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Gigabyte P35T-DQ6
(Intel P35) mainboard review -
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Conclusion
Gigabyte
P35T-DQ6 is the first DDR3 only P35 board. We have seen the performance of
this board and it has been proven that DDR3 and DDR2 doesn't really makes much
difference considering the higher latency of the DDR3 modules and ASYNC timings.
Features wise, this board uses the Intel P35/ICH9R
chipset. It supports the newer 1333FSB processors including all mutli core
processors including the 45nm processors. It also support DDR2-1333*. It
features Dual PCIe graphics interface that supports CrossFire. Solid caps are
used for for enhanced stability and extended short circuit protection.
The board comes with SATA II and Quad eSATA2 interfaces. There is a Quad bios
solution for extended protection. 8 Ch audio codec ALC889A and DTS connect
features 106dB S/N ratio for wide range of home entertainment , gaming and
multimedia with best audio clarity. On top of all these, there is a GbE and 1394
support. The NB and SB are also passively cooled by Silent Heatpipe.
Installation
might be a problem with large heatsinks. For example, we tried to use our old
proven G-Cooler from Gigabyte. It could fit but you would need to squeeze it in.
We gave up and used the Rocket II cooler instead. The rule of thumb, use tall
and slim coolers, avoid fat bulky ones.
The overclocking features is very complete. With crazy voltage range, one can test out watercooling for those high voltages. In our test, we are able to overclock the E6300 to 6 x 525MHz on Air cooled. System memory multipier is 2.4x. Voltages used are : DDR Voltage is +0.2v, PCI +0.1v, FSB +0.1v, MCH +0.05v, CPU at 1.40v. For a list of options in the BIOS, you can refer to our Gallery for a view of the options available.
Overall, this board is an excellent piece of hardware. It works with current processors and is also future proof. The price might be a bit steep this board. Well, that is the premium you have to pay for such a designer board.
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Pros
CrossFire
45nm future CPU support
Plenty of oc options in BIOS
eSATAII
1394
Cons
PCIe 4x+16x for CrossFire
Expensive
No WIFI
Some heatsinks might not fit
Ratings
Here are my ratings out of 10 stars.
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Performance |
10 / 10 |
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Features |
9 / 10 |
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Ease Of Installation |
10 / 10 |
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Overclocking Features |
10 / 10 |
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Documentation |
9 / 10 |
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Packaging |
9 / 10 |
| Cost/Performance Ratio |
8 / 10 |
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Overall Rating : |
9.3 / 10 |
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