Mobo Comparison: GA-965P-DS3 vs. GA 965P-S3

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Necopotence

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I'm currenlty trying to shave off a few dollars here and there so I can afford to safly purchase my new computer without running the risk of being unable to eat while in college ^^

I was wondering if anyone could give me a good comparsion between these two boards and the pros and cons, I can't seem to find a reason to buy the regular DS3 over the S3.

GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128012

GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128017&CMP=OTC-pr1c3watch&ATT=13-128-017

Like I said, I can't seem to find a good reason to buy the more expensive boards. Their spec sheets look almost exactly alike. Is one more stable or well supported, etc.?

Thanks alot!
 
Necopotence said:
Having to post this should be an indicater, but what does the difference imply? What would shelling out 30-40 extra bucks gain me by going with the DS3?
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Well, the capacitors are of better quality on the DS3, so they will last longer than those on the S3.

Also, don't quote me on this, but I think it may help with overclocking, although I'm not sure... :)
 
Rambo said:
Well, the capacitors are of better quality on the DS3, so they will last longer than those on the S3.

Also, don't quote me on this, but I think it may help with overclocking, although I'm not sure... :)
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indeed.. if you're not planning n overclocking, pick the S3, they are both good quality boards anyway ;)
 
Rambo said:
Well, the capacitors are of better quality on the DS3, so they will last longer than those on the S3.

Also, don't quote me on this, but I think it may help with overclocking, although I'm not sure... :)
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Maybe by a slight bit, but solid capacitors are usually only found on server boards. I doubt it'll shorten the mobo's life any noticable amount (that is unless a capacitor blows of course), and I don't think it'll increase OC potential. DFI did the same thing with their Lanparty SLI-DR Venus board, and there wasn't a huge difference or anything. So I think they're more of a novelty on mainstream boards.

But yeah, your right, the capacitors are of better quality.
 
Thanks!

Thanks for the info guys. My orginal budget was $700, after adding it all up on my newegg account it was pushing 950, so I gotta shave some off here and there. I am usually one to dish out a few extra bucks for the extra quality but 40 dollars is a big difference at this point. Thanks agian!
 
sorry is this the board that has all the hype for overclocking the core2's. damn if it is that sucks for me. i wasnt thinking about overclocking my rig at all when i bought it. i found the 2 graphics cards for really cheap <$100 so i wanted those, so i wanted an sli board. now that i got into a little dabble of overclocking and reached my boards max now im anxious to see if i could go higher. damnnnn i almost wish i had gotten the ds3 and then just splurged for a 7900...oh well. she still runs great as she is...shit she runs AMAZING compared to my last rig...i guess im content lol...sorry just had oc fever there for a second
 
Nightrain said:
sorry is this the board that has all the hype for overclocking the core2's. damn if it is that sucks for me. i wasnt thinking about overclocking my rig at all when i bought it. i found the 2 graphics cards for really cheap <$100 so i wanted those, so i wanted an sli board. now that i got into a little dabble of overclocking and reached my boards max now im anxious to see if i could go higher. damnnnn i almost wish i had gotten the ds3 and then just splurged for a 7900...oh well. she still runs great as she is...shit she runs AMAZING compared to my last rig...i guess im content lol...sorry just had oc fever there for a second
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Hehe, yeah, the Gigabyte GA-965P-(D)S3 boards offer big overclocks for Allendales/Conroes (I hit 3.56 Ghz [although unstable]).
 
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