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    Is there an X38 board that can take two dual-slot PCIe video cards AND two PCI cards?

    As per the subject line, I'd quite like to have a single PC that doubles up as a gaming rig and an HTPC. With ATI's 3870 cards' coolers rated at a pleasing 34dB then a case with reasonable noise-proofing (Antec P182, say) should make this possible: Crossfire graphics, but quiet enough for HTPC...
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    Asus P5K vs P5K-E vs P5K Deluxe

    Could someone clarify what the differences are between the three versions of the P5K? Or rather, what are the differences that actually matter? Do they justify the price differential?
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    Quick question for BadAxe2 owners....

    As I understand it, the BadAxe2 has only two PCI (as opposed to PCIe) slots. Am I right in thinking that, if the board is kitted out with two dual-slot PCIe video cards, that this blocks one of the two PCI slots and thus allows only one PCI device to be fitted?
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    When are we expecting X38 (high-end Bearlake)?

    Rumours suggest that the "mainstream" Intel Bearlake chipsets may be just about to launch - some are being shown at CeBit. Is the "performance" version (X38) likely to be launching any time soon? Or is that still expected "Q3"?
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    Are there any x16/x16 C2D Crossfire boards coming soon? (Or ever?)

    Subject line says it all, really: are there any motherboards not yet out but announced (or even rumoured) that are likely to support x16/x16 Crossfire? I guess I'd be surprised if there are. AMD successfully converted the ATI RD600 chipset from x16/x16 to x8/x8 (if you believe the conspiracy...
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    Best motherboard for high(ish)-end Crossfire system?

    Okay, this a shameless, newbie-ish plea for help. :) It may, in fact, be the first of several, with similar pleas appearing in other sub-fora, but let us consider the motherboard question for now. I'm going to be putting a new system together in a month or two, and, if everything pans out...
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    FX Athlons to be socket F?

    According to this alleged AMD roadmap (the pedigree of which is, it must be admitted, open to question): http://tweakers.net/nieuws/44504/AMD-4x4-platform-gebaseerd-op-Socket-1207.html the FX-70, FX-72 and FX-74 Athlon processors will be socket F rather than socket AM2. The reason this is...
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    Was what taped out 10 days ago K8L?

    I probably should know better than to cite The Inquirer as a source, but in this instance there is, or has been, a certain amount of corroboration. On the 15th of August, AMD officially announced that they had taped out their first quad-core Opteron chip. The press announcement is here...