I just got the IX38 Quad board and love it: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813127033&Tpk=ix38
Doesn't do DDR3 but then again I don't plan on using that for a while yet. Not really sure what the benefit of DDR3 is other than to impress your friends. But the board does have a ton of nice extra features, like really good fan speed control from with in the BIOS (CPU + SYS + 3 AUX fans and can have 2 separate groups tied to different temp references). Also has a nice little button on the back that allows you to clear the CMOS without opening the case, along with power on and reset buttons on the mobo itself for testing and setup purposes. And you can flash the BIOS / overclock from within windows via a little GUI. Guess that really shows how far it has come from the days when we were taking soldering guns to CPUs trying to fry the clock lock. I guess I was just really impressed by all little improvements that have come along in the last couple years - I haven't bought a new mobo since the nForce 4 that this one replaced. ----- Brian Weeden Technical Consultant Secure World Foundation On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 3:13 PM, Naushad, Zulfiqar < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah, from what I hear the X series are the ones to get. > > As for the 38 or the 48, I think it's best to check out some of the > reviews out on the net and make a comparo. > > Check out Anandtech or Techreport. Both are good and reputable sites. > > Regards, > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of steinie > Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 9:20 PM > To: Hardware List > Subject: [H] New Intel Chipsets? > > OK, my old PC had an Intel 975 chipset board, I need to get a new one > soon, > so how do the new chipsets rate? > > Intel X38/X48 > < > http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010200280+50001157+107172333&name=Intel+X38%2fX48 > > > Intel P31/P35 > < > http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010200280+50001157+107172277&name=Intel+P31%2fP35 > > > Intel Q33/Q35 > < > http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010200280+50001157+107172332&name=Intel+Q33%2fQ35 > > > Intel G31/G33/G35 > < > http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010200280+50001157+107172317&name=Intel+G31%2fG33%2fG35 > > > > > I presume I want the X38 or X48 to be in the same Extreme desktop board > group that my Badaxe 975 was?? :) >
