, the first socket AM3 board to cross PCSTATS test bench for the popular 45nm Phenom II X3/X4 processor families. ASUS' M4A78T-E is nearly identical to the M3A78-T which we reviewed recently, but naturally as a socket AM3 platform it supports DDR3 1066/1333 memory. To be specific the M4A78T-E has four slots for DDR3 memory, with a maximum capacity of 16GB (when running in a 64-bit operating system), at speeds of 1066/1333 and 1600(O.C.) MHz. The ASUS M4A78T-E motherboard is built on AMDs 790GX integrated graphics processor and SB750 southbridge, supports HyperTransport 3.0 at 5200 MT/S and has a 128MB DDR3-1333 memory buffer built in just for the Radeon HD 3300 IGP. Like all AMD 790GX motherboards, you can think of it as an IGP platform with a entry level videocard. The Radeon HD 3300 on-board graphics solution is based largely on the Radeon HD 3200 IGP, but with a core overclock fo 700MHz from 500MHz, making it one of the fastest integrated graphics chipsets. The Asus M4A78T-E equips the Radeon HD 3300 with an additional 128MB of DDR3 Sideport memory for additional graphics oomph. The board is well equipped with Analog VGA, DVI and HDMI video outputs. The HDMI port supports HDCP, provides audio, and can output video at 1080p resolution. Like it's sister motherboard the M3A78-T, the ASUS M4A78T-E is an ideal candidate for a Home Theatre PC system. ASUS M4A78T-E Motherboard Includes: Manual, Driver CD, (4) SATA cables, (2) SATA power cables, IDE cable, Q-Connector, I/O shield If suped-up IGPs don't get your heart pumping never fear! ASUS' M4A78T-E motherboard has a pair of PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots that will readily accommodate gamers with one, or two PCI Express videocards. A lone videocard gets x16 lanes of bandwidth, two videocards in CrossfireX run with x8/x8 lanes of bandwidth. The AMD 790GX chipset supports hybrid Crossfire, so you can merge the on-board graphics card with the Radeon HD 3300 for additional performance, or even additional monitors. Along with the PCI Express x16 slots, a pair of PCI Express x1 with a single lane of bandwidth each, and a pair of legacy PCI slots are present. In terms of connectivity the M4A78T-E is well stocked; five SATA II ports with RAID 0,1,5, 10 and JBOD, IDE for legacy drivs, one eSATA port, two Firewire ports (one via header), six USB 2.0 jacks (six via header), 8-channel HD audio, an optical SP/DIF output and Gigabit LAN. With a street price of around $191 CDN ($150 USD, $120 GBP), the ASUS M4A78T-E motherboard is about $20 more than its DDR-2 sibling, the Asus M3A78-T. Factor in the cost of additional DDR3 memory, and you can expect to pay a fair amount more to get your new Phenom II processor fully kitted out. Is it worth the additional cost to build a DDR3 Phenom II PC right now? That's a very good question. The Asus M4A78T-E is built to take advantage of high-end videocards like the Radeon HD 4870 X2 , so it's got plenty of room available for bulky dual-slot-wide videocard heatsinks. The PCI Express x26 slots have two spaces in between them, so even the widest graphics cards have enough breathing room. When the Radeon HD 3300 IGP is being used by itself, or a single Radeon or Geforce video card is plugged in, there's plenty of space for peripherals. While its predecessor has a split design of parallel and perpendicular SATA connections, the Asus M4A78T-E motherboard has all its SATA II jacks grouped together in the right corner of the board. It's easier to plug the cables in, but more challenging to keep the inside of the PC case looking neat. The remaining front panel headers are grouped together on the bottom edge of the motherboard, with three USB headers and an additional firewire port. These can be connected through ASUS' Q-connectors, which make them quick and easy to set up. There's also a S/PDIF output, and an AAFP header for Azalia high-definiton audio. The I/O shield for the ASUS M4A78T-E is rounded to prevent nasty finger cuts when being installed, and has six USB ports, DVI, VGA