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X38
- Thread starter mis3
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pci express 2.0 might be nice when the new vid cards come out hopefully enough power will be provided via that bus that you won't need to plug more power into your vid card...
if you like SLI it will be good, and probably it will be a little faster than what's out now. I figure I'll let the kinks get worked out for a year while I enjoy my ip35 and quadcore, then get the next interation of mobo/cpu or just upgrade to penryn in a bit for my ip35.
By then ddr3 prices will be lower (1-2 years) and a system upgrade will be in order.
if you like SLI it will be good, and probably it will be a little faster than what's out now. I figure I'll let the kinks get worked out for a year while I enjoy my ip35 and quadcore, then get the next interation of mobo/cpu or just upgrade to penryn in a bit for my ip35.
By then ddr3 prices will be lower (1-2 years) and a system upgrade will be in order.
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My own reason for waiting for the X38 is disappointing choice in P35 boards. IP35 Pro has bad vdroop, P5K family has some SATA issues (I have 4 sata drives so it's a bad problem), Gigabyte isn't a brand I can trust after the P965-DS3 issues I heard around.
Also, it has better memory performances compared to P35, IHS on the chipset (great thing for watercooling or aftermarket heatsink without crushing the core), better PCI-E bandwidth, etc..
Also, it has better memory performances compared to P35, IHS on the chipset (great thing for watercooling or aftermarket heatsink without crushing the core), better PCI-E bandwidth, etc..
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Yes, at this speed, it's a non-issue really. Just bump the voltage a bit to compensate for the vdroop. In your case, it might not be worth waiting for the X38 stuff but since I heard Intel will announce them formally next monday with a bunch of reviews coming in a few days. Either you will find a gem among those X38 boards for the same price as P35 ones or you can then pick a P35 board for cheaper.
The only reason the P35 boards is a bit expensive in a few cases is because there is no better alternatives released yet.
It's not a problem, you just overshoot/monitor your actual voltages vs. your bios settings. This is made ridiculously easy with uguru software as you can actually test real time changes in the bios. I have 2 profiles other than my default (3.1ghz); all I have to do is load the profile and viola, instant 3.4ghz stable overclock! (or 3.2).
The P965 is not a P35! Gigabyte makes very good boards. I and many others here have them and we have no problems. Just look at the threads at this or other forums and you won't see many problem posts with the P35-DQ6. And if you do it is probably because of operator errors.
They only support Crossfire for dual video card solutions, but the P35 and X38's can take a single Nvidia card fine. (Although the rumor was that the X38's MIGHT be able to do Nvidia's SLI also..but I think that has been disproven. Someone correct me if I'm wrong though)
Sorry to do two posts.
Anyway..you might not like this, but saw a post today on another site that the DFI Lanparty X38 might use the same green for the slots:
http://www.pcstats.com/NewsView.cfm?NewsID=61512
No photos in that post, but to quote:
"First of all the colours of the slots have changed from orange to green and yellow, just like the P35-T2R"
Anyway.
The boards can do it fine given gfx drivers support.
& there's the rub, nVidia won't (at least currently) provide SLI drivers that work on other chipsets than nVidia.
From what I've heard the X38 chipset costs ~$17 dollars more to a mobo mfr than P35 which probably translates to a $50 difference at retail.
is it UV reactive at least?
No idea, don't own the P35 board and didn't see a photo of the x38, but would assume so..it is a Lanparty.
Yes, me and my two posts at a time syndrome.
Anyway to actually reply, kind of what I meant, and admit I didn't say that in my post.
Or to be more accurate, also what I had heard.Semi off topic from what I'm replying to, here's an update look at the ASUS ROG board in X38, the Maximus. No idea what the two wires are for under the little ROG symbol block, since there's no grill for a fan that I can see.
http://www.tcmagazine.info/comments.php?shownews=16074&catid=2