Intel P35 vs G33 vs G35 vs P965

[iceangel89]

i may be buying a new motherboard & CPU, so which is good? chipset with P35/G33/G35(don't see any motherboards sold yet)/P965.

i am thinking the X3x (P35/G33) series wins the x9xx (P965/P975) series?

also if i want to save on a Graphics card and buy the Motherboard & CPU 1st then go for a G33/G35 series good idea? since i don't play much these days

Edited August 23, 2007 by iceangel89

[nitroshift]

At the moment the P35 series are leading, but there's a new chipset coming out soon from Intel. You might want to have a look at the thread I started http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=103306

[nmX.Memnoch]

i may be buying a new motherboard & CPU, so which is good? chipset with P35/G33/G35(don't see any motherboards sold yet)/P965.

G35 hasn't been released yet as far as I know. The P35 is the latest but the only thing it adds over the P965 is official support for the 1333MHz FSB and DDR3 RAM. DDR3 RAM is too expensive right now to justify the very slight performance increase, if any, that it brings.

If you're looking to purchase in the near future you might as well just wait a few weeks for the X38 chipset to be released. Officially it only supports DDR3, but the DDR2 electronics are still in the chipset so most of the tier 1 motherboard makers will be releasing DDR2 based boards.

i am thinking the X3x (P35/G33) series wins the x9xx (P965/P975) series?

The X38/P35/P31/G35/G33/G31 chipsets are collectively called the "3 series" chipsets. Again, if you must purchase right now make it either a P965 or P35 based motherboard...and only go for P35 if you're getting a 1333MHz FSB based CPU. Giga-byte probably has the best solution going at the moment (Asus is have some...issues...with their P35 boards right now).

also if i want to save on a Graphics card and buy the Motherboard & CPU 1st then go for a G33/G35 series good idea? since i don't play much these days

As I said, the G35 chipsets haven't been released yet. If you play any games at all though, you're just going to be frustrated with integrated graphics. You could get a 7600GT based card and be much happier.

[puntoMX]

i am thinking the X3x (P35/G33) series wins the x9xx (P965/P975) series?

The X38/P35/P31/G35/G33/G31 chipsets are collectively called the "3 series" chipsets. Again, if you must purchase right now make it either a P965 or P35 based motherboard...and only go for P35 if you're getting a 1333MHz FSB based CPU.

I like to add that the P35 also adds support for 45nm based CPUs...

[nmX.Memnoch]

Official support...and that's only because all 45nm CPUs are going to be based on the 1333MHz FSB. Besides, we're still about 4-6 months away from desktop 45nm CPUs from Intel.

Edited August 23, 2007 by nmX.Memnoch

[Zxian]

The endless problem with computers... there's always something better on the horizon...

[puntoMX]

The endless problem with computers... there's always something better on the horizon...

Makes it less boring I would say!

[iceangel89]

The endless problem with computers... there's always something better on the horizon...

True, the problem with this is, today i buy something, few weeks later its outdated

btw, the G series & P series, G has graphics P does not other than that P OC better?

Edited August 24, 2007 by iceangel89

[DL.]

As nmX.Memnoch said; integrated graphics shouldn't even be an option if you're going to be playing anything on that comp. So skip the G-series, wait if you can until the new chipset is out and read the reviews/comparisions to see if it's worth the additional cost. By then the other chipsets will probably be cheaper.

The fact that new things are always on the horizon makes computers an expensive hobby, if you want to stay on top that is. Buying yesterday's stuff will make it feel even older when todays new stuff is old tomorrow. But it always depends on what you need and if you're willing to pay for it.