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Intel’s latest chipset family, the P3x-series, can certainly be qualified as a hit thus far. While Intel P3x-series chipsets, like the mid-range P35 series and the budget-targeted P31 series, don’t sport any truly exciting new features in comparison to their previous generation counterparts, they’re showing themselves to be extremely reliable and very flexible thus far. While high-end (performance minded) buyers will most likely opt for Intel’s coming upcoming X38 and X48 chipsets, the P35 and P31 Express chipsets will no doubt become the base for the vast majority of Intel platforms over the next several years.

Currently Intel has two chipsets in the P3x family, the Intel P35 Express and the P31 Express, both targeting slightly different markets. The P35 Express is designed for higher performance platforms, with support for DDR2 or DDR3 memory, Intel Turbo memory, and Intel’s latest ICH9 series Southbridges. The P31 Express, on the other hand, is designed for mainstream and budget systems. The P31 Express only supports DDR2 memory, works in conjunction with Intel’s older ICH7 series Southbridge, and has pared-down support for things like PCI Express slots and USB ports. The lion’s share of the P35’s features are still prevalent in the P31, but the P31 also has one major advantage - price. P31 boards are selling for well south of $100 (USD), whereas most P35 Express boards are in the $100+ range.

ECS P35T-A (P35 Express)

• Intel P35 Express / ICH9DH Chipset
  
• Supports Socket-775 Core 2 Duo/Quad/Extreme Processors
  
• Supports 800/1066/1333 MHz Front Side Bus Speeds
  
• Dual Channel DDR2-800 Memory, Up to 8 GB Capacity
  
• 1 x PCI Express x16, 1 x PCI Express x4, 1 x PCI Express x1 Slots
  
• 3 x 32-bit (33 MHz) PCI Slots
  
• 6 x Intel Serial ATA-II/300 Ports, 2 x Ultra ATA/133 Ports, 1 x eSATA Port
  
• Realtek ALC888 HD Audio CODEC, 8-channel Analog Output
  
• Intel 82566DC Gigabit LAN Port
  
• 12 x USB 2.0 Ports, 1 x Serial Port

Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L (P31 Express)

• Intel P31 Express / ICH7 Chipset
  
• Supports Socket-775 Core 2 Duo/Quad/Extreme Processors
  
• Supports 800/1066/1333 MHz Front Side Bus Speeds
  
• Dual Channel DDR2-800/1066 Memory, Up to 4 GB Capacity
  
• 1 x PCI Express x16, 2 x PCI Express x1 Slots
  
• 3 x 32-bit (33 MHz) PCI Slots
  
• 4 x Intel Serial ATA-II/300 Ports, 1 x Ultra ATA/133 Port
  
• Realtek ALC888 HD Audio CODEC, Optical/Coaxial 7.1 Channel Digital Output, 8-channel Analog Output
  
• Realtek 8111B Gigabit LAN Port
  
• 8 x USB 2.0 Ports, 1 x Serial Port, 1 x Parallel Port

See the reviews about Budget Core 2 Platforms from ECS and Gigabyte at here

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Keywords : P35 Intel motherboards, ECS P35T-A, Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L

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