and HDMI ports, as well as a firewire and eSATA ports for connecting external hard drives. Gigabit lan ports and PS/2 ports are included as always. In addition to using the HDMI for audio output, ASUS have provided an optical S/PDIF output and a seven-channel surround-sound stereo output. Simple passive aluminum heatsinks cool the AMD 790GX, SB750 and processor VRM MOSFETs. The AMD 790GX northbridge doesn't react very well to overheating, so do yourself a favour and ensure there is good airflow moving through the PC case. If you experience heat issues when taxing the 790GX in a 3D game (this is the only time you may), just aim a fan in the direction of the northbridge heatsink. The Asus M4A78T-E has a pair of fan connectors that can be used for this purpose. It's time to start putting the Asus M4A78T-E motherboard through its paces. The Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition processor has been dropped into the new socket AM3 slot, so let's start off with some video playback and see how much of a difference DDR3 memory really makes. Page 1: — ASUS M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 Motherboard Review Page 2: Testing 1080P HD Video Playback Page 3: Total System Power Draw Comparisons Page 4: ASUS M4A78T-E Motherboard Highlights Page 5: AMD 790GX Chipset - Videocard or IGP? Page 6: Overclocking the AMD 790GX and the BIOS Page 7: Motherboard Benchmarks: SYSmark 2007, Sandra 2009 Page 8: Motherboard Benchmarks: PCMark Vantage Page 9: Motherboard IGP Benchmarks: 3DMark06 Page 10: Motherboard IGP Benchmarks: 3DMark Vantage, FEAR Page 11: DX10 Motherboard IGP Benchmarks: Call of Juarez, Crysis Page 12: ASUS M4A78T-E- Is DDR3 The Better Path? 01.12.09 | 10:52P (Visit resource)
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Bookmarked: ASRock ALIVENF7G-HDREADY/M/ASR Geforce 7050 Motherboard Review Overall Rating: 78% Abstract: With onboard video care of a Geforce 7-series videocard and nVIDIA's PureVideo acceleration technology, this compact MicroATX mobo is the basis for a very versatile little rig. mfg'r link category date published author ASRock Motherboards Aug.09.07 C. Sun Motherboard manufacturers are finding ever more creative ways to expand the scope of their products; task one, the all digital home theatre! If you've ever wanted to build a little entertainment computer, now is an ideal time to start. True geeks have been building HTPC's for years, heck I built my first back in 1999! What has changed recently is that the primary components of a home theatre computer have advanced in lock step with the shift from Standard Definition to High Definition. Translated - for less fuss you can get much better quality video and audio out of a PC nowadays. ASRock, which is best known for its budget motherboards, has put together a decent integrated HTPC motherboard called the ALiveNF7G-HDready. With onboard video care of a Geforce 7-series videocard and nVIDIA's PureVideo acceleration technology, this compact MicroATX mobo is the basis for a very versatile little rig. Based around nVIDIA's single GeForce 7050PV / nForce 630A chipset, the ASrock ALiveNF7G-HDready supports Socket AM2 AMD Sempron, Athlon64 X2 and FX processors. Standard features include two IEEE 1394a jacks, Gigabit networking, 7.1 channel High Definition Azalia audio and an integrated GeForce 7050 videocard. That integrated graphics component supports dual monitors by the way. In terms of expansion, the ALiveNF7G-HDready has four DDR2 memory which accommodate up to 8GB of DDR2-800 memory. There's a PCI Express x16 slot for a standalone videocard if you feel the onboard is not enough (say, for gaming), a PCI Express x1 slot for high bandwidth devices and two PCI for legacy devices. There are four Serial ATA II slots which support RAID (0, 1, 0+1, 5). The ASRock ALiveNF7G-HDready is also pretty aggressively priced, retailing on average for about $99 CDN ($93 USD, £46 GBP) . The ASRock ALiveNF7G-HDready has two computer monitor video output options; a 15 pin DSub