Two questions about the DS3

beast · 16 Dec 2006 at 21:13

Firstly, I think I'm going to buy this motherboard, but I do read a lot of people having problems with them, be it their RAM not seeming to work with it or properly, if you look through the recent threads you'll see what I mean. Is it a reliable motherboard, or is my money better spent elswhere?

Secondly, which is the one to go for, the 965 or 965P? I will be using the geIL 6400 RAM and a conroe 6600, and I would be looking to overclock at some point. Does it matter which chipset?

easyrider · 16 Dec 2006 at 21:17

The DS3 is a great mobo and will work well with the Geil

vanandjuanunited · 16 Dec 2006 at 21:19

Are 6600's not better on DQ6 or 975 chipset

easyrider · 16 Dec 2006 at 21:21

Well the 975x chipset is better with the 4mb cache conores

But I had a DS3 and it had my 6600 @3.8ghz without issue.

beast · 16 Dec 2006 at 21:22

If I were to buy the 965 chipset, would that be fine with the e6600? I wouldn't want a massive overclock anyway (he says!)

vanandjuanunited · 16 Dec 2006 at 21:23

beast said:
If I were to buy the 965 chipset, would that be fine with the e6600? I wouldn't want a massive overclock anyway (he says!)

You know thats not true.

easyrider · 16 Dec 2006 at 21:27

beast said:
If I were to buy the 965 chipset, would that be fine with the e6600? I wouldn't want a massive overclock anyway (he says!)

Yes would be fine.

TBH I would save yourself 100 quid and get a 6300 instead.

beast · 16 Dec 2006 at 21:31

Lol - I've just sold my e6300 chip on ebay. Wanted a e6600 so went for it. Mainly because it's easier to overclock on a DUAL-VSTA that i have currently, but I'm buying a DS3 now anyway. C'est la vie!

easyrider · 16 Dec 2006 at 21:33

beast said:
Lol - I've just sold my e6300 chip on ebay. Wanted a e6600 so went for it. Mainly because it's easier to overclock on a DUAL-VSTA that i have currently, but I'm buying a DS3 now anyway. C'est la vie!

I would have had that!

beast · 16 Dec 2006 at 21:42

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....m=290062093467&ssPageName=STRK:MESO:IT&ih=019

Too late

I didn't have access to the member's market at the time either.

DirtyJester · 17 Dec 2006 at 01:28

Did that include the duvet .... wow bargain or what !

beast · 17 Dec 2006 at 03:20

That's not a duvet, it's umm... a seller's blanket. Yes, that's it.

WJA96 · 17 Dec 2006 at 09:57

beast said:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....m=290062093467&ssPageName=STRK:MESO:IT&ih=019

Too late I didn't have access to the member's market at the time either.

Not to mention on-one would have paid £105 Incl. for a used E6300 on MM anyway.

Well done!

beast · 17 Dec 2006 at 14:30

Yeah I thought it was a strong price. But it sold after one day. Long live ebay!