X48,P35.P45?

kmufc77 · 16 Sep 2008 at 21:21

hi i have a another thread about what new mobo to buy i have a few mobos that im looking at but want to know if the X48 is a better chipset than the P35 or P45
Thanks

coldfused · 16 Sep 2008 at 23:21

X48 are the newer Intel Chipsets, X58 is around the corner though. With each new chipset coming out, theres always a hefty price to begin with. However ASUS's excellent P5Q-E, based on a P45 chipset has been known to compete very well with X48, plus the fact it can be up to £50 cheaper.

The review can be found at: http://www.cpu3d.com/motherboards

Cupra · 16 Sep 2008 at 23:58

the x58 is socket 1366 only so that has no need to be mentioned here

a p45 is perfect if no crossfire is needed

kmufc77 · 17 Sep 2008 at 00:40

Cupra said:
the x58 is socket 1366 only so that has no need to be mentioned here

a p45 is perfect if no crossfire is needed

cant a p45 mobo use crossfire

C64 · 17 Sep 2008 at 00:55

Yes it can but the the performance is below that of an x48.

Nick1881 · 17 Sep 2008 at 01:50

P45 = CF 8x PCi
X38/48 = CF 16x PCi

If you never plan on a second gfx card then P45 is the way to go.

RJC · 17 Sep 2008 at 09:22

P45 I think is 16x & 8x when in crossfire mode.

RizlaKing · 17 Sep 2008 at 09:53

No P45 is 8x & 8x in crossfire.

Ben M · 17 Sep 2008 at 10:06

RJC said:
P45 I think is 16x & 8x when in crossfire mode.

no it's x8 x8

you're getting it confused with the P35 which is x16 x4

Vir · 17 Sep 2008 at 10:06

You forgot x38

RJC · 17 Sep 2008 at 10:15

For some reason I thought it was 16x & 8x.
Looking at the Gigabyte web site I am thinking of the bandwidth of each slot:
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products...rboard&ProductID=2840&ProductName=GA-EP45-DS4

Harbz · 17 Sep 2008 at 11:32

is there a major performance loss in 8x + 8x from 16x + 16x?

Jimbo Mahoney · 17 Sep 2008 at 13:38

Harbz said:
is there a major performance loss in 8x + 8x from 16x + 16x?

No.

C64 · 17 Sep 2008 at 19:26

Depends on the board i think, a certain p45 board is not far behind the x48 cant remember which though maybe the maximus formula ?

1kiwi · 18 Sep 2008 at 12:42

Maximus II Formula.

I highly recommend the Rampage though (i just upgraded from P35).

PaulyD · 18 Sep 2008 at 13:10

Haven't used a P-series board but can certainly say i'm happy with my Maximus - really good strong overclocker.

I would just be annoyed knowing that if i did get a P-series board and ended up getting a 2nd GPU that one would not be as effective as the other..

Nick1881 · 18 Sep 2008 at 13:23

C64 said:
Depends on the board i think, a certain p45 board is not far behind the x48 cant remember which though maybe the maximus formula ?

I think it also depends on the game judging by a review I saw, some games where giving same performance, others were much better on X38/48.

helmutcheese · 18 Sep 2008 at 13:27

Harbz said:
is there a major performance loss in 8x + 8x from 16x + 16x?

Not as much ad the new Mobos are PCI-E 2.0 over older 1.0/1.1.