Intel launched their P35 chipset more than 3 months.  
I remember that when P965 launched last year,  
all motherboard manufacturers were rush to release related products.
From the beginning, Gigabyte’s 965-DS3 priced around USD$160.  
no matter OC or the components it used are really splendid.  
DFI’ P965 is not bad at OC record, but the price around USD$180.
 
Nowadays, the P35 chipset motherboards are also the same in the situation.
The prices are down to NT$5000 or cheaper…  
This one is the excellent entry-level platform for “performance users”.
 
DFI has already launched their high-end LANParty UT P35-T2R.  
It takes advantage of its good OC ability and the unique heat pipe,  
to gather the reputation from market; nevertheless,  
the price is a bit higher than Asus, Gigabyte and MSI’s top models…
 
For this reason DFI launches a new P35 model in market.  
The price is also reasonable between other manufacturers.  
It is DFI Blood-Iron Inf. P35-T2RL a new “sub-series”.
 
They use a new tone to this new model. The crimson color is really eye-catching.

 
The package box adopts a “relief” style. It seems more tasteful than in INF. NF4 period.  

 
The inside box accessories:
Wow, all the way “Red”, even though, the label of floppy disk is also in red.

 
A smaller PCB form factors.

 

 
The lower left of the board:
1 x PCI-E X16
2 x PCI-E X1
3 x PCI
The audio codec adopted Realtek ALC885, which supports 7.1ch.  
This model is higher than ALC888. besides, LAN chip is adopt Marvell 88E8053.

 
The lower right of the board:
6 x SATAII (SB adopted Intel ICH9R)
1 x Floppy (almost no one needs it today)

 
The upper right corner of the board:
1 x IDE (JMicron JMB368)
4 x DIMM DDRII, supports 533/667/800, maximum up to 1066.  

 
The upper left:
4-phase PWM, all Japanese solid capacitors around it.  

 
IO interface:
6 x USB2.0 and S/PDIF connector  

 
DFI uses a bigger black heat sink for NB chip
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BIOS options
Start-up screen

 
BIOS main page

 
Main page for tweaking

 
CPU Features

 
DRAMs’ Timing options

 

 
CPU FSB’s range: 200~700Mhz

 
DRAM speed ratios  

 
The voltage option pages

 
The highest voltage that you can add for CPU is 787.5mV

 
DDRII voltage range: from 1.800 to 3.375v
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PC Health Status:
3.3V/ 5V/ 12V, it seems a bit low when test…
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The BIOS options are almost as rich as the highest-end UT P35-T2R.
Although, the price of INF P35 is quite cheaper than LP’s one,  
but I think the Overclock performance should has a “closer” record to LP P35.  

CPU:INTEL Core 2 Duo E6700
MB: DFI INF P35-T2RL
DRAM: CORSAIR Dominator TWIN2X2048-10000C5DF
VGA: ASUS EAH2600XT DDR4  
HD: WD1600AAJS  
POWER: Corsair HX620W Modular Power Supply
Cooler: Thermaltake V1

 
The drivers installation screen

 
The CPU I got is good for OC.
Well, I’ll try to test the board without add extra voltage to SB.
FSB543, Super PI 32M finished the test.

 
I tried to add the voltage “1 level up” for related chipset
For SB Core/ CPU PLL Voltage are up to 1.95V  
 
FSB 555MHz, Dual Super PI 32m finished

 
560MHz, DDRII 1200, CL5
Dual Super PI 32m finished

 
I tried to run some 3D stability test under high FSB
3DMARK2005

 
3DMARK2006

 
Intel chipset also did a good job in DRAM OC.
DDRII 1150, CL5 5-5-18

 
DFI INF P35-T2RL (BLOOD-IRON)
 
 
The goods:
1)As we know, P35 normally is not cheap, but DFI set its price at around USD$140.
nice price and good performance motherboard.
2)The package design has a “unify look/ style”, truly eye-catching
3)BIOS options for voltage and others are rich.  
Almost can compare to highest-end product
4)FSB OC performance is better than others in same level, DDRII also performs good too.
 
The bads:
1)If the board has one more PCIe for Crossfire, it would be better
2)3.3v/ 5v/ 12v, the motherboard voltage support modes seems a bit few
3)If the board has a on board Power and Reset button would be better too.
 
This brand new “Blood Iron” model uses a total-red design is really eye-catching. Also,  
the price around USD$140 or cheaper is nice for entry-level overclockers.  
I think MSI’s P35-FR is the pin-to-pin enemy to this model. In the way,  
it’s good to see more choices for consumers in market.
 
My next review
 
BIOSTAR TD35D3-A7 Deluxe

 
MSI PR210

 
Thanks