DFI DK X48-T2RS

[mhouck]

DK X48-T2RS

My dad's computer needs a new board and I'm going to give him mine. My current system is in the signature. I would love to get an x38 or 48 with DDR2 support instead of DDR3 due to cost. I've heard good things about DFI and this board is nearly everything I want from it. PCI 2.0 for future GPU's, 1600FSB support, ddr2 support.

Anybody who has a DFI, would you recommend them? I have yet to hear anything bad about their boards. This board in particular, anybody see any problems with it?

 

[Sylvanas]

Front page. A few users have this board on this forum so perhaps a few can chime in. It is an overclocking beast thats for sure- you may also want to checkout the Rampage Formula.

 

[AmberClad]

Sylvanas - he's referring to the DK (the orange one), not the LP UT or LP LT (the two green ones).

 

[Sylvanas]

Ah right I missed that, oops. Not to worry, I doubt you could go wrong with any of the recent DFI boards.

 

[mhouck]

Originally posted by: Sylvanas
Front page. A few users have this board on this forum so perhaps a few can chime in. It is an overclocking beast thats for sure- you may also want to checkout the Rampage Formula.

Thanks for the link. Does this quote really mean that all I would have to do to get my q6700 to 4.0ghz is adjust the fsb to 400 and my divider with no voltage adjustment?
edit: Of course barring temps and cooling

"We recommend that users with quad-core processors stay around 400FSB if they have the luxury of an unlocked multiplier. A 10x multiplier used at 400FSB will not require any GTL reference voltage adjustments to work and choosing the 266 strap will select a default tRD of 6 with some of the phases pulled down to 5 automatically in the BIOS. It really cannot get any simpler to set up one of these processors."

Of course that is on the LT and not the DK. Is one a more "premium board"? Is there any real difference in board performance between the two historically in previous released chipsets?

 

[HumblePie]

The DFI x38 and x48 boards are great but do not use a 3000 series ATI card and vista with them unless you want lockup issues. Beyond that, if you are using an nvidia card you should be all set.