Re: [H] ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard
Old sorry, I guess YPops! is dead so I had to switch accounts to post here again. 1. *By the time* nehalem ships X48 will be mature is what I said! 2. Tangable is number of PCIe lanes official support of 1600 FSB. Since boards based on any of the 3 chipsets cost money, the xtra $$$ for X vs. P is future proofing IMHO. 3. It seemed like the Wifi was factoring in as a reason to buy. 4. Dual GB means teaming, redundantcy if one dies. Again not a reason to pick but that's a standard feature of todays mobo's anyway. Now if you had said X38 vs X48 has no tangable benefit I'd agree with you in the context of replacing an X38 mobo with a X48 model not being worth it. James Boswell wrote: On 16 Jun 2008, at 13:17:570, j maccraw wrote: I'd fully suggest going with the Rampage, it's a great board so far for me. Part of the best $1300 I've ever spent on a PC upgrade when it comes to the wow, I can see the difference factor. The rest being Q6600, Visiontek HD3870X2 OC'd, 2GB Corsair DDR2-800, case+psu. Only regret is the audio and that would be the same with all the current boards. With top-end LGA775 QX CPU's still ~$1000 which would have to come down in price after (delayed recently for erata) Nehalem ships. Then consider mature vetted X48 (not very obsolete) mobos vs a new core ships with new socket bugs to work out, What again exactly makes that high-end LGA775 a silly choice? That's some funny waffle flawed logic given that out the other side of your face you suggest a budget, limping, limited P35 mobo instead! A Rampage X48 cost same as Maximus X38, both only $100 more than P5K, they both have more lanes than P35 and are after all a ROG not a budget models so it's a tofu to steak comparison. Nevermind who the heck buys a mobo (as a conscious choice or perceived benefit) based on it having wifi built-in anyways? 1) the X48 chipset isn't mature, since it's only just hit the market. 2) It's a silly choice because it offers no particularly tangible real world performance benefit over a P35 board and costs quite a bit more, your hyperbolic description of P35 as limping and limited aside, there really isn't all that much to be gained. 3) At what point did I say it having built in wifi was a swinging point for it? although it certainly makes more sense in 99% of cases than dual gigabit ethernet. -JB
Re: [H] ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard
I'd fully suggest going with the Rampage, it's a great board so far for me. Part of the best $1300 I've ever spent on a PC upgrade when it comes to the wow, I can see the difference factor. The rest being Q6600, Visiontek HD3870X2 OC'd, 2GB Corsair DDR2-800, case+psu. Only regret is the audio and that would be the same with all the current boards. With top-end LGA775 QX CPU's still ~$1000 which would have to come down in price after (delayed recently for erata) Nehalem ships. Then consider mature vetted X48 (not very obsolete) mobos vs a new core ships with new socket bugs to work out, What again exactly makes that high-end LGA775 a silly choice? That's some funny waffle flawed logic given that out the other side of your face you suggest a budget, limping, limited P35 mobo instead! A Rampage X48 cost same as Maximus X38, both only $100 more than P5K, they both have more lanes than P35 and are after all a ROG not a budget models so it's a tofu to steak comparison. Nevermind who the heck buys a mobo (as a conscious choice or perceived benefit) based on it having wifi built-in anyways? - Original Message From: James Boswell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 4:50:40 PM Subject: Re: [H] ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard TBH, I'd recommend you buy an Asus P5K-E/Wifi-AP (which I've built several machines around and they're all awesome) and leave it at that a top of the line S775 board seems like a silly investment at this point when it'll be very obsolete in ~6 months as Nehalem launches On 15 Jun 2008, at 22:00, Winterlight wrote: I am not an over clocker, or a gamer so it seems odd that I am thinking about buying this motherboard ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131284nm_mc=OTC-Frooglecm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Motherboards+-+Intel-_-ASUS-_-13131284 to pair with a Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9550 - Retail but I like it's feature rich design, new power saving features, the new X48 chipset and most importantly it supports my Corsair XPS2 DDR2 800MHz RAM. Any comments, advice? thanks
Re: [H] ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard
