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We would be delinquent in not noting the impending release of the Rampage Formula's DDR3-based companion, the Rampage Extreme. We anxiously await our chance to bring you an early first-look at what it has to offer. We fully expect that it will best even the most refined X48/DDR2 board. Our experience has always been that the X38/X48 chipsets simply work better when teamed with DDR3 memory. http://techreport.com/articles.x/14316 Intel's Core 2 Extreme QX9770 is due out this quarter, bringing with it not only four Penryn cores clocked at 3.2GHz, but also a front-side bus running at 1600MHz. Based on Intel's existing X38 Express, the X48 brings with it official support for 1600MHz front-side bus speeds. With this faster bus, the X48 looks poised to supplant its predecessor atop Intel's chipset lineup, which means a new wave of motherboards is coming from all the usual suspects Despite falling DDR3 prices, the fact that the bottom has essentially dropped out of the DDR2 memory market makes for a tough sell. DDR3 is undoubtedly the future, but when you can get 2GB of DDR2 for less than $50, paying more than four times the price for DDR3 is difficult—if not impossible—to justify rationally. It all comes down to the size of your wallet. Regards, Al steinie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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?? :) -- Al <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
