Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L

Pros: Automatically overclocks, no fans (quiet PC!), solid caps, slot placements

Cons: Northbridge gets hot, IDE connector placement

The Bottom Line: A definite yes for a budget gaming or HTPC!

Review: Do system builders still read ePinions for user reviews? I certainly hope so, because this is a surprisingly pleasant motherboard to work with! I was looking to upgrade my P4 3GHz HTPC (Home Theater PC) which was measured to suck power at around 210W ...

Pros: P35 chipset, DDR2 1066 capability, Quad and Duo core flexibility.

Cons: No firewire, no raid.

The Bottom Line: Was stable and easy to install. Has 3 older PCI slots unlike more of the fancier, more expensive boards.

Review: Best Bang for the Buck mobo out right now. Here are the specs! Supported CPU CPU Socket Type LGA 775 CPU Type Quad-core / Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Duo / Pentium Extreme / Pentium D FSB 1333/1066MHz Chipsets North Bridge Intel P35 ...

Pros: Easy to setup and the cpu speed can be read in bios after up-grade

Cons: no key for the virus software supplied but there are none for the board

Review: This boards bios let me clock the cpu to just over 3.2 from 2.4ghz in increments the pc squeaked and the bios reset it's self to the defaults. This was my first venture into the realms of overclocking and I recon it saved my cpu from a very short life. ...

Pros: Nice Box.

Cons: Loaded Win XP wn post Bios Screen. Chged Vid card, CMOS battery, Checked CPU.

Review: wn post Bios Screen.Manual could use more set up for Bios.support seemed general for all MOBO from Giga. ...