GIGABYTE GA-P31-DS3L Problem??

The Scarecrow · 01-20-2009, 02:48 PM

Hi guys.
Has anyone known of a problem with a GIGABYTE GA-P31-DS3L motherboard.
Ill explain......If i can.
I have a E2180 left standard OR with a good stable overclock.
My gfx card is a 9600gt i can overclock it to 740/1850/1000 with NO problem ( ATItools no worries.)

Problem is when i benchmark with Aquamark 3 OR 3dmark 06 ,it scores the same wheather i OCed the GPU or not....Scores are better when i OC my CPU.........BUT throw in a OCed GPU and its no different???
Am i making sence??

Please help.

**linderman** · 01-21-2009, 09:56 PM

yeah your GPU has alot more muscle than your cpu ...............

the E2180 is not for gamers or benchmark folks ................. that cpu was meant for internet surfing machine / office doe-doe machine (nothing heavy or task demanding)

your cpu overclocked cant match the ability of your grafix card at stock settings ....... therefore overclocking your vid card amounts to nothing gained .................

sorry to rain on your parade .................

The Scarecrow · 01-22-2009, 01:27 PM

Thanks for the info. ..............Hopefully be getting a Phenom II 940 BE upgrade with a Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3 Motherboard AMD PhenomFX Socket AM2+ AMD 770 ATX RAID Gigabit Ethernet * Will Support AM3 CPU * Breath.... Motherboard for my birthday soon.

Cheers

The Scarecrow · 01-22-2009, 03:22 PM

So thats, that then.

01-20-2009, 02:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
The Scarecrow Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 65 OS: XP Pro My System	GIGABYTE GA-P31-DS3L Problem?? Hi guys. Has anyone known of a problem with a GIGABYTE GA-P31-DS3L motherboard. Ill explain......If i can. I have a E2180 left standard OR with a good stable overclock. My gfx card is a 9600gt i can overclock it to 740/1850/1000 with NO problem ( ATItools no worries.) Problem is when i benchmark with Aquamark 3 OR 3dmark 06 ,it scores the same wheather i OCed the GPU or not....Scores are better when i OC my CPU.........BUT throw in a OCed GPU and its no different??? Am i making sence?? Please help.

01-21-2009, 09:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: GIGABYTE GA-P31-DS3L Problem?? yeah your GPU has alot more muscle than your cpu ............... the E2180 is not for gamers or benchmark folks ................. that cpu was meant for internet surfing machine / office doe-doe machine (nothing heavy or task demanding) your cpu overclocked cant match the ability of your grafix card at stock settings ....... therefore overclocking your vid card amounts to nothing gained ................. sorry to rain on your parade ................. __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial Last edited by linderman; 01-21-2009 at 09:58 PM.

01-22-2009, 01:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
The Scarecrow Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 65 OS: XP Pro My System	Re: GIGABYTE GA-P31-DS3L Problem?? Thanks for the info. ..............Hopefully be getting a Phenom II 940 BE upgrade with a Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3 Motherboard AMD PhenomFX Socket AM2+ AMD 770 ATX RAID Gigabit Ethernet * Will Support AM3 CPU * Breath.... Motherboard for my birthday soon. Cheers

01-22-2009, 03:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
The Scarecrow Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 65 OS: XP Pro My System	Re: SOLVED GIGABYTE GA-P31-DS3L Problem?? So thats, that then.