Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Intel P31 Express Motherboard Review @ PC Stats

Vikingod · Nov 2, 2007, 07:54 PM

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The simple truth is Intel's P35 Express chipset rocks. It offers excellent performance, rock solid stability, a load of features and is priced aggressively to boot. Mainstream users really can't hope for much more, but if you're looking to build a low cost entry level computer I'll bet you want something a little cheaper than P35 can afford. Well just your luck, Intel has released a stripped down iteration of the P35 called the P31 Express chipset. It's well featured, and very inexpensive.

I had a quick look around CanadaComputers.com for Intel P31 Express motherboards, and many retail for in the region of $80 CDN. If you're on a budget, this can help you build a very lean computer. Now I'm sure you're wondering why there is a price difference between the P35 and P31 Express chipsets. The main differences are what the P31 is limited to, and that includes a maximum of just 4GB of total system memory, DDR2 memory speeds capped at 800 MHz, and according to Intel, FSB limited to 800M/1066MHz.

Nov 2, 2007, 07:54 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Intel P31 Express Motherboard Review @ PC Stats Source: PC Stats ___________ The simple truth is Intel's P35 Express chipset rocks. It offers excellent performance, rock solid stability, a load of features and is priced aggressively to boot. Mainstream users really can't hope for much more, but if you're looking to build a low cost entry level computer I'll bet you want something a little cheaper than P35 can afford. Well just your luck, Intel has released a stripped down iteration of the P35 called the P31 Express chipset. It's well featured, and very inexpensive. I had a quick look around CanadaComputers.com for Intel P31 Express motherboards, and many retail for in the region of $80 CDN. If you're on a budget, this can help you build a very lean computer. Now I'm sure you're wondering why there is a price difference between the P35 and P31 Express chipsets. The main differences are what the P31 is limited to, and that includes a maximum of just 4GB of total system memory, DDR2 memory speeds capped at 800 MHz, and according to Intel, FSB limited to 800M/1066MHz.