mid range motherboard question

[kriolit]

Hi everyone,

After doing some research im thinking of choosing Gigabyte P35-DS3R as my new mobo. Ill be using it for gaming purposes and moderate OC(this will be my first time doing it).

I want to ask if anyone can recommend me any other non-SLI mobo which are :
1) Cheaper but have roughly the same specs and performance OR
2) Slightly expensive but have great specs and performance

Thank you

 

[chookman]

Stick with the Giga

 

[Gravemind123]

That's got about the best price/performance for an Intel mobo these days, so I'd stick with it.

 

[aevm]

Another vote for GA-P35-DS3R

Edit: OK, you could also look at aBit IP35 Pro. I 'd still buy the DS3R though, at current prices.

 

[BUFF]

personally I would consider spending a little extra on the DS3P

 

[aevm]

Yeah, I think it's worth it for some people. For example if you have a big monitor (1920x1200) and a smaller one (say, 1680x1050), the DS3P will allow you to have two video cards and let each of them handle one monitor. I hear that even an 8800 GTX struggles in this scenario if you don't have a cheaper card there to help it. I'll find out as soon as the Samsung 275T goes on sale

Plus the DS3P has FireWire, if you need it.

On the other hand, the DS3R has 3 PCI slots instead of 2. Very handy if you need to plug in an X-Fi, a TV tuner and a modem.