Advantages: Great for overclocking, fully features, well organised Disadvantages: No DDR3 support, no proper SLI support
! 4 multiplied by 3 is 12. 3 gold stars for mental arithmetic Gigabyte, but can't you just admit that it's 12, not quadruple-triple?
Quad Core Optimized - 5/10 - Indeed, the board does support Quad-Core processors, but so do all of the P35 boards. I'm not convinced it's anything to declare to the world.
Quad DDR2 Slots - 8/10 - Again, you've got to hand it to them. It is indeed the case. However, I'm not sure it's really the greatest achievement for a motherboard - it's not exactly common to find one with 2 DDR2 slots.
So maybe I'm not blown away by the 6-Quad notation, but then again, 3-Quad doesn't sound nearly as enticing does it?
Most importantly however, I am completely taken with their claim to the GA-P35-DQ6 being the "Gamer's Choice", and in the world of PC builders, that is exactly what matters. It is a top ...
Advantages: Great performance, unbelievable overclocking, high quality Disadvantages: Large Vdroop, Easytune temperamental, IDE socket placement may cause problems
I recently wrote a review for the GigabyteGA-N650SLI-DS4L board. I wrote of how the board seemed excellent, but the two I used broke within a week, for no apparent reason.
This board is another storey. The installation was very easy, especially as the board is slightly thinner than standard ATX boards, which allows more room to work in. All the connectors on the board are in sensible positions. The only problem I encountered was that the IDE socket gets in the way of one of the PCI cards - it fits, but it's a bit of a squeeze.
The BIOS offers all options you would expect, including RAID and NCQ setups for the 8 SATA ports provided.
It is when it comes to overclocking that this board excels. My FSB will run at at least 450MHz, 117 higher than the stock 1333Mhz. There are various voltage options, including CPU, memory ...
Advantages: Pretty intuitive BIOS, good overclocking facilities, very in-depth manual Disadvantages: Some people have had memory issues with this board
Besides the fact that this board used a good combination of the LGA-775 socket and the P35 chipset, the reason I purchased it to puy into my new computer was because it has DDR3 support. This makes the board slightly more future-proof as DDR3 prices and latencies are both starting to fall and with the brand new Intel chipset and socket coming out towards the end of this year (if i recall correctly), DDR3 prices will fall even more, as this new chipset will support DDR3 only.
Anyway, the board. It came in the normal white box with colourful letters as with all new gigabytemotherboards these days. It was packaged in anti-static wrapping (as are all boards) and was separated from the various manuals and booklets by a thinfabric which can also be used to rest the motherboard on when inserting all the components into it.
Not much to ...
DMI 2.0 support, ACPI 1.0b support, SMBIOS 2.3 support
Manual Settings
CPU frequency, processor core voltage, memory voltage, memory bus frequency, PCI Express x16 slot frequency, chipset voltage
Hardware Monitoring
CPU core temperature, chassis temperature, CPU fan tachometer, chassis fan tachometer, system voltage, CPU overheating protection, power supply fan tachometer
1 x audio - line-out (centre/subwoofer) - mini-phone 3.5mm
1 x audio - line-out (rear) - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x audio - line-out (side surround) - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x audio - line-In - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x audio - line-out - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x microphone - input - mini-phone 3.5mm
Additional Connectors (Optional)
2 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire), 8 x Hi-Speed USB
Miscellaneous
Cables Included
4 x Serial ATA cable
1 x floppy cable
1 x IDE cable
Software Included
Drivers & Utilities, Norton Internet Security, @BIOS
Certified for Windows Vista
Certified for Windows Vista software and devices have undergone compatibility tests for ease-of-use, better performance and enhanced security.
Compliant Standards
Plug and Play, RoHS
Manufacturer's product description
The GA-P35T-DQ6 is GIGABYTE next generation, high performance platform based on the killer combination of the new Intel P35 chipset plus support for the latest multi-core processors up to FSB 1333MHz, including the upcoming 45nm platform. Delivering higher memory performance with less power consumption, the GIGABYTE GA-P35T-DQ6 supports DDR3 memory, a critical component for running next generation applications such as high-definition video and 3D visualization. In addition to setting new records for blistering performance, the GA-P35-DQ6 is part of the GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 2 Series of motherboards, featuring top quality electronic components which provide optimized power savings, ultra cooling and extended system durability.
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