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whe3ls · 06-13-08

i would stay with a 16x 16x board. and in some reviews they put the x38 being about 1-3% faster than a x48 board

x7337H · 06-13-08

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Originally Posted by whe3ls

i would stay with a 16x 16x board. and in some reviews they put the x38 being about 1-3% faster than a x48 board

its funny, like, what does the x48 even have over the x38...i've only heard that its BIOS options...

whe3ls · 06-13-08

x48 is a 65nm version of a x38

sgdude · 06-13-08

i would get this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128344

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R, since the gigabyte P35 was SOOOO good, i think they would make a very nice P35, and it costs less than the biostar, its $150

EDIT: the difference between X38 and X48 is X48 "officially" supports 1600fsb, the X38 only "officially" supports 1333FSB, i would still go for a x48 instead because they can probably attain a higher MAX Fsb speed, since they are newer and probably just better binned X38's

x7337H · 06-13-08

man, i'm really torn now...ANYBODY for this MSI X48?

I would like the giga save for that it doesn't have two full x16 lanes...

sgdude · 06-13-08

it should be a fine board. edit: all reference boards are pretty much the same, so IF its a reference board (but it might not be) itll be pretty much the same as all other reference p45's, either way, it should be fine, if not, RMA

edit: the board you linked to is a P45, according to the title

x7337H · 06-13-08

So I think i'm going to go ahead with the MSI, but someone remind me of how newegg does motherboard RMAs, in the case I have to...is it that you can get a different one of equal value or what?

Also, I found this Gigabyte X48...thoughts?

markatto · 06-13-08

Biostar makes great, inexpensive AMD boards. Never tried any of their higher-end offerings, though.

whe3ls · 06-14-08

gigabyte boards are easy to overclock and i think are better boards than msi

sgdude · 06-14-08

does the MSI have dual 16x lanes? if not and the biostar does, get the biostar, if theyre the same, get the msi or a gigabyte if you can, as long as its dual 16x. btw, 8x pcie-2 is the same as 16x pcie-

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whe3ls goad ting i r dislekxic Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: spokane washington Posts: 15,869 Rep: 825 Unique Rep: 543 Trader Rating: 59	x48 is a 65nm version of a x38 __________________ Total Posts: 666 (6.66 posts per day) Private Messages: Unread 0, Total 666. Project:Fishy updated: 5/10/09 best thread ever washington state overclockers the 450 dollars folding rig that will amaze you does your E21x0 have a fsb wall E6600@4.005ghz Q6600@4.005ghz click me 892/2000 spent

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whe3ls goad ting i r dislekxic Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: spokane washington Posts: 15,869 Rep: 825 Unique Rep: 543 Trader Rating: 59	gigabyte boards are easy to overclock and i think are better boards than msi __________________ Total Posts: 666 (6.66 posts per day) Private Messages: Unread 0, Total 666. Project:Fishy updated: 5/10/09 best thread ever washington state overclockers the 450 dollars folding rig that will amaze you does your E21x0 have a fsb wall E6600@4.005ghz Q6600@4.005ghz click me 892/2000 spent

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