As far as I can tell even the P965 supports Penryn? (or is that just ASUS boards?),
I see no reason to upgrade mobo just yet!
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Upcoming X38 Motherboards
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I see no reason to upgrade mobo just yet!
Some do, some don't. Like I *think* a 965P-DS3 supports 45nm/1333FSB but only on the 2nd revision of the board. So probably just the more recently manufactured 965P's.
Just been reading about the X38 Diamond at http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2007/09/14/msi_x38_diamond_preview/1.
Some questionable design decisions - unless it proves to be an amazing performer I don't see it beating the abit/Asus/DFI/Gigabyte for the affections of most here.
Some questionable design decisions - unless it proves to be an amazing performer I don't see it beating the abit/Asus/DFI/Gigabyte for the affections of most here.
out of all the boards people have posted in this thread.
what ones use SLI, (like always i bet they are all crossfire lol)
and also if there is SLI ones are they DDR2 or DDR3 boards ?
The reason i ask is becuse i currently have a Quad 6600 and it clocks like very badly under the 680I board i have :/
and i also have 8800GTX 2x for SLI so thats why im getting a new board when they come out just hope there DDR2 + SLI boards that clock Quads greatly hehe
what ones use SLI, (like always i bet they are all crossfire lol)
and also if there is SLI ones are they DDR2 or DDR3 boards ?
The reason i ask is becuse i currently have a Quad 6600 and it clocks like very badly under the 680I board i have :/
and i also have 8800GTX 2x for SLI so thats why im getting a new board when they come out just hope there DDR2 + SLI boards that clock Quads greatly hehe
Dont think Nvidia will give up there SLI tech without a fight.As far as I can tell even the P965 supports Penryn? (or is that just ASUS boards?),
I see no reason to upgrade mobo just yet!
Hi, list of Asus mobos that support the penryn http://event.asus.com/mb/45nm/ I don't think I need to change mine at all as there will be next to nothing increase in perfomance going from this one to a X38. More than likely I will change just the CPU and graphics card...
ChrisC
Here is the Biostar TX38-A7 Deluxe.
Looks freaking sweet.
Biostar preps affordable X38 motherboard with external cooling
Looks freaking sweet.
Biostar preps affordable X38 motherboard with external cooling
In its continuing effort to get the people's attention, Biostar is preparing an Intel X38-powered motherboard that is hoped to impress on several levels. The TX38-A7 Deluxe, as it was named is a soon-to-be-released board that will show off Biostar's new vision, one that tries to perfectly combine features and overclock potential with decent prices.
When looking at the specs, the TX38-A7 Deluxe is nothing special, an X38 motherboard with 3 PCI-Express slots, two x16, one x4, two Gigabit controllers, six SATA 3.0 Gbps connectors, one PATA port, two eSATA connectors and 7.1 channel audio. What's special about it lies in the cooling solution which surrounds the CPU socket with heatpipes and takes the concept even further by having one heatpipe with cooling fins at its end extent out of the case area. The solution used by Biostar is supposed to offer a more extreme cooling method and one that is more direct and efficient.
The TX38-A7 Deluxe board is said to be ready for a release later this month at a price tag that will turn heads and make Tier One manufacturers jealous.
What a fugly pile of...
Asus Maximus Extreme
RAM slots not in line with the top PCI-E slot.
PCI slot above the top PCI-E slot
Whats going on? No motherboard manufacturer would even consider making a semi decent layed out motherboard.
RAM slots not in line with the top PCI-E slot.
PCI slot above the top PCI-E slot
Whats going on? No motherboard manufacturer would even consider making a semi decent layed out motherboard.
Where is the problem with having a standard PCI slot above the top PCI/e one?
Also, with PCI/e cards being as long as they are you don't really want the PCI/e slots at the top.
Lots of motherboards have an issue where you can't unlock the memory modules once you've got a full-length PCI/e card in place.
By moving the PCI slot up - even the longest PCI card won't reach the memory slots.
The reason the PCI slot doesn't "line-up" with the memory modules is that PCI cards are effectively "made upside down".
Once seated and installed in a PCI slot it will look like it lines up.
PCB designers take a long time designing their boards for optimum layout - our guys do for the STB's we produce.
That Biostar MOBO looks extremely ugly, but hey, if they can get them out at prices much lower than Asus, Abit, Gigabyte etc. it could get prices lower, paying over 150£ for a MOBO is completely stupid, espically since you're often only paying for features that should have been unlocked in the first place.
I think you are a bit confused. I havnt said its a bad thing.
Thats why I said
because its a good think that the PCI slot is above the PCI-E slot so there is room for a sound card if you went Crossfire.
There's not, I think you've mistaken him, and he's pointing out that it's a good thing because most manufs. seem to place a PCI-E 1x port above it and put a PCI below the graphics therefore you lost an arguably more important slot due to bad board layout.
That Asus Maximum Extreme looks a seriously good board however from the layout. Quite a bizarre southbridge though and I wonder what else it is cooling from that huge heatsink.
May have that crosslinx chip next to the SB but I dont think X38 boards would even need one of them.
Maybe it has one to make all three slots to run at x16 in Crossfire.
