DS3 965 - anyone run one?

beast · 17 Dec 2006 at 23:13

I know OCUK only sell the 965P, well I've just got the 965. Anyone run this one, and is it troublesome?

BUFF · 17 Dec 2006 at 23:35

I presume that you mean that you've got the 965G-DS3?

beast · 17 Dec 2006 at 23:42

GIGABYTE GA-965G-DS3

Yeah that's it! Is it okay?

Buffalo2102 · 18 Dec 2006 at 09:13

Should be fine. It's just the DS3 with on-board graphics isn't it?

LoadsaMoney · 18 Dec 2006 at 15:01

Buffalo2102 said:
Should be fine. It's just the DS3 with on-board graphics isn't it?

Yes.

beast · 18 Dec 2006 at 15:42

Oh, right. So why was it cheaper than the 965P then? (on the site I bought it from, not ocuk)

LoadsaMoney · 18 Dec 2006 at 16:52

Dunno we can't talk about competitors, but heres the specs of both boards :-

965G DS3 (with onboard gfx)

Socket 775
FSB 1066/800/533
Chipset Intel G965 chipset
Memory type Dual Channel, DDR2 800/667/533
Memory socket DDR2 *4
Max. Memory 8 GB
Graphics interface PCI-Express
PCI-Express X16 (X8) 1
PCI-Express X1 (X2,X4) 3
PCI 3
ISA slot 0
AMR/CNR 0/0
VGA Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3000
RAID Function RAID 0,1, JBOD
LAN Marvel 8056 Gigabit LAN Controller
Audio HD Audio (Realtek ALC888)
Codec channel 8
IDE ATA 6* Serial ATA / 1*PATA
USB 1.1 Same as USB2.0
USB 2.0 10 (4 by cable)
DualBIOS Virtual Dual BIOS
PCB size 30.5 X 21.0 CM
Form Factor ATX
IEEE 1394 N/A

965P DS3

CPU Type Socket 775
FSB 1066/800/533
Chipset Intel P965 Express Chipset
Memory type Dual Channel, DDR2 800/667/533
Memory socket DDR2 *4
Max. Memory 8GB
Graphics interface PCI-Express x16
PCI-Express X16 (X8) 2
PCI-Express X1 (X2,X4) 3
PCI 2
ISA slot 0
AMR/CNR 0/0
VGA N/A
RAID Function SATA RAID 0,1,5,10
LAN Marvell 8056 Gigabit LAN Controller
Audio HD Audio (Realtek ALC888)
Codec channel 8
IDE ATA 8* Serial ATA 3Gb/s / 1*PATA
USB 1.1 Same as USB 2.0
USB 2.0 10 (6 by cable)
DualBIOS Yes (QuadBios)
PCB size 30.5*24.4 CM
Form Factor ATX
IEEE 1394 3

Differences are very minor as you can see.

BUFF · 18 Dec 2006 at 22:00

don't think that it overclocks anything like as well though.

beast · 18 Dec 2006 at 22:58

We'll see!

WJA96 · 20 Dec 2006 at 18:47

I've just downloaded the manual as usually the 965G is implemented without a PCI/PCIe lock, but it looks to be there from the manual so I can't see any reason why it won't clock the same as a P965.

I await your results with baited breath Mr. Beast!

BUFF · 21 Dec 2006 at 00:13

there's a long thread on anandtech re. this model - doesn't look good from an oc pov.