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X48 + ICH10R?

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guptasa1

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Hey all,

New rig soon and pretty much decided on X48 chipset. So I read the preview of the DFI LanParty X48 on here, and I have some questions.

It seems this is the first and only (that I know of) X48 board that will have ICH10R instead of ICH9R. What does this mean for real-world performance to a non-overclocker like myself? From what I understand this has to do with disk controller - is it a major enhancement? (I am planning to run RAID 0 with two Raptor's most likely.)

Secondly, assuming ICH10R is desirable, is the DFI likely the only X48-based board to have this, or are other X48 makers planning to do it? Seems like the two I was thinking about (Gigabyte and ASUS) both are using ICH9R.

Finally, I'm not very familiar with DFI, but they seem to have a great reputation despite not being quite as out there (at least in my perception) as some of the other manufacturers. How do they compare in things like build quality, BIOS, support, etc. to ASUS/Gigabyte and some of the other top manufacturers? Also, it seems they're geared towards tweakers/overclockers and I keep reading they're tweak heaven, which is great, but for a non-overclocker, is the BIOS on these boards easy enough to set up (with autodetection, etc.), or do you have to manually set everything?

Frankly, the DFI board looks great... Only thing is, and this is silly - I really, really don't care for the lemon-lime color scheme. But, if it comes down to having a better board or prettier colors (I rather like Gigabyte's), the better board wins out.

Thanks all for any info. you can provide.
 
What's known about ICH10 so far isn't much about storage subsystem performance, although there is a rumor that it'll improve upon ICH9. I would think the improvement will be minimal in this regard.

On the other hand, it's been quoted more prominently that ICH10 will drop most legacy (i.e. PS/2, LPT, etc.) support but bring hardware-based network support (10Gbit no less).
 
Thanks for the info. Hmmm - sounds interesting. Guess the best course of action is to wait and see some benchmarks comparing this board and the other X48's since a lot of what's out there is still rumor. Who knows - maybe some others will end up supporting ICH10R, though I'd like some hard input on this if anyone knows.

As far as my choice of X48 instead of X38, I just like the extra headroom and higher bus/memory speeds (official support). Probably overkill, but this is my first upgrade in 6 years so I may go a bit overkill on the system on purpose - lol. Looking for something that will last me a bit and continue to give me nice performance.
 
I certainly understand that, but since I was originally looking at P35 boards, I went with a X38 board
for not much more money.
 
I think I just died a little inside when I read about how a self-proclaimed non-overclocker has plans to buy the DFI LT X48-T3R...
 
I see your point and didn't mean to say for sure - that's why I'm checking out the boards and what this all means. Just because I don't overclock doesn't mean I don't want a stable system with the latest and most solid technology.

And yeah, X38's are definitely worth considering, but I still feel like that overhead and higher tolerances of the X48 would make me a little more comfy. It's hard to say without real-world prices as of yet.

Thanks again for the responses thus far.
 
IT LOOKS LIKe I WILL BE HOLDING OUT FOR A FEW MORE MONTHS WITH MY NEW BUILD thanks to dfi and alike chopping and changing there minds on controllers and heating circulation system and such.........baaaaaah!
 
I'd suggest waiting until Abit's X48 or P45 board is available.
Their P35 board (IP35-Pro) is still considered one of the most overclock friendly Penryn compatible boards.
 
Originally posted by: lopri
On the other hand, it's been quoted more prominently that ICH10 will drop most legacy (i.e. PS/2, LPT, etc.) support but bring hardware-based network support (10Gbit no less).
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That's evil. PS/2 ports have their place, and so do LPT and COM port headers on the mobo.
 
Originally posted by: VirtualLarry
Originally posted by: lopri
On the other hand, it's been quoted more prominently that ICH10 will drop most legacy (i.e. PS/2, LPT, etc.) support but bring hardware-based network support (10Gbit no less).
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That's evil. PS/2 ports have their place, and so do LPT and COM port headers on the mobo.
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yeah but, in conjunction with a MCH like the X48 what's they're real purpose? The only thing I can think of is that most custom phase change or cascade coolers use a com port for temperature logging. If you have a 15 year old printer that needs an LPT port and your mouse and keyboard don't have USB and you're considering dropping $250 for a motherboard that's going to require DDR3 and you're probably thining about crossfire support, you need to have your priorities adjusted.

That being said, my keyboard uses PS/2 so I'd be a little dissapointed. It's an old Belkin ergonomic and I won't buy a motherboard that doesn't support it. It still has actual switches for each key 😀
 
Hmmm. Interesting. This is going to be a completely new build, so I don't think I'll need any of the older ports - I'll just have to plan for not having them if I choose a board without 'em. I'm just interested in seeing what else ICH10R will bring to the table and how it affects system performance/hard disk performance/network performance/whatever it affects.
 
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