abit IB9 or Gigabyte 965P S3?

magick · 27 Jun 2007 at 14:40

Which is best? thanks. will be running 2gb corsair 800, c2d e6320 and a noctua u12f.

also does the gigabyte come with 2 sata cables?

Cob · 27 Jun 2007 at 17:19

P965 S3.

And it comes with 4 SATA cables, an IDE cable and a floppy cable.

magick · 27 Jun 2007 at 17:50

Well i've been reading a bit more and i'm about to order an asus p5b in the next 5 min or so. Is that a better choice? I spoke to tech support and they said it's the better MB.

BUFF · 27 Jun 2007 at 17:51

abit IP35-E unless you need the 2 IDE channels of the IB9

magick · 27 Jun 2007 at 18:02

Abit IP35-E definitely better than the asus for overclocking? Please try and be quick answering because i'm about to order. many thanks. also getting 2gb corsair with it. also one of the heatsinks on it looks quite big will it be compatiible with a noctua nh u12f?

BUFF · 27 Jun 2007 at 18:07

P35 should be a better chipset for overclocking than P965 plus it gives you Penryn support when they are launched.
There is very little oc feedback yet on the IP35-E & the IP35 compared to the IP35 Pro which is doing very nicely.

magick · 27 Jun 2007 at 18:13

ok thanks buff. i just been onto abit site for the ip35-e and there isn't much in the way of drivers for it? http://www.abit.com.tw/page/uk/moth...5&pPRODINFO=Specifications&fSEARCHTEXT=IP35-E

how long has this board been out?

BUFF · 27 Jun 2007 at 18:25

about 10 days or so in the UK - Asus & Gigabyte both jumped the gun on the Intel planned launch for their P35 mobos..
Needless to say it comes with a CD with drivers plus you can get the latest from Intel, Realtek etc. websites.

Topitoff · 27 Jun 2007 at 18:59

I'm well pleased with the GA-P35 S3; this has SATA Raid as well and is a £5 more than the IP35-E.