Abit IP35 Pro vs Gigabyte P35-DS4

[Gooter74]

Narrowed it down between these two choices. I'm sure both are very rock solid boards. Any reason to choose one over the other though?

Some of my concerns...

Abit IP35 Pro:
1. Will I need to use the bolt mod?
2. Still Corsair PSU issues with some boards?


Gigabyte P35-DS4:
1. No LED Post display, is this a concern?
2. Abit has CMOS reset switch on I/O panel.

Thanks

 

[dspear]

Others have asked this. See
IP35 vs DS4
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?s=60c5033c8b82bc9a640a5e08784f8059&t=1228724
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=29&threadid=2112424&enterthread=y
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/245112-30-abit-ip35-gigabyte-ds3r

Poll Results: Best "bang-for-the-buck" O/C
http://forums.ngemu.com/hardware-discussion/92362-best-bang-buck-o-c-moderboard.html

DS4 review. Is top overclocker
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2185&page=15

IP35 reviews
http://www.benchzone.com/page.php?al=abit_ip35_pro_review&pg=1
http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/abit_ip35_pro_mobo/1.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/245970-30-abit-ip35-gigabyte

 

[Kabobi]

I own the Abit IP35 Pro with a Corsair 620HX and have absolutely NO PROBLEMS. I did research for over 2 months and this is the best P35 board out there. Just make sure to update BIOS first thing.

 

[blackened144]

I have the DS4. Rock solid running my E6550 at 3.33Ghz(476x7). And the GeminII heatsink I have keeps the board with its heatpipes nice and cool. I was able to get the FSB up to 517Mhz, 12hrs Prime95 stable, but I backed it off to an even 3.33Ghz for everyday use. I chose this board mainly for the 8 Sata ports, no serial or parallel on back panel, and I got it at 10 more than the DS3R was going for at the time.