On 16 Jun 2008, at 13:17:570, j maccraw wrote: I'd fully suggest going with the Rampage, it's a great board so far for me. Part of the best $1300 I've ever spent on a PC upgrade when it comes to the wow, I can see the difference factor. The rest being Q6600, Visiontek HD3870X2 OC'd, 2GB Corsair DDR2-800, case +psu. Only regret is the audio and that would be the same with all the current boards. With top-end LGA775 QX CPU's still ~$1000 which would have to come down in price after (delayed recently for erata) Nehalem ships. Then consider mature vetted X48 (not very obsolete) mobos vs a new core ships with new socket bugs to work out, What again exactly makes that high-end LGA775 a silly choice? That's some funny waffle flawed logic given that out the other side of your face you suggest a budget, limping, limited P35 mobo instead! A Rampage X48 cost same as Maximus X38, both only $100 more than P5K, they both have more lanes than P35 and are after all a ROG not a budget models so it's a tofu to steak comparison. Nevermind who the heck buys a mobo (as a conscious choice or perceived benefit) based on it having wifi built-in anyways? 1) the X48 chipset isn't mature, since it's only just hit the market. 2) It's a silly choice because it offers no particularly tangible real world performance benefit over a P35 board and costs quite a bit more, your hyperbolic description of P35 as limping and limited aside, there really isn't all that much to be gained. 3) At what point did I say it having built in wifi was a swinging point for it? although it certainly makes more sense in 99% of cases than dual gigabit ethernet. -JB
[H] ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard
I am not an over clocker, or a gamer so it seems odd that I am thinking about buying this motherboard ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131284nm_mc=OTC-Frooglecm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Motherboards+-+Intel-_-ASUS-_-13131284 to pair with a Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9550 - Retail but I like it's feature rich design, new power saving features, the new X48 chipset and most importantly it supports my Corsair XPS2 DDR2 800MHz RAM. Any comments, advice? thanks
Re: [H] ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard
TBH, I'd recommend you buy an Asus P5K-E/Wifi-AP (which I've built several machines around and they're all awesome) and leave it at that a top of the line S775 board seems like a silly investment at this point when it'll be very obsolete in ~6 months as Nehalem launches On 15 Jun 2008, at 22:00, Winterlight wrote: I am not an over clocker, or a gamer so it seems odd that I am thinking about buying this motherboard ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131284nm_mc=OTC-Frooglecm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Motherboards+-+Intel-_-ASUS-_-13131284 to pair with a Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9550 - Retail but I like it's feature rich design, new power saving features, the new X48 chipset and most importantly it supports my Corsair XPS2 DDR2 800MHz RAM. Any comments, advice? thanks
Re: [H] ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard
Well, I have no use for Wi-fi on this board, and anything now is always going to be obsolete in six months. But I keep my setups for years so for me the top end always seems to work out. A motherboard isn't something you want to change once you are up and running, like say a CPU or more RAM. Besides the cost difference is 150 US, not a lot of money to buy in the top end. It isn't like it is a 500 dollar Striker Extreme! thanks for the comment. At 04:50 PM 6/15/2008, you wrote: TBH, I'd recommend you buy an Asus P5K-E/Wifi-AP (which I've built several machines around and they're all awesome) and leave it at that a top of the line S775 board seems like a silly investment at this point when it'll be very obsolete in ~6 months as Nehalem launches On 15 Jun 2008, at 22:00, Winterlight wrote: I am not an over clocker, or a gamer so it seems odd that I am thinking about buying this motherboard ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131284nm_mc=OTC-Frooglecm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Motherboards+-+Intel-_-ASUS-_-13131284 to pair with a Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9550 - Retail but I like it's feature rich design, new power saving features, the new X48 chipset and most importantly it supports my Corsair XPS2 DDR2 800MHz RAM. Any comments, advice? thanks
[H] Asus Rampage Formula
Any of you resellers know when we can expect to see this mobo for sale? I see the Gigabyte X48 board is around but want the Asus! Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
