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Post Date: 2008-04-30
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    Posted: 30 Apr 2008 at 8:40pm
so what is the diff between these two? and are they really better than nvidia chipset. if so why?
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Here's one quick introduction to the X38:
 
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-x38-chipset,1694.html
 
Basically, it supports two 16-bit wide PCIe 2.0 slots and the new 45 nm dual and quad Intel CPUs (Penryan and Wolfdale). I believe it supports DDR3 RAM, but given the prices, who cares? Oh yeah, it does not support SLI.
 
Is it really better than the 780i? Probably not. The X35 is a little older and maybe a little better understood. My 680i based board hasn't given me any trouble, but I chose an X38 based board for my second DSO box just on a whim....
 
 
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Posts: 505 		  Quote brian Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 01 May 2008 at 1:27am
thanks bill...but what about the x48.
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Posts: 1150 		  Quote Bill the Cat Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 01 May 2008 at 8:51am
Frankly, I don't know. The little I've read suggests there isn't much difference. The X48 might be DDR3 RAM only.
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Official support for 1600MHz FSB. This means the difference is that the manufacturer acknowledges and gaurantees the FSB speeds most high end boards were already working at (and beyond). 
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Posts: 1150 		  Quote Bill the Cat Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 01 May 2008 at 11:05am
"Official" is the key word there. I believe the articles said there wasn't much difference because the X38 boards they tested were reaching FSB speeds over 1600 MHz. 
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