The Intel Surprise : X48, a faster iteration of X38

thorgal · 31st August 2007, 08:08

Intel will release a special version of the X38 chipset called X48 and this new old chipset will simply be the faster iteration of X38. This chipset is described as an overclockers dream and will be shipped to selected partners only.

Tier one the usual suspect including Asus will be among first to get them. These boards will be the top of the iceberg and they will be the best of the best, and so will the chipset.

It will be interesting to get our hands on it as X38 / X48 motherboard will leave all P35 boards sitting in the dust.

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...749&Ite mid=1

thorgal · 31st August 2007, 08:09

And this is FreeCableGuy's input on the subject :

http://www.thetechrepository.com/sho...4&postcount=17

31st August 2007, 10:36

heh, Intel has a new way of getting money from the enthusiasts

geoffrey · 31st August 2007, 11:00

300€ per board?

jmke · 31st August 2007, 11:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rutar

heh, Intel has a yet another way of getting money from the enthusiasts

fixed

thorgal · 31st August 2007, 11:31

According to many first testers of DFI's P35, CPU's are the limiting factor when it comes to FSB overclocking. X38 will not change that. Only evolution could be improved memory clocking, but that will only be DDR3 I think.

31st August 2007, 12:35

I read it as the chipset has some internal clocks lowered and hence will gain a few % of speed over the X38 when running the same CPU.

thorgal · 31st August 2007, 12:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rutar

I read it as the chipset has some internal clocks lowered and hence will gain a few % of speed over the X38 when running the same CPU.

Jup, this is theoretically possible : if they bin the chipset the right way, they can have lower straps up to a higher FSB, which would improve performance with a few %.

geoffrey · 31st August 2007, 12:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rutar

I read it as the chipset has some internal clocks lowered and hence will gain a few % of speed over the X38 when running the same CPU.

higher clocks, or lower latencies

31st August 2007, 08:08	#1
thorgal [M] Reviewer Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,887	The Intel Surprise : X48, a faster iteration of X38 Intel will release a special version of the X38 chipset called X48 and this new old chipset will simply be the faster iteration of X38. This chipset is described as an overclockers dream and will be shipped to selected partners only. Tier one the usual suspect including Asus will be among first to get them. These boards will be the top of the iceberg and they will be the best of the best, and so will the chipset. It will be interesting to get our hands on it as X38 / X48 motherboard will leave all P35 boards sitting in the dust. http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...749&Ite mid=1 __________________

31st August 2007, 08:09	#2
thorgal [M] Reviewer Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,887	And this is FreeCableGuy's input on the subject : http://www.thetechrepository.com/sho...4&postcount=17 __________________

31st August 2007, 11:31	#6
thorgal [M] Reviewer Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,887	According to many first testers of DFI's P35, CPU's are the limiting factor when it comes to FSB overclocking. X38 will not change that. Only evolution could be improved memory clocking, but that will only be DDR3 I think. __________________

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31st August 2007, 10:36	#3
Rutar Posts: n/a	heh, Intel has a new way of getting money from the enthusiasts

31st August 2007, 11:00	#4
geoffrey [M] Reviewer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,127	300€ per board?

31st August 2007, 12:35	#7
Rutar Posts: n/a	I read it as the chipset has some internal clocks lowered and hence will gain a few % of speed over the X38 when running the same CPU.