x38/x48 whats the main difference?(spec me)

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im going to be getting a new Asus mobo v soon, and im trying to choose between an x38 or x48. I want to do crossfire. But for now i will buy 1 4870 card and get another later. So whats the difference between the 2 chipsets from what i can there relitively identical.

Must ideally be Asus, they have yet to let me down. Budget is £100 ish more or less. I dont need that many features i will have an E8400 on it, and i will over clock it.



thanks
 
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think its mostly the added 1600 fsb. not sure how this plays out with CPU compatability as i have always been on AMD but looking into it myself as about to upgrade to an intel system within the next month
 
The only difference between X38 and X48 is that the X48 boards have the higher speed-binned chips. Whether you think that's worth the extra cash is up to you.
 
think its mostly the added 1600 fsb. not sure how this plays out with CPU compatability
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Pretty much all mobos except the Intel DX38BT will claim support for 1600 FSB anyway but X48 is the only chipset that has Intel certified support.

On a motherboard level you might find feature differences (unrelated to the chipset) but the chipset itself is (functionally) identical under the hood.
 
Price (and official 1600 support that the x38 do anyway).

I think the X48 runs cooler though....

Matthew
 
X48 is nothing more than a speed binned X38 and is more expensive. As for the official 1600fsb support a X38 will happily pass that anyway. I have been running at 1800 since i had my board and have been up to 2100 with a E8500.
 
Hang on a sec, what's the point of 400FSB support? We're moving to a new socket early next year, and we're at 333FSB at the moment, so what's the point?

Or are there 400FSB CPUs on the LGA775 roadmap?
 
ok i only understood some of those posts :) so general consensus is x48 = unecessary?

I mean im not computer genius i just dont want to screw myself if it will make a massive difference to crossfire or the overclock...also any thoughts on a good asus x38/x48? upto £150 ish
 
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