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Gigabyte GA-965P-DQ6

80

Very Good

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Pros
Strong set of legacy and latest features
Cons
Pricey

Full Specifications
Pricing	Expensive $198 (1/22/07)
Performance	Very Good: 84
WorldBench 5 overall score	Very Good: 156
WorldBench 5 component results (in seconds)
ACD Systems ACDSee	353
Adobe Photoshop	219
Adobe Premiere	283
Ahead Nero	177
Discreet 3ds Max DirectX	208
Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL	218
Microsoft Office XP	499
Windows Media Encoder	205
Mozilla	231
Multitasking	284
Musicmatch Jukebox	361
Roxio VideoWave	201
WinZip	191
Graphics tests (frames per second)
Doom 3 1024 by 768, 32-bit	157
Doom 3 1280 by 1024, 32-bit	146
Doom 3 1024 by 768, 32-bit (with antialiasing)	107
Doom 3 1280 by 1024, 32-bit (with antialiasing)	90
Far Cry 1024 by 768, 32-bit	199
Far Cry 1280 by 1024, 32-bit	176
Far Cry 1024 by 768, 32-bit (with antialiasing)	156
Far Cry 1280 by 1024, 32-bit (with antialiasing)	110
Features	Very Good: 80
Chip set	Intel P965 chip set
RAM sockets	4
Maximum installable RAM	8GB
Memory type	DDR2 800
Expansion slots	2 PCIe x16, 3 PCIe x1, 2 PCI
Dual-graphics support	No dual-graphics support
Storage connectors	8 SATA, 1 PATA ports
RAID support	0, 1, 5, 10
Back-panel USB ports	4
Back-panel FireWire ports	1
Back-panel eSATA ports	0
Ports on bundled brackets	4 eSATA
USB ports on optional breakout panels	6
FireWire ports on optional breakout panels	2
Back-panel legacy ports	2 PS/2, 1 parallel, 1 serial
Gigabit ethernet adapters	1
7.1-channel (192-kHz/24-bit) integrated audio chip	Realtek 888
Back-panel digital audio connections	Coaxial/optical out
Parts/labor warranty (years)	Three/Two
Weekday support hours	9
Weekend support hours	0
Toll-free support	No
Design	Very Good: 89

User Reviews for Gigabyte GA-965P-DQ6

Reviewed by: mattimus123

Duration of ownership: 12 Months

Strengths: oc, durability,

Weaknesses: back plate, but i still have an asus cpu cooler on i just had to bend the corners of the mounting bracket

Overall Evaluation: I am overclocking a core 2 duo e6600 2.4 at 3.78MHz and never reaching 50*celcius after adding thermaltake fans and slot coolers according to cpuz my FSB is 1680MHz Bus Speed is 420MHz with 4gb of ram the dual bios on this board is a life saver and extremely easy for over clockers i have been oc for over a year with absolutely no hardware failure at all without liquid cooling save your money and just buy some good case fans and a cpu cooler and let the board do the rest
Reviewed by: stockshowgypsy

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: overclocking, heatpipes, solid state capacitors, sata2 connectors

Weaknesses: metal cpu backplate prevents use of advanced coolers

Overall Evaluation: High FSB over 400MHz is attainable with this board. It supports quad core and matrix raid. It has four esata2 ports for total of 8 sata connectors. This board is packed full of features and is one of the top p965 boards. The only negative is the cooling backplate if you want to install one of the more advanced air coolers. Supports 1333/1066/800/533 MHz FSB with new BIOS.