Thread: Intel P965 face-off - Abit vs.GB Motherboard.

When Intel loosed the Core 2 back in July, they brought in the P965 astheir mainstream chipset, while the 975X Express chipset was upratedwith Core 2 defend to cover the high-end enthusiast section. Still,the P965 didn't end up constituting 'only' a mainstream production.As production boards using the P965 chipset began to come along indroves, the enthusiast crowd rapidly recognized that it was more thanonly a mid-range chipset when it arrived to functioning.

Various producers also assumed the initiative and beefed up their P965 boardswith telling characteristic sets that top those detect onapproximately high-end 975X Express boards.Today we will be measuring2 functioning oriented P965 boards from two companies that accepttraditionally concerned very dissimilar market perspectives.Gigabyte's GA-965P-DQ6 and Abit's AB9 Pro are both aimed squarely atthe enthusiast crowd. These 2 parties with wildly dissimilar pastsare now vying for the like assemble of the enthusiast pie, but fromdissimilar ends.





GB is getting from the high-end with the DQ6, carried with devicecharacteristic galore, while Abit is getting from the cheap sectionwith the AB9 Pro, a no-nonsense overclocker.earlier we become down tothe business at hand, lets accept a immediate tour of the P965chipset and assure precisely what sets it aside from the familiar975X Express.While the 975X Express technically has superior PCIExpress defend, the P965 boasts various characteristics not detect onthe 975X, as well as a importantly let down cost tag.

The nearly notable addition, when it arrives to functioning, is officialdefend for DDR2-800. While the 975X formally defended DDR2-667initially (later revises added DDR2-800 defend), the P965's storagecontroller was planned to handle DDR2 storage campaigning at speedsup to 800MHz out of the gate.