analog output port and a digital DVI port. That means if you want to hook up a computer based on this motherboard to a HDTV, you'll need to find a DVI to HDMI converter. Luckily those converter cables are easy to find and not expensive, usually about $15 US. The ALiveNF7G-HDready has no problems playing H.264 HD-DVD or Blu-Ray movies at resolutions of 720P, 1080i / 1080P with a minimum 2GB of RAM installed and a CPU at least as powerful as an Athlon64 X2-5200+. HDCP support within the GeForce 7050PV chipset means that you can watch copy right protected movies (virtually all HD-DVD and Blu-Ray movies out there right now) at maximum resolutions. ASRock ALiveNF7G-HDready Motherboard Includes: User's Manual, Driver CD, Ultra/133 IDE Cable, Serial ATA Cable, Floppy Cable, Molex to Serial ATA Power Cable, I/O Shield, COMl port bracket, HDMI-SPDIF connector cable. Considering the lack of real estate on the ASRock Alive-NF7G-HDready PCB, the motherboard layout is pretty good. Don't put the User's manual away just yet, you'll need it get the pin outs on the USB headers and front panel I/O connected properly. The rear I/O has the most important ports and connectors, rather than resolving them to headers. There are four USB 2.0 slots and one IEEE 1394a port on the back, so you can connect keyboards, mice, or external hard drives without much rearranging. Here you'll also find the DVI and analog monitor outputs. The ALiveNF7G-HDready supports two monitors on the motherboard at the same time, although HDCP-protected content can only be played back on one the monitors. The GeForce 7050PV supports HDCP so you can run those High Definition Blu-Ray and HD-DVD movies at full resolution. Get yourself a DVI to HDMI converter and you can connect your HDTV the computer. The board does incorporates High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) into it. This is a form of Digital Rights Management developed by Intel for high definition digital video and audio content. The HDCP signal travels through the digital DVI or High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) to HDCP compatible display's. This is supposed to ensure that only legitimate High Definition content is played, if the HDCP keys don't match or are missing content plays at a reduced quality. H.264 content on Blu-Ray or HD-DVD discs supports a wide range of resolutions, 720P, 1080i and 1080P, which are ok with the ASRock Alive-NF7G-HDready. Just remember that the motherboard only supports DVI output so if you want to watch videos, you'll need to get yourself a DVI to HDMI converter. For good H.264 content decoding, ASRock note a minimum system configuration consisting of at least 2GB of memory and a AMD Athlon64 X2 5200+ or better processor. The onboard GeForce 7050 videocard DirectX 9.0C compatible which means it's Microsoft Vista ready should you choose to use that operating system. When you consider all the positives from the motherboard and its low price, ASRock has a winner here. Since ASRock has been talking up the High Definition capabilities of its Alive-NF7G-HDready motherboard all over the place it is odd that the motherboard did not feature a HDMI jack or any other form of TV output (Component, S-Video, Composite). Good thing that there are DVI to HDMI converter cables available, that and the converter cables are cheap and easy to find. Page 1: — ASRock ALIVENF7G-HDREADY/M/ASR Geforce 7050 Motherboard Review Page 2: GeForce 7050 PV chipset Page 3: ASRock motherboard highlights Page 4: Overclocking the GeForce 7050PV Page 5: Motherboard Benchmarks: SYSmark 2007 Preview, SiSoft Sandra XIb Page 6: Motherboard Benchmarks: PCMark05, 3DMark06 Page 7: Motherboard Benchmarks: Doom 3, FEAR Page 8: High Definition Testing and Max Overclocking Chart Page 9: Low cost Socket AM2 motherboard with HDCP? 01.12.09 | 10:45P (Visit resource)
