Since I got my new motherboard I have learnt even more about how good this board is and just how incredibly powerful the P31 chipset from Intel really is. Every time I search for something about my GA-P31-DS3L, I keep coming across all these reviews everywhere, from overclockers.com right through to Tom's Hardware. All there is, is good stuff and rave reviews, especially when it comes to over clocking.
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Well when I initially bought the board, I thought it was just a mid-range item that you see everywhere and in everyone's computer, not particularly bad or incredibly "wow" amazing either. But I was definitely really impressed by the overclock-ability of the board, I could run my P4 HT 3.00GHz Processor at an easy 3.6GHz, I even Saw 3.752GHz for a while but I'm using only the standard heat sink, so that was the only problem there, I could run it, but eventually it would freeze. I have never had a problem at 3.6GHz though.
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There is one crucial thing though that is more a loophole than anything, and I have only found this out recently, since I bought a new CPU, and been researching into why it doesn't work properly. In order for CPU's with an FSB of 1333MHz to actually run at the full 1333MHZ, it drains power from the memory sockets to achieve this full FSB speed. This has caused so many problems for everyone and isn't clearly explained anywhere in the Gigabyte Board Manual or on the Gigabyte site as far as I'm aware, After much reading and digging about the site and manual, the closest i could find is you may encounter problems with your memory with a CPU running at 1333FSB. No explanation on how to get round this problem or CPU's that may cause this problem.
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The alternative complaint is that their processor runs at only 1066MHz FSB, even though it's a 1333Mhz. this again is down to the memory drain. From what I've read this again can be cured by messing around with your memory modules. The other way to fix some of these options is to update your bios, which is far simpler and not as risky as you may think it is. I'll Be posting on my blog soon about this because I know how wary people can be when it comes to updating the bios. I was bricking myself till I actually did this.
Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Detailed Look.
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You can See and read more here, if you have any thoughts or questions, leave a comment, There's a good chance I can help
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