oh noes! new p35 motherboard is coming out

advancedgeek · 06-18-2007, 07:19 AM

i just recently bought a gigabyte ga-965p-ds3 which is 965 and the p35 is going to overtake it. and the new cpu won't be supported 965 oh no did i waste my money? oh no there is going to be ddr3 which my motherboard also won't support. should i buy a p35 motherboard soon?

turtile · 06-18-2007, 11:17 PM

Don't buy it unless you need it. If you were planning on buying a new CPU, you should have bought it in the first place. At this point, just wait until you upgrade since the price will come down and new - better models will be released.

DDR3 isn't mature yet. Cost too much and not very fast.

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advancedgeek Ultra Techie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 528	oh noes! new p35 motherboard is coming out i just recently bought a gigabyte ga-965p-ds3 which is 965 and the p35 is going to overtake it. and the new cpu won't be supported 965 oh no did i waste my money? oh no there is going to be ddr3 which my motherboard also won't support. should i buy a p35 motherboard soon? __________________ Graphics card: Inno3D Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS @ 640/940 (core/memory) MB: Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 v3.3 F12 RAM: 2 Kingston HyperX DDR2 800MHz (4GB total) CPU: Core 2 Duo E6320 @variable rates (will fix my fan problem soon and overclock high again) HSF: Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme & Antec Tricool 120mm fan PSU: Delta Serverpower 550W HD: Seagate 400GB ST340032AS & Excelstor 80GB (both SATA) Case: don't know what case it is but it is very crappy Optical Drive: Lite-on 16X DVD+&- RW DL (died) using a CD-ROM drive until I get a new blu ray burner or whatever i can get http://web26.hopto.org:443/ been afk from tech-forums for a while so this is the updates specs

06-18-2007, 11:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
turtile Wizard Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Delaware Posts: 3,449	Re: oh noes! new p35 motherboard is coming out Don't buy it unless you need it. If you were planning on buying a new CPU, you should have bought it in the first place. At this point, just wait until you upgrade since the price will come down and new - better models will be released. DDR3 isn't mature yet. Cost too much and not very fast. __________________ Intel Prescott 3.0 Socket 478 40x2 RAID 0 Maxtor + 40GB & 120GB 160GB Seagate in Vantec NexStar 3 Enclosure ASUS P4P800-E Deluxe LG DVD-ROM NEC DVD-RW DL 1GB Corsair PC3200 GeForce 5700 256MB DDR

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