I don't know about other brand mother boards but so far it's only been rumored that anything previous to the P35 chipsets would support 45nm CPU's. 975x, P965, 6** series, are included in this list.
Here's the ASUS list http://event.asus.com/mb/45nm/ ...check to see about your motherboard at your MFG specific website.
X38 and P35 boards are pretty sweet. PCI express 2.0 should yield more wattage through the board and have a x32 bandwidth instead of just x16 like the previous chipsets. These newer chipsets also have the potential to OC very well as well as have better HDD performance. Crossfire is a given for the X38 and SLI seems to be hit or miss depending on the manufacturer, so for right now I can only say that it's more than a rumor but still just a whisper.
If you don't OC, or don't intend to OC ALOT and/or you don't really want to rush into getting a G92 around Xmas. Then you're probably better off with what you have right now, unless it's a much older chipset, or your board has just up a died.
Remember that even the 8800Ultra with a high OC doesn't saturate all that x16 bandwidth has to offer and even the 8800GTS doesn't require much more than 8x.
(I can only guess). Also I think the X38 boards are going to be a hella pricey for a long time. I think this, because if you look at 975X boards they are still on the upper end of pricing (~200) and the competitors chipsets have alot more capability for the money(dual x16 for ~170)(same dual x8 for ~110), plus the 975X boards are closing in on 2 years old and prices are still not cheap. X38 boards will also produce alot more heat than any of the other chipsets too, and most will require DDR3, so that's something to think about as well. Expensive board+expensive power hungry GPU(s) that's bottlenecked by your expensive quad core CPU, that's all underpowered by your expensive 800W PSU.
As far as getting a new board goes. If you're in the need for one or don't mind blowing some cash, then to move up to the next gen chipsets. However I'd say wait for the NV 700 series boards though, even if it just confirms your previous decision. I haven't been able to find much more than little snips of info about the 700's though. Since looking at NVidia's success with the 600 series, I'd say that the 700's will be cheaper and equal to if not better than their Intel counterparts. Nvidia has had a pretty good learning curve since their nforce4 series boards, and I don't really see them slowing down in the chipset department. Even though they do have their bugs, so do the competition.
To finish off all of my rambling I will tell you that I don't like Nvidia over ATI/AMD, and I don't have anything against Intel's chipsets. In fact I still have my abit AW9D-Max board with dual 1900XT's. I only prefer the best that I can afford and if that means it's Nvidia, ATI/AMD, or Intel I don't really care. So ease off on calling me a fanboy of some sort(please!). Also don't go ape sh*t saying how one chipset or GPU sucks because of your own bad experience. For example if you had a board catch on fire or not start, or had to RMA it 5 times. Then I'd say try a different brand, it's probably not the chipset, but poor quality control, or you might just be PC cursed.
Remember kids, don't be a fanboy, be patient.
Here's the ASUS list http://event.asus.com/mb/45nm/ ...check to see about your motherboard at your MFG specific website.
X38 and P35 boards are pretty sweet. PCI express 2.0 should yield more wattage through the board and have a x32 bandwidth instead of just x16 like the previous chipsets. These newer chipsets also have the potential to OC very well as well as have better HDD performance. Crossfire is a given for the X38 and SLI seems to be hit or miss depending on the manufacturer, so for right now I can only say that it's more than a rumor but still just a whisper.
If you don't OC, or don't intend to OC ALOT and/or you don't really want to rush into getting a G92 around Xmas. Then you're probably better off with what you have right now, unless it's a much older chipset, or your board has just up a died.
Remember that even the 8800Ultra with a high OC doesn't saturate all that x16 bandwidth has to offer and even the 8800GTS doesn't require much more than 8x.
(I can only guess). Also I think the X38 boards are going to be a hella pricey for a long time. I think this, because if you look at 975X boards they are still on the upper end of pricing (~200) and the competitors chipsets have alot more capability for the money(dual x16 for ~170)(same dual x8 for ~110), plus the 975X boards are closing in on 2 years old and prices are still not cheap. X38 boards will also produce alot more heat than any of the other chipsets too, and most will require DDR3, so that's something to think about as well. Expensive board+expensive power hungry GPU(s) that's bottlenecked by your expensive quad core CPU, that's all underpowered by your expensive 800W PSU.
As far as getting a new board goes. If you're in the need for one or don't mind blowing some cash, then to move up to the next gen chipsets. However I'd say wait for the NV 700 series boards though, even if it just confirms your previous decision. I haven't been able to find much more than little snips of info about the 700's though. Since looking at NVidia's success with the 600 series, I'd say that the 700's will be cheaper and equal to if not better than their Intel counterparts. Nvidia has had a pretty good learning curve since their nforce4 series boards, and I don't really see them slowing down in the chipset department. Even though they do have their bugs, so do the competition.
To finish off all of my rambling I will tell you that I don't like Nvidia over ATI/AMD, and I don't have anything against Intel's chipsets. In fact I still have my abit AW9D-Max board with dual 1900XT's. I only prefer the best that I can afford and if that means it's Nvidia, ATI/AMD, or Intel I don't really care. So ease off on calling me a fanboy of some sort(please!). Also don't go ape sh*t saying how one chipset or GPU sucks because of your own bad experience. For example if you had a board catch on fire or not start, or had to RMA it 5 times. Then I'd say try a different brand, it's probably not the chipset, but poor quality control, or you might just be PC cursed.
Remember kids, don't be a fanboy, be patient.
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