X48 Motherobards. Please give advice, need one for CF, but on a budget

[Desertfoxx41]

Hey hey, Im really wanting to use the X48 mobo in CF to utilize the true 16x16 PCI-E. Im wondering which brand would be the best, and which one out of the many x48 mobo's is best. Thanks!

 

[spathotan]

DFI, ASUS and Gigabyte all have X45 boards under $230. DFI has 3, Gigabyte has 2 and ASUS has 1 model. Any of these will do you justice.

 

[aevm]

Some ideas, sorted by price (including shipping). I stopped at $235 because the more expensive boards aren't worth it IMO, except for a few people. I included x38 because it also does 16x+16x and it's a little cheaper.

DFI LANPARTY DK X38-T2R LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $185+8
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136045
//Edit: ignore this one, see spathotan's post below.


ASUS P5E LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $200+10
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131219

DFI LANPARTY DK X48-T2RS LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $215+9
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136047

GIGABYTE GA-X48-DS5 LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $230+free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128332

ASUS P5E Deluxe LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $220+10
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131317&Tpk=P5E Deluxe

GIGABYTE GA-X48-DS4 LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $225+10
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128336

I normally recommend the last two above.
The GA-X48-DS5 looks very nice. I especially like the part about 8 SATA ports. However, it's a new model and I'd wait for more reviews before buying.

 

[spathotan]

Take out that X38 DFI board aevm. Im preety sure the OP dosent want to deal with that ridiculous NB heatsink, espically since he will be going with an aftermarket cooler (in his new build post).

DFI has more than a handful of boards that are ruined buy their stupid cooling configurations.

 

[zenmaster]

The P45 Boards are x8 for CF.
Some perfomrance hit at 4850, anything higher I would not recommend.

 

[aevm]

Take out that X38 DFI board aevm. Im preety sure the OP dosent want to deal with that ridiculous NB heatsink, espically since he will be going with an aftermarket cooler (in his new build post).

DFI has more than a handful of boards that are ruined buy their stupid cooling configurations.

Oops! OK, that's out.

@Desertfoxx41: first pick a motherboard, then pick a cooler that actually fits on it. Some combinations are indeed not working. Here's a trick that usually helps: read the user reviews for the motherboard at newegg, then pick a cooler that is already mentioned there