Official GIGA P35-S3/DS3/DS3R/DS3P/DS4/DQ6 bios/info thread

[Wallynut]

Hmm...so they use thermal pads and not a paste? Also, if you remove the pad and use a paste like AS5 will there be a gap since the space before was larger than what a thin layer of paste will be? My heatsinks always are hot.

Thanks,
Jared

The northbridge was paste but MOFETS and Southbridge is a thermal pad.
I also had the same concern about contact so I did a test first by installing the copper then removing to see if everything is touching as desired.

Looked fine as the copper had TIM residue on it.

[MaStA]

The northbridge was paste but MOFETS and Southbridge is a thermal pad.
I also had the same concern about contact so I did a test first by installing the copper then removing to see if everything is touching as desired.

Looked fine as the copper had TIM residue on it.

Hmm...well there has been some discussion about how Gigabyte says the warranty is void if the crazy cool plate is removed. I imagine the same would apply if you replace the stock TIM with better stuff. That is one heck of a crummy warranty if they void it for those reasons...I just wonder how true it is.

Jared

[mackintire]

I asked for someone to look into some of the stability issues regarding Mushkin memory and the P35 chipset.

Calls have been placed into Intel for verification and to Gigabyte to discuss the nature of the problem.

The most obvious part is that standby S3 does not work correctly, but this same issue also spills over into the general stability of the motherboard when running the 1/2 clock divider. Hopefully we will end up with F6 shortly.

[Rilla927]

Hmm...well there has been some discussion about how Gigabyte says the warranty is void if the crazy cool plate is removed. I imagine the same would apply if you replace the stock TIM with better stuff. That is one heck of a crummy warranty if they void it for those reasons...I just wonder how true it is.

Jared

Are you kidding me! I just read this and went whaaa...

I just bought the GA-P35C DS3R and even though it doesn't have all that crazy copper that's like saying if I choose to replace the TIM on the NB it will void the warranty. Do other manufacturers do this? I finally get the last of my parts tomorrow so I can put this thing together.