x48 ETA?

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Has any further information surficed as to when these Mobo's will become available to buy?
 
they've been available for a while they are called X38's.

Disclaimer for safety, since initial info and testing confirmed it was identical to the X48, just they claimed maybe support for higher fsb or something, its the same damn chip. maybe its changed since then.

If you pay £200-250 for a X48 mobo thats identical to a £120 X38 mobo you really really need to find the nearest high quality mental facility and check yourself in.
 
If you want to OC high and you dont have a good/new Mobo then buy a X48 (going by reviews).

If you already have a X38 then dont.

I aint seen any reviews that make is that good TBH.
 
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I have at the moment a qaud core q6600, a P5n-e and some gskill hz 6400. I have this watercooled. The motherboard i have is useless for quads. I fancied a mobo to clock the quad as much as possible while being stable 24/7. I dont mind paying the money, if it is worth it but having done research since my first post I dont fancy paying over £200 for a x48
 
If you want to OC high and you dont have a good/new Mobo then buy a X48 (going by reviews).

If you already have a X38 then dont.

I aint seen any reviews that make is that good TBH.

theres absolutely zero evidence that X48's will overclock better than the x38's, 5 review's with cherry picked/made x38 chipsets named as x48's. Anandtech's review hit 500Mhz fsb. my p35 can do that, many people's can, as can many x38's as it is.

terrible advice, why when you can buy a £125 X38 would you pay between £75-125 for probably a very very very VERY slim fsb advantage. In the end 500fsb might not be useful, you might need a higher multiplier lower fsb for the right memory ratio that gives you the best balance in your system. 450mhz worked better with my Q6600 because it let me use a higher mem ratio, at 500Mhz with a drop in multiplier i couldn't keep the memory at higher ratio so memory speed took a large drop and gave worse performance.

A 8800ultra over a GTX is un-seeable speed difference, for massive price hike, but at least you know the difference is there. X38/x48 are rated the same and theres no reason both can't overclock the same, just ones £100 more for entirely no reason. you'd be a sucker to buy one.

P35's overclock Q6600 pretty well, afaik nvidia chipsets, at least the slightly older ones weren't so good for high fsb clocking on quads. A cheapish P35 should do you good, a Gigabyte/asus midrange and up board, or a cheapish X38 should be plenty.
 
Did I say they would, look at brackets :), cause you obv aint read the reviews that say what I put in brackets.

Its the same story for 680I owners not running out and buying a 780I, but if you are in the market you buy a 780I over a 680I.

Still I would buy a X48 if I did not own a X38 and was in the market as an overlocker (example I wont buy either).

I have made the part in brackets easier for you to see. :p
 
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Intel to Nail the X48 Launch Date to March
- This time is for sure – no more delays
-Softpedia News

Article can be found there.
Not sure if i can post the link, so i wont.
 
I would recommend waiting until X48 officially hits the shelves and then buy a cheap X38 when all of the retailers try to get rid of stock.

I'm using an X38 based board (ASUS P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi) and it is an excellent board.
There is really nothing this board cannot do that X48 will be able.
 
thanks for the replies. I think seeing as the release date is so close now I may as well wait.
 
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