Best intel chipset mobo under 300?

[papasmurf211]

Alright im looking for your opinions on the best intel x38/x48 ddr2 mobo for under 300. Im looking at these two for now, i currently have a maximus formula which i am selling (not because i dont like it)


Asus Rampage Formula X48
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131284

DFI X48-T2R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136046

http://www.clunk.org.uk/forums/15508-post26.html This guy achieved 5.0 ghz on an intel E8500 with a 540 fsb on the DFI.

 

[dagger]

Alright im looking for your opinions on the best intel x38/x48 ddr2 mobo for under 300. Im looking at these two for now, i currently have a maximus formula which i am selling (not because i dont like it)


Asus Rampage Formula X48
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131284

DFI X48-T2R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136046

http://www.clunk.org.uk/forums/15508-post26.html This guy achieved 5.0 ghz on an intel E8500 with a 540 fsb on the DFI.

If you have a x38 board already, keep it. There's no real difference between x38 and x48. And I wouldn't go by some guy's claim on the iinternet. There are a lot of people boasting a lot of things. At 5ghz, the e8500 itself is the bottleneck. You will not reach it, nor will you notice any improvements over x38.

 

[papasmurf211]

well if u had to pick one?

 

[supershanks]

There are a lot of people boasting a lot of things

More relevent is the cooling used , Clunk was using phase.
I'd definately go for the DFi over the rampage. It's got a better circuitry & fuller features. Rampage only has a single channel CPUGTLref compared to a dual channel on the DFI & most other performance boards,


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