Which board do you think is better

kwekmiester

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Which board do you think I should choose between these two:

Gigabyte GAP31-DS3L or MSI P35Neo-F IP35

I was planning to buy the MSI board here at a local retailer but after checking their new products I notice that there was a Gigabyte board. I heard Gigabyte boards are excellent overclockers and it is cheaper that the MSI board.
Also I was wondering which chipset is better, the p35 or p31? I'm planning to pair it with a C2D and a decent Nvdia card, im going to overclock too...

Any advice would be appreciated!
 
I would suggest you go for this board GA-P35C-DS3R gigabtye

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pentium d 935/GA-P35C-DS3R /2gb crucial /8600gts
 
I have the GA-P35C-DS3R myself, it's great. However, the GA-P35-DS3R is a better deal for most people because you save $30 and only lose the (useless) DDR3 support.

P35 is better than P31. I don't even know anybody with P31.
 
I think P31 is basically a modified P35 paired with an ICH7 southbridge rather then ICH9. I would recommend the Gigabyte P35-DS3L or DS3R, if you don't need a lot of features the DS3L is good board.
 
But the P35-DS3L isn't available here locally and Im not planning to go buy online so which do you think is better between the two???