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
