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Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R Mainboard with Universal Memory Controller (page 2)

Category: Mainboards

by Ilya Gavrichenkov

[ 08/02/2007 | 05:18 PM ]

Package, Accessories and Technical Specification

Gigabyte P35C-DS3R is the only solution with simultaneous support of two different memory types among numerous Gigabyte mainboards. It is impossible to confuse it with any other mainboard: it has unique exterior look and specification. Its major peculiarity is 6 memory slots onboard.

At first glance you can see that Gigabyte P35C-DS3R belongs to the mainstream price category, its average retail price today rests around $160-$170. This board is not overloaded with additional controllers and connectors, and the chipset cooling system doesn’t astonish you with fantastic sophistication. All this has certainly found its reflection in the mainboard technical specifications:

The accessories bundle is not very rich, just like the specifications. It is actually pretty typical for the product from this price range.

The mainboard comes with a full and brief user’s guide, a CD disk with the drivers and software, I/O Shield panel, IDE and FDD cables and four Serial ATA cables. Besides this typical set of accessories the board is also bundled with a unique rear panel bracket with two eSATA ports and a MOLEX power connector, an eSATA cable and an external HDD power cable.

All these accessories come packed into an ordinary box of standard size together with the mainboard. The box has no transparent windows or transportation handles that are becoming pretty popular these days. It is decorated with the company’s logos on the front and the description of Ultra Durable 2 series features on the back side.

In other words, we got the impression that the specifications and accessories bundle of Gigabyte P35C-DS3R offer a good balance between the necessary functionality and low price of this solution.