x38 or x48 with ddr2?

chrome-187 · Jun 30, 2008

x38 or x48?

well i may be getting a new motherboard within a couple weeks and noticed that the x48 has ddr2 verison boards out..i intend on sticking with ddr2 for now cuz of the high prices of ddr3...so which would be the better o/cing board w/e cf enabled, the x38 or x48? or the same?

MolexSnake · Jun 30, 2008

IMO i think x38 is better

chrome-187 · Jul 5, 2008

whats the diff between them? does the x48 supposedly run cooler?

chrome-187 · Jul 6, 2008

hello? is there anyone that can answer this question or does everybody not know? should i ask this in another forum?

petteyg359 · Jul 6, 2008

They are, AFAIK, exactly the same chip, except for the BIOS. Many Asus Maximus Formula boards (X38) have been "upgraded" to X48 by installing a Rampage Formula BIOS.

Mr.Guvernment · Jul 6, 2008

little to no diff, but x48 tend to be more expensive.

DFI did the same the x38 and x48 Tr2 boards.. you can flash the x38 with the x48 bios.

chrome-187 · Jul 7, 2008

ooooooo really......well if its simply due to the bios, why didnt' they just update the x38 bios to a newer version? that would make more sense right?...well thanks guys..now that i know this i guess i'll be looking at the cheaper x38's...

can the asus p5e x38 be flashed to the x48 bios?

chrome-187 · Jul 8, 2008

can it??? are u sure the x38 and x48 are exactly the same?

petteyg359 · Jul 8, 2008

If the boards have the same hardware and the only difference is the chipset being x48 instead of x38, then you can probably flash the x38 to an x48. Now if only I could flash my x48 to x58 and make it transform into an LGA1366 board

Mr.Guvernment · Jul 8, 2008

because they can sell the x48 chips for more money

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Ashura · Jul 8, 2008

The x48s are just x38s that have been cherry picked to handle higher clocks. Unless you're doing some extreme overclocking, that won't matter for you. Go for the x38.

chrome-187 · Jul 9, 2008

how do u change the topic name? i go advanced on the first post and change the title but it dont go thru?

Automata · Jul 9, 2008

You can't once it has been created. You'd have to PM a mod or "report" the post (

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