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Bookmarked: Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 Intel P35 Motherboard Review Overall Rating: 86% Abstract: The new mainstream Intel P35 Express Northbridge looks quite a lot like Intel's old P965 series chipset, but with two very major inclusions; support for 1333 MHz Front Side Bus and official support for DDR3 RAM. mfg'r link category date published author Gigabyte Motherboards May.29.07 C. Sun As the computer industry moves towards parallel processing one thing is for certain, memory bandwidth will have to increase greatly to keep up with system demand. With previous single-core processor families, moving between generations required a modest increase in memory bandwidth. When there are two or four processing cores to contend with, as the CPU industry is actively persuing now, memory bandwidth requirements effectively double or quadruple. To meet the demands of a whole new generation of multi-core CPUs, Intel has introduced a new family of chipsets. The new mainstream Intel P35 Express Northbridge looks quite a lot like Intel's old P965 series chipset (on paper at least), but with two very major inclusions; support for 1333 MHz Front Side Bus and official support for DDR3 RAM. The Intel P35 Express still includes legacy support for DDR2 RAM, and judging by the rumblings PCSTATS has heard most memory manufacturers don't expect DDR3 to really take off until mid to late 2008. We'll talk about the DDR3/DDR2 situation a little later in this review, I'm sure you have a tone of questions... Along with the Intel P35 'Bearlake' Northbridge, there is also a new Southbridge called the Intel ICH9. More on that in a moment. The new P35 'Bearlake' chipset supports all current Socket 775 Intel processors that operate with a 800/1066/1333 MHz FSB. That includes the Conroe-L to the Pentium D/XE series and Core 2 Duo/Quad processor line. The Intel P35 Express is almost made to order for Intel's upcoming "Penryn" core processor. The "Penryn" is a 45nm chip running at 1333MHZ FSB, due out at the end of 2007 or early 2008. Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 Motherboard Includes: Driver CD, User's Manual, Installation Guide, 4x Serial ATA Cables, Ultra/133 IDE Cable, Floppy Cable, 2x USB Header Brackets, 2x Serial ATA Brackets, 2x Molex to Serial ATA power cable, 2x eSATA Cables, I/O Shield The Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 motherboard you see here is built on Intel's P35 Express Northbridge and ICH9R Southbridge (R = RAID). The board supports the usual fare of 7.1 channel high definition Azalia audio, Gigabit networking, 3.0GB/s Serial ATA II (six via ICH9R, two via Gigabyte SATA2 chip), one parallel IDE port, three IEEE 1394a ports and my gawd... 12 USB ports! The board supports up to 8GB of DDR2-800/667 RAM, and does not support DDR3. In case you're wondering, DDR3 and DDR2 have different pin outs so the sticks cannot be used interchangeably - each requires its own specific slot. Since the demand for DDR3 variants of the P35 chipset is low, there are currently only a handful of models built for DDR3 RAM like the Gigabyte GA-P35T-DQ6 . In terms of expansion the Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 has two PCI Express x16 slots (first slot is x16, second is x4 when CrossFire enabled), three PCI Express x1 slots and two 32 bit PCI slots for legacy hardware. Gigabyte equips the GA-P35-DQ6 with a rather extravagant passive copper cooling solution to keep the Northbridge, Southbridge and MOSFET temperatures in check. The Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 retails for a $303 CDN ($279 USD, £140GBP) so it's not for the faint of heart.Incidently, the Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 motherboard is compatible with the Zalman CNPS9700-series heatsink, no matter which direction the cooler is mounted. The large chipset heatsinks on the board don't cause any problems for this large Zalman heatsink, and it fits with room to spare. (we've had a few people write in about his question). Introducing the Intel P35 Express and ICH9 Chipsets Intel P35 'Bearlake' chipset. The Intel P35 Express Northbridge