anyone care to estimate the asus x48 mobo release?

stevenazari1 · 13 Jan 2008 at 00:06

the wait is killing me

ordered it and other parts on the 7th and I know its only been a week but its been a long week for waiting!!!!! I cant wait for it all to come

then I gotta wait on the gpu to be released (changine x2 3870's for x2 3870x2 lol if that makes sense)

stoofa · 13 Jan 2008 at 02:32

What particular feature of the X48 chipset are you looking for?
Maybe you should consider an X38 based board - which are on the shelf right now.

Chimerical · 13 Jan 2008 at 14:19

X48 is arguably pointless unless you buy the Q9770 3.2Ghz Penryn with stock 1600FSB. Even then the X38 could still support when O/Ced. Or you're running phase change cooling and want the very best chipset.

pastymuncher · 13 Jan 2008 at 14:54

Most of the Asus X38 boards support 1600fsb anyway. X48 is just a waste of time and offers very little over X38.

stevenazari1 · 13 Jan 2008 at 20:52

x38 is not official support on 1600 memory (1800 o.c'd) but other than that I wanted the features x48 has like wifi n, 4 ddr3 slots the mobo will last me a year at least as I tend to upgrade rarely

stoofa · 14 Jan 2008 at 00:33

stevenazari1 said:
x38 is not official support on 1600 memory (1800 o.c'd) but other than that I wanted the features x48 has like wifi n, 4 ddr3 slots the mobo will last me a year at least as I tend to upgrade rarely

I have the ASUS P5E3 Deluxe Wifi-AP@n and it has all of the features that you mention - it is based on the X38 chipset.

1600fsb Support
Wifi N
4x DDR3 Slots

The board I have is expensive, however if you were looking for an X48 based board with the same features it would be equally pricey.

stevenazari1 · 14 Jan 2008 at 09:43

stoofa said:
I have the ASUS P5E3 Deluxe Wifi-AP@n and it has all of the features that you mention - it is based on the X38 chipset.

1600fsb Support
Wifi N
4x DDR3 Slots

The board I have is expensive, however if you were looking for an X48 based board with the same features it would be equally pricey.

This one? doesnt list wifi on it? :S

HeX · 14 Jan 2008 at 10:38

THIS ONE

Don't think OCUK stock it tho.

stoofa · 14 Jan 2008 at 12:50

HeX said:
THIS ONE

Don't think OCUK stock it tho.

Yer - that's the one.
I had to buy it from a competitor.
It adds approx. £20 to the price over the P5E3 Deluxe and for the £20 you got onboard WiFi N and the little remote control thingy.

stevenazari1 · 14 Jan 2008 at 14:13

what does the remote do :S

Scougar · 14 Jan 2008 at 14:33

Be aware that using the chip listed about with 1600 fsb with the X38 can cause issues with warranty. (i.e. tell them you have an X48 though), otherwise they may not replace the chip in the event of it burning out as the motherboard doesn't officially support it.

Oh and... HOW MUCH for an X48 !!!!!!! Eeek. Pretty damn expensive for what IS a cherry picked X38 chipset

Matthew

stevenazari1 · 14 Jan 2008 at 15:14

already paid for it - just waiting for it to be released

I can hear the people touting me as I type lol but oh well - it will last a while.

HeX · 14 Jan 2008 at 15:22

Meh just cancel the order and get an X38. Thats an insane price for a mobo :eek:

stevenazari1 · 14 Jan 2008 at 15:58

will do ^.^ but I think the x48 will be released the same time (or near enough to) the ati 3870x2 so will put the money saved towards 2 of them,

so no real point in cancelling just yet as I will have to wait 30 days to get the refund

stoofa · 14 Jan 2008 at 17:48

Scougar said:
Be aware that using the chip listed about with 1600 fsb with the X38 can cause issues with warranty. (i.e. tell them you have an X48 though), otherwise they may not replace the chip in the event of it burning out as the motherboard doesn't officially support it.

Oh and... HOW MUCH for an X48 !!!!!!! Eeek. Pretty damn expensive for what IS a cherry picked X38 chipset

Matthew

On the back of the box it actually says 1600 FSB support.
Also if you go to the ASUS website and look at the boards features:

http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?modelmenu=1&model=1872&l1=3&l2=11&l3=572&l4=0

It also says 1600 FSB there as well.
So if there was any issue running on that FSB then straight back to ASUS with the board.
They have made the support official by printing it on the box, in the manual and on their website.

stevenazari1 · 15 Jan 2008 at 03:12

yeah gonna have to I think change my x48 for a x38 chipset. I didnt know that one existed tbh but there you go lol

just more money towards the x2 3870x2 lol

stevenazari1 · 15 Jan 2008 at 17:19

gonna order the one you recommended me now - its going for 187

can I get 2 3870x2's on that board? it says crossfire support but not crossfirex (what ever that means :S)