DS3 or DS4?

[TW]Fox · 6 Mar 2007 at 13:16

Hi guys,

I'm building a Core2Duo system with probably an E4300 and 2Gb of OCZ Memory. I'd like to OC to around Circa 3Ghz.

Which board, DS3 or DS4, and why?

wizardmaxx · 6 Mar 2007 at 13:20

DS4
Better CPU Power Supply
Firewire
Dual Raid ???

Servo · 6 Mar 2007 at 13:38

DS3P Rev 3.3

Firewire
Better sound chip and Lan
8 sata

It's very much a DS4 but with 1333

[TW]Fox · 6 Mar 2007 at 13:38

So nothing worth getting then as I don't use RAID or Firewire?

wizardmaxx · 6 Mar 2007 at 13:40

Didn't realize there was a new DS3 out bought my DS4 8mnths ago. That sounds like a decent setup.

Servo · 6 Mar 2007 at 13:43

Yep, just ordered one

http://www.giga-byte.co.uk/Products...board&ProductID=2455&ProductName=GA-965P-DS3P

Servo · 6 Mar 2007 at 13:45

It's worth it for the future, plus, it's nice having the 8 sata II

[TW]Fox · 6 Mar 2007 at 13:46

Are all DS3's now Rev 3.3? Thinking of buying from OcUK today.

Servo · 6 Mar 2007 at 13:52

I don't thinkso, I needed to troll the net to find 2 places with the rev 3.3 in stock.

Dreamcaster · 6 Mar 2007 at 14:34

I bought a ds3 from ocuk recently and it was a 3.3

[TW]Fox · 6 Mar 2007 at 14:37

Dreamcaster said:
I bought a ds3 from ocuk recently and it was a 3.3

Great news, just ordered one from OcUK

Servo · 6 Mar 2007 at 14:38

Was that the DS3P, with 8 sata's and firewire? if so, I wish o/c would update their site.

[TW]Fox · 7 Mar 2007 at 09:41

Just arrived, its not a Rev 3.3. Oh well.

MeatLoaf · 7 Mar 2007 at 09:45

[TW]Fox said:
Just arrived, its not a Rev 3.3. Oh well.

I didnt think the 3.3 was out in this country

Servo · 7 Mar 2007 at 09:52

Hi m8, they are out, I'm getting the ds3p rev 3.3 today. I aked them to check before I parted with the wife's credit card details.

stoofa · 7 Mar 2007 at 10:48

I thought the original post was DS3 Vs DS4.
Why not go for the DS4 Rev. 3.3 which also has the native 1333fsb support?

[TW]Fox · 7 Mar 2007 at 11:01

My DS3 is 1.0

Mike_P · 7 Mar 2007 at 13:24

That's strange, I ordered my DS3 from OcUK on the 1st, it arrived yesterday and it's a Rev.3.3.

Gigabyte site DS4-DS3P-DS3 comparison linky.