Performance aint a big issue today. It is purely about features.
those X Intel chipsets are gaming editions. P's are more mainstream or midrange.
The only difference between P35 and P48 is the officially max. FSB support.
P35: max 1333 MHz
P48: max 1600 MHz
So P48s are able to run newer C2D with 1600MHz FSB officially, but certain P35 boards can that too after a Bios update.
Overall all of those chipsets are stable and reliable. Some P35 boards tend to have some On/Off issues tho, but nothing very serious.
Oh and there are alrdy some DDR3-only mainboards around, so choose wisely.
Edit:
Like Neph mentioned, the Gigabyte P35-DS3 is a famous mainboard. Good performance, features for that low price. And it's a good overclocker too.
No idea about Nvidia chipsets.![:\](/images/smilies/submitted/smark/ohwell.gif "Oh Well :\")
those X Intel chipsets are gaming editions. P's are more mainstream or midrange.
The only difference between P35 and P48 is the officially max. FSB support.
P35: max 1333 MHz
P48: max 1600 MHz
So P48s are able to run newer C2D with 1600MHz FSB officially, but certain P35 boards can that too after a Bios update.
Overall all of those chipsets are stable and reliable. Some P35 boards tend to have some On/Off issues tho, but nothing very serious.
Oh and there are alrdy some DDR3-only mainboards around, so choose wisely.
Edit:
Like Neph mentioned, the Gigabyte P35-DS3 is a famous mainboard. Good performance, features for that low price. And it's a good overclocker too.
No idea about Nvidia chipsets.
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