which mobo for new quads tomorrow?

drak3 · 9 Mar 2008 at 11:35

I plan to buy a Q9450, but I will need a solid mobo as I will run on water and aim for high clocks.

hellarda · 9 Mar 2008 at 12:15

get an evga 780i mobo

RichL · 9 Mar 2008 at 13:39

Abit IP35 Pro or Asus Maximus Formula are among the best for overclocking. Avoid the nVidia chipsets for good overclocks.

gurusan · 9 Mar 2008 at 13:49

Maximus Formula....but I think OcUK is going to stock DFI soon and the x38-T2R would definitely be your best bet.

Richie P · 9 Mar 2008 at 15:08

hellarda said:
get an evga 780i mobo

Why. Give me one reason.

SLI is the only reason anyone would buy a nVidia mobo now. He has a 3870. Also, the Q9450 is a locked multi chip, and so you can't get around the comparitively low FSB by using a nice high multi. :rolleyes:

helmutcheese · 9 Mar 2008 at 15:09

The current Nvidia Chipsets are not ideal for Quads, they did sort out some issues but they are better Chipsets for Quads esp if you want to OC FSB high.

Do you need/want SLI (as you never said but others seem to be plugging you an SLI Mobo (buggy one at that).

drak3 · 9 Mar 2008 at 16:40

hellarda said:
get an evga 780i mobo

nvidia and motherboards can't go in the same sentence, for now at least

drak3 · 9 Mar 2008 at 16:42

gurusan said:
Maximus Formula....but I think OcUK is going to stock DFI soon and the x38-T2R would definitely be your best bet.

I consider the maximum formula, do not know about DFI and never owned FDI tbh.

The idea is to push the FSB to the max. Is a CPU only loop with a PA120.2 so theres plenty of cooling and FSB will be the limit with a locked multi.

drak3 · 9 Mar 2008 at 16:45

Any difference between X38 and X48? The 1600 FSB when it comes into play?

gurusan · 9 Mar 2008 at 16:47

If you are planning to push the FSB to the max then the DFI X38-T2R is your best bet if you want the x38 chipset, IMO.

drak3 · 9 Mar 2008 at 16:55

gurusan said:
If you are planning to push the FSB to the max then the DFI X38-T2R is your best bet if you want the x38 chipset, IMO.

Thanks for mentioning this model, I will research it. However, may I ask why X38 and not X48 or something newer (if something coming out) or the other way round?

I care about quality and stability, so if X48 is only about "bells and whistles" then I am not interested.

Thanks for your input. I am clueless when it comes to Intel!

RichL · 9 Mar 2008 at 19:11

X48 is just speed binned X38 chipsets, but the decent X38 boards already hit very high FSB, between 450-500 MHz max. So X48 is a waste of money imo, plus the X38 boards are mature and have stable bios. P35 shouldn't be overlooked either, it is an excellent chipset amd still holds its own. With X38 you gain 2 16x PCI express lanes and PCI express 2.0 support so it's a perfect choice for crossfire.

drak3 · 9 Mar 2008 at 19:17

the maximus formula has reputation around the forums with very high FSBs. Is under consideration. Will look up the DFI also. X38 it is as I need pci 2.0 and 2 16 lanes