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Originally Posted by sabermetrics 
The X48 is a slightly better overclocker in comparison to the P45...
what is your budget?
For the best X48 DDR2 board on the market, I'm recommend the Rampage Formula...
If you want to save some money, get the P5E-Deluxe
Also, there are some X48 DFI boards you can check out
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I think not. With quads, the current gen of P45 boards are somewhat ahead of almost all of the X48/X38 boards. (with the exception of a couple of top end X48's like my Rampage Extreme).
Not to mention, the NB on the P45 runs far cooler than the X48 as well.
As an example, I have two Q9550's (just got an E0 that I haven't taken out of the box).
With my X48 P5E Deluxe (which provides identical performance to my Rampage Formula), the highest I can hit on the C1 Q9550 is 470 FSB.
My Rampage Extreme X48 would do 500 FSB but its a $430 motherboard supporting DDR3 only. I would expect that of it.
With my gigabyte board, I've been able to hit slightly above 500 FSB.... on air.