The Inq has a story that a recent sample Gigabyte's GA-P35-DS3 mainboard, based on the Intel's P35 chipset, has failed Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI) compliance testing...
Basically, according to the ETC tests, the mainboard slightly exceeds the allowed limit in the horizontal polarity (see screenshot) and vertical polarity CE EMI tests. Of course, the problem could have been with the particular sample, and may not mean anything truly serious. Or, it could mean that whole batches pump out too much radiation. Gigabyte's competitors shouldn't open the Champagne too quickly on this, however, as it could happen to them too.
I was a bit disturbed to read that article as I am a Gigabyte user, but the EMI levels were not anything drastic at least.
Bio-Hazard wrote:I'd be willing to bet that if all the makers had all their different models tested, there would be a ton more boards on the fail list.............
Unfortunately I think you are very correct...
Another advantage to having a thick steel case, I guess...
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I really don't think the test results were all that bad, at least not bad enough for me to not recomend using the boards. They got some great features and perform really great IMHO.
It's a pity, the plotgraph presented as evident wasn't even an actual plotgraph... Because other than the spikes everything else had zero energy level readings.
The plotgraph looked like it was made up by first class EMI illiterate graph plotters.
