P35 Series from Gigabyte

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Title: P35 Series from Gigabyte
URL: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/440

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"P35 (codename “Bearlake”) is the next Intel chipset family that will be launched on June 4th. The main new features include support for DDR3 memories, a new south bridge chip, ICH9, and support for 1,..."

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[Skye]

Could you have DDR2 and DDR3 installed at the same time seeing as they have different slots?

[Hilariousity]

Originally Posted by Skye

Could you have DDR2 and DDR3 installed at the same time seeing as they have different slots?

Good question, Im guessing the green slots are the DDR3 ones right?

[Skye]

Yep, the green ones.

I wouldn't think the computer could use two different types of memory at once, but I want to be hopeful. Also, it would be pretty sweet to get one of these boards now and know that I don't have to toss out a motherboard and memory later.

[Hilariousity]

This board is great if you want hybrid memory modules, but I'm not sure that DDR3 is necessary yet. I'm going wait until those new fusion motherboards start coming out with the GPU and the CPU on the same die then you will actually need those DDR3 speeds because the GPU will be running on system memory. Either that or someone has to find someway to get GDDR4 memory on a motherboard

[Gabriel Torres]

Hi,

No. You have to choose between DDR2 OR DDR3. Both cannot be used at the same time.

Cheers,
Gabriel.