p35, 680i, 780i, x38, and x48 differences

WhiteFireDragon · 04-20-2008, 11:28 PM

these are generally the better NB chips to OC with. i need to decide which one to get so can someone organize a chart for similarities/differences and features of each one? if i cant decide, then i'll just get a P35-DS3L for the best price vs performance. any other chipsets i should consider besides those listed?

royalmarine · 04-21-2008, 12:45 AM

750i

ThatGuy16 · 04-21-2008, 01:45 AM

Well, the best are the X38 and X48. It depends on if you want SLI or Crossfire. I would never recommend a nvidia chipset board unless someone absolutely has to have SLI over crossfire or a single card solution. The P35 are great budget boards and only have one PCIe slot, or two with the second running at only x4 mode.

Cleric7x9 · 04-21-2008, 02:55 AM

why wouldnt you recommend an nVidia chipset?

ThatGuy16 · 04-21-2008, 02:59 AM

They're no were near as good overclockers, and none of them use all solid capacitors.

Cleric7x9 · 04-21-2008, 03:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThatGuy16

They're no were near as good overclockers, and none of them use all solid capacitors.

except for the solid capacitors (which depends on manufacturer not chipset anyway), i disagree wiht you, the nvidia chipsets were designed for OCing

[-0MEGA-] · 04-21-2008, 03:42 AM

Cleric, no need to post twice.

Both the 790i and X48 are great chipsets, however it really depends if you are set on SLI or CF. The only downside to the 790i series is that they only support DDR3.

fortyways · 04-21-2008, 03:44 AM

Mine has solid state capacitors for the CPU and RAM and runs my E2160 at 3GHz without issues.

It cost me $50.

ThatGuy16 · 04-21-2008, 05:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

Cleric, no need to post twice.

Both the 780i and X48 are great chipsets, however it really depends if you are set on SLI or CF. The only downside to the 780i series is that they only support DDR3.

the 780i is DDR2, the 790i is DDR3.

Cleric, I'm not saying the nvidia based chipset motherboards are horrible. They just aren't as good as a X38 or X48 based motherboard, quality and in overclocking potential. IMO they are over priced.

StrangleHold · 04-21-2008, 05:34 AM

What are you talking about, most 750i and 780i boards do have solid capacitors. Nvidia has always been know as good overclocking chips. Intel boards really only starting letting you overclock just a few years ago. Intel was notorious for going to all means to stop you from overclocking. But Intel has come out of the overclocking closet, but that doesnt mean Nvidia chips are bad or dont overclock good.

04-20-2008, 11:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
WhiteFireDragon Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 732	p35, 680i, 780i, x38, and x48 differences these are generally the better NB chips to OC with. i need to decide which one to get so can someone organize a chart for similarities/differences and features of each one? if i cant decide, then i'll just get a P35-DS3L for the best price vs performance. any other chipsets i should consider besides those listed?

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ThatGuy16 Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Age: 99 Posts: 5,472	Well, the best are the X38 and X48. It depends on if you want SLI or Crossfire. I would never recommend a nvidia chipset board unless someone absolutely has to have SLI over crossfire or a single card solution. The P35 are great budget boards and only have one PCIe slot, or two with the second running at only x4 mode. __________________ CPU: C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.24v HSF: Apogee GTX MB: Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ram: 2x2GB G. Skill DDR2-1068 HDD: 320GB Seagate PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700w OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit GFX: 2x HD4850 Crossfire LCD: LG 22" L226WTQ 3DMark06: 20826

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[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,441	Cleric, no need to post twice. Both the 790i and X48 are great chipsets, however it really depends if you are set on SLI or CF. The only downside to the 790i series is that they only support DDR3. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 (800/1900) 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 960 (6-6-6-18) 750GB SATAII w/32MB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605 Last edited by [-0MEGA-]; 04-21-2008 at 01:20 PM.

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fortyways banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,134	Mine has solid state capacitors for the CPU and RAM and runs my E2160 at 3GHz without issues. It cost me $50.

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StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: And you think your safe! Posts: 8,121	What are you talking about, most 750i and 780i boards do have solid capacitors. Nvidia has always been know as good overclocking chips. Intel boards really only starting letting you overclock just a few years ago. Intel was notorious for going to all means to stop you from overclocking. But Intel has come out of the overclocking closet, but that doesnt mean Nvidia chips are bad or dont overclock good. __________________ NZXT Apollo Phenom 8750BE 2.9ghz. Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 1066 4gb. PNY 8800GT/VD964 W/D RE2 Sata 3.0 500gb. Life's tough, hit them in the throat and move on.

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