Editor’s Note: As mentioned below, Biostar’s TP35D3-A7 Deluxe motherboard with BIOS Revision 0.51 would not boot when overclocked even 1 MHz. We obtained a TP35D3-A7 with an updated BIOS. It is discussed here. With support for DDR3 memory and the next generation of FSB1333 Intel Core 2 processors, Intel’s P35 Express chipset is the most forward-looking part in its portfolio. But support for advanced technology isn’t going to alter its market: The P35 Express is designed to replace Intel’s legendary-overclocking P965 mainstream part. Driving Intel’s latest technology “downward” into the mainstream is support for only a single PCI-Express graphic card at full x16 bus width and official DDR3 memory support extending only to 1066 MHz data rate.
(Full article ‘Pipe Dreams: Six P35-DDR3 Motherboards Compared’)

Intel’s P35 Express chipset is a tough act to follow, after setting records in both performance and overclocking capabilities. But like the P965 Express it replaced, the long-ago released FSB1333-compatible update was never intended to be an enthusiast part because it wasn’t designed for multiple graphics cards. Enthusiasts’ choices were restricted to older parts such as the 680i SLI, the ancient 975X or the ill-fated CrossFire Express 3200. Intel’s not one to stand still, so how could it abandon the high-end market for so long? Part of the reason might be its former chipset alliance with graphics company ATI, which resulted in the CrossFire Express 3200 being developed under Intel’s blessing but not delivered until after CPU competitor AMD had bought ATI out from under the partnership.
(Full article ‘X38 Comparison Part 1: DDR2 Motherboards’)

Intel promises noticeable performance gains from its new FSB1333 bus, currently available on Core 2 series 6×50 processors. Even though a quick look at a few benchmarks from Tom’s Hardware’s 2007 CPU Charts shows mixed results between these and same-speed FSB1066 versions, one thing is for certain: buying the latest processor model ensures a later core stepping with potentially better overclocking capabilities. Stepping updates are minor revisions that fix bugs, hot spots and/or other stability issues, and added stability with reduced heat sounds to us like the perfect recipe for increasing speeds. Another certainty is Intel’s unwillingness to allow its buyers to increase the CPU to FSB multiplier on anything that doesn’t carry one of its “Extreme” model names.
(Full article ‘Extreme FSB: Taking the E6750 Beyond 4 GHz’)