chipset replaces the P965 Express as Intel's mainstream performance core logic part. The P35 Express handles all LGA775 processors running on 800/1066/1333 MHz Front Side bus (theoretical 10.6GB/s bandwidth), so it is ideally suited towards Intel's upcoming 45nm "Penryn" CPU. Along with the P35 Express is Intel's new ICH9 southbridge. In the case of the Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 motherboard PCSTATS is testing, it's the ICH9R model. This southbridge supports RAID via Intel's Matrix storage technology. With Intel projecting quad core processors to be the mainstream choice by 2008, motherboard chipsets have to keep up with increasing demands from multi-core CPUs. The boys in blue address this issue by increasing the FSB from 1066MHz to 1333 MHz. An increased FSB speeds up data communication between the processor and system bus. Intel also modified the memory controller in the P35, boosting DDR2 memory support to 1066 MHz and consequently increasing maximum theoretical bandwidth to 17GB/s (in a dual channel DDR3 configuration). These changes are all incremental, the most significant improvement in the P35 Express chipset has been the inclusion of DDR3 RAM support. Initial DDR3 memory modules from Crucial, Corsair and OCZ will be pegged at 800 and 1066 MHz speeds, but as the standard matures it's likely 1333MHz will come shortly. The Intel P35 Express supports a maximum of 8GB of non ECC unbuffered memory, either DDR3 or DDR2, depending on the motherboard's manufacturers choice of implementation. Intel P35 & 975 / 965 Series Chipset Feature Breakdown Intel 975X Express Intel P35 Express Express Intel P965 Express Intel G965 Express CPU LGA775 Core 2 Duo LGA775 Core 2 Duo LGA775 Core 2 Duo LGA775 Core 2 Duo Front Side Bus (FSB) 1066/800 MHz 1333/1066/800 MHz 1066/800/533 MHz 1066/800/533 MHz Intel Flex Memory Technology Yes Yes Yes Yes Dual Channel Memory Support DDR2 800/667/533 DDR2 1066/800/667DDR3 1333(unofficial)/1066/800 DDR2 800/667/533 DDR2 667 Maximum Memory Capacity 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB Integrated Graphics - - - GMA 3000 PCI Express x16 2 1 1 1 PCI Express x1 4 6 4 4 Intel Matrix Storage Technology Yes Yes Yes Yes SATA/IDE HDD 4/1 6/0 6/0 6/0 SATA Speed 3Gb/s 3Gb/s 3Gb/s 3Gb/s RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 (with ICH7R) 0, 1, 5, 10 (with ICH9R) 0, 1, 5, 10 (with ICH8R) 0, 1, 5, 10 (with ICH8R) Hard Drive NCQ - Yes Yes Yes USB 2.0 Ports 8 12 8 10 PCI Masters 6 6 6 6 Audio High Definition Audio (Azalia) High Definition Audio (Azalia) High Definition Audio (Azalia) High Definition Audio (Azalia) Here's a quick look at how the new P35 stacks up to the P965 Express and 975X chipsets. Apart from the speed increases and new memory standard, there are a few extra ports here and there. The Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 motherboard supports AMD CrossFire when using two appropriate videocards are used. The blue PCI Express x16 slot operates internally with 16 PCI Express lanes while the orange secondary slot only has 4 PCI Express lanes. There is plenty of space between the two PCI Express x16 slots in case you use larger videocard coolers. By default the Intel P35 Express chipset only supports a single 8GB/s PCI Express x16 slot for videocards with 16 PCI Express lanes, however most boards like the Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 has two physical slots. There are six PCI Express lanes associated with the ICH9R Southbridge and four of them can be used for a secondary graphics card, thus the second PCI Express x16 slot. It's not as ideal a solution as two videocards receiving a full 16 or 8 PCI Express lanes each, but it works and allows the Intel P35 Express to support AMD CrossFire. It's been said that Intel tweaked the P35 Express to support CrossFire more efficiently than with the P965. We'll take a quick peek at what the P35 and G35 have to offer next.... 01.12.09 | 10:45P (Visit resource)
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