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smithinator101   09-06-2009 at 05:04:25 AM

I would like to know which chipset is better the p45 or the x48? i have had varied answers so i thought i would write this to clarify, thanks in advance.

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Depends on your requirements - they have different feature sets. The Gigabyte website has a tool for compairing their mobos and that should give you a good idea. Off course some of the features maybe specific to those mobos and you may see multiple mobos with slightly different features.
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rockyjohn   09-06-2009 at 05:25:56 AM
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Depends on your requirements - they have different feature sets. The Gigabyte website has a tool for compairing their mobos and that should give you a good idea. Off course some of the features maybe specific to those mobos and you may see multiple mobos with slightly different features.

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rockyjohn   09-06-2009 at 06:11:32 AM

You mean you cannot find Gigabyte? Come on man. Do a little work for yourself.

And I already posted a bunch of links to reviews on the other similar thread you started - you really should have combined the two into one.

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smithinator101   09-06-2009 at 06:23:22 AM

I was spelling it wrong lol :pt1cable: my bad thanks for all the great advice

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aberchonbie   09-06-2009 at 10:22:11 AM

x48 is for crossfire at full x16 speeds.. p45 can crossfire but i think it splits the lanes into x8 for both which can be bottlenecked when using stronger graphics cards..

however i think p45 allows higher amounts of ram to run at higher speeds or something.. but that's kinda overkill anyways cuz a good 800/1066 set can get you far.. or maybe it was higher fsb with more ram.. anyways, if you're gonna crossfire, get x48, if you want a single video card then go p45

also, these are chipsets for lga775 if you didnt know..

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Shadow703793   09-06-2009 at 09:24:19 PM

^+1. At the end of the day, they are more or less the same. Btw, LGA775 is DEAD. If doing a new build wait for i5.

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tehHooligan   09-07-2009 at 07:37:40 AM

x48 at this point in time is a waste of money. Besides being a rebranded x38 that is way more expensive with no more functionality, like Shadow said LGA 775 is dead. Core i5 will be officially launched in about a week or so, so just hold on for a little.

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zipzoomflyhigh   09-07-2009 at 02:35:43 PM

The X48 was obsolete the day it was launched.

Forget about s775 unless you want a disposable computer.

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