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

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Desertfoxx41   10-14-2008 at 03:03:11 AM

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!

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spathotan   10-14-2008 at 03:10:42 AM
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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.

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aevm   10-14-2008 at 03:38:04 AM
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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/Prod [...] 6813136045
//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/Prod [...] 6813131219

 

DFI LANPARTY DK X48-T2RS LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $215+9
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813136047

 

GIGABYTE GA-X48-DS5 LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $230+free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128332

 

ASUS P5E Deluxe LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $220+10
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] E%20Deluxe

 

GIGABYTE GA-X48-DS4 LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $225+10
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128336

 

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.

 


Message edited by aevm on 10-14-2008 at 03:50:37 PM
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spathotan   10-14-2008 at 04:39:04 AM
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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.

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zenmaster   10-14-2008 at 05:00:38 AM
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The P45 Boards are x8 for CF.
Some perfomrance hit at 4850, anything higher I would not recommend.

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aevm   10-14-2008 at 03:49:52 PM
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spathotan wrote :

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 :)

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