what the better chipset? EP45 V's X48

JonSimonzi said:

Are you going to use Crossfire? If yes, get the X48 board. If no, get the P45 board.

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JonSimonzi said:

Are you going to use Crossfire? If yes, get the X48 board. If no, get the P45 board.

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glock19owner said:

To add:

The X48 supports 16x16 in crossfire while the P45 offers 16x8 crossfire...so if running CF then there will be increase...if running single...then no...unless you have to use the PCI-E 2 slot...that slot runs at 8x

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Dylz said:

Looking into both these chipsets for my new board,
Is there a lot of difference in the performance of the 2?

the boards I'm looking at are
$200 Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS4P http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=36_62&products_id=32336
$240 Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4 http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=36_62&products_id=31615

Any help appreciated

Cheers,

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Stilletto said:

Are you absolutlely sold on Gigabyte? Would you consider another vendor?

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Dylz said:

Would consider any board around the same price,

Mainly choice Gigabyte over the rest as I'm common with it.

What would you recommend? I'm running a E8500 and HD4870 looking to get approx 4ghz on water.

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Dylz said:

I'm running a E8500 and HD4870 looking to get approx 4ghz on water.

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glock19owner said:

The E8500 should do 4ghz on air without issues and if you have a good stepping...4.5+Ghz could be very possible on WC.

Heres something no one has thought of asking...and I didnt until now...

How hard do you want to OC the FSB...do you want to shoot for 500+?

This matters on chipsets and boards...

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Dylz said:

Would consider any board around the same price,

Mainly choice Gigabyte over the rest as I'm common with it.

What would you recommend? I'm running a E8500 and HD4870 looking to get approx 4ghz on water.

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