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huilun02   09-11-2008 at 05:00:59 AM

I need a stable mobo for some light overclocking on my E8500 Wolfdale. It has to support DDR2 and dual x16 Crossfire. Either x38 or x48 but I heard the x48 is better at OC'ing 45nm chips. Any recommendations?

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Maziar   09-11-2008 at 08:04:40 AM
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I say go for X38 instead of X48 because really they dont have alot of differences.
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2 [...] _preview/4
By the looks of things, it seems as though the X48 is likely just a speed binned X38 that will do a little bit more.

My vote goes for ASUS MAXIMUS FORMULA X38 board which has a good price and its a great motherboard.

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megamanx00   09-12-2008 at 06:34:15 PM
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:bounce: Yeah go with the board Maziar suggested or get something from the MSI platinum line if you want a lot of features or the Gigabyte Ultra Durable series if your worried about a durable motherboard.

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