Help needed on DFI DK X48-T2RSB plus MB

[simon d]

Hi,

I am looking for some help on the DFI DK X48-T2RSB plus mother board and memory.

I have read some great reviews that this is a good board to use at a great price.

I was thinking about P45 chip set, but I was informed that X38 and X48 MB is better to O/C on and better for crossfire full band width. My limit is £150-160 on a MB.

I have purchase a S/H Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.16GHz (1333FSB) step CO, chip has been to 4365Mhz (9.0 X 485) at 1.43v to run super pi

This chip had been running stable 24/7 at 4.05Ghz (9x450) nice and cool at 1.36v under water. The guy believed that stock vid was 1.19v what does that mean?

I still trying to make up my mind on memory I have been looking at Corsair Dominator or OCZ 4096MB Memory Kit (2x2048MB) PC2-8500.

Or I could get 8GB (2x4GB kits) Geil PC2-6400 or OCZ for the same price of PC2-8500 and maybe O/C this RAM to 1066MHz.

I have read some people claim in the reviews that vista 64bit seem smoother with 8GB?



Should I go with PC2-6400 or PC2-8500 4 or 8Gb, maybe no benefit now but could be later?


DFI had problems with HD 4870X2, has this now been fixed with this board as I have HD 4870X2 to go into the system.

This is one reason why I am upgrading now, my AMD system is holding me back and just upgraded to Dell 3008WFP.

I have been using AMD S939 X2 4400+ at 2.8GHz for the last 3 years with 4GB (4x1GB) custom water cooling (triple rad with 10/8mm pipe work) but I am new to this Socket 775 and O/Cing with this chip.

I looking to buy XSPC Delta V3 CPU Block will this fit OK, should I water cool the North Bridge heatsink and which block?

My Plan is to move to new Intel socket later when the prices are better, but I may upgrade to Quad (45nm) later next year.

So this would limit my O/C on the memory, maybe be better off with 8GB PC2-6400 with low O/C.

Any suggestions on memory, type, for this board, which is the best now. Can I run 4 X 2Gb sticks with no problems in this board and O/C. I could find no information on the DFI web site on memory.


I am looking for 3.8 to 4.0Ghz O/C for this chip.


Thanks

Simon

[Clunk]

Originally Posted by simon d

Hi,

I am looking for some help on the DFI DK X48-T2RSB plus mother board and memory.

I have read some great reviews that this is a good board to use at a great price.

I was thinking about P45 chip set, but I was informed that X38 and X48 MB is better to O/C on and better for crossfire full band width. My limit is £150-160 on a MB.

I have purchase a S/H Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.16GHz (1333FSB) step CO, chip has been to 4365Mhz (9.0 X 485) at 1.43v to run super pi

This chip had been running stable 24/7 at 4.05Ghz (9x450) nice and cool at 1.36v under water. The guy believed that stock vid was 1.19v what does that mean?

I still trying to make up my mind on memory I have been looking at Corsair Dominator or OCZ 4096MB Memory Kit (2x2048MB) PC2-8500.

Or I could get 8GB (2x4GB kits) Geil PC2-6400 or OCZ for the same price of PC2-8500 and maybe O/C this RAM to 1066MHz.

I have read some people claim in the reviews that vista 64bit seem smoother with 8GB?



Should I go with PC2-6400 or PC2-8500 4 or 8Gb, maybe no benefit now but could be later?


DFI had problems with HD 4870X2, has this now been fixed with this board as I have HD 4870X2 to go into the system.

This is one reason why I am upgrading now, my AMD system is holding me back and just upgraded to Dell 3008WFP.

I have been using AMD S939 X2 4400+ at 2.8GHz for the last 3 years with 4GB (4x1GB) custom water cooling (triple rad with 10/8mm pipe work) but I am new to this Socket 775 and O/Cing with this chip.

I looking to buy XSPC Delta V3 CPU Block will this fit OK, should I water cool the North Bridge heatsink and which block?

My Plan is to move to new Intel socket later when the prices are better, but I may upgrade to Quad (45nm) later next year.

So this would limit my O/C on the memory, maybe be better off with 8GB PC2-6400 with low O/C.

Any suggestions on memory, type, for this board, which is the best now. Can I run 4 X 2Gb sticks with no problems in this board and O/C. I could find no information on the DFI web site on memory.


I am looking for 3.8 to 4.0Ghz O/C for this chip.


Thanks

Simon

Welcome to the forums

Stock VID = the CPU's default voltage (they are all different).

I certainly noticed a nice jump in performance with 8GB using photoshop in Vista.

The XSPC block should be fine - Dangerden maze 4 intel block will fit and also EK universal intel block..that's all I've tried.

If there's not much different in price, go for the faster memory, you can always run that slightly slower if needed.

4x2GB will be fine with an overclock on the CPU.

[simon d]

Thanks, is this a new forum, only just found it ?

Which memory brand is best on this board for 8GB, I was looking at Geil I use photoshop CS2, moving to CS4?

OCuk PC2-8500 is double the price compare to PC2-6400 who do you buy from?

8 GB Kit of GeIL 8gb DDR2 Black Dragon PC6400 800mhz Quad Channel Cas 5-5-5-15 will cost £82

Thanks

Simon

[Clunk]

We have been here for just over a year.

I think you can pretty much go with any branded 2GB modules and get the same kind of performance.

The only brands that I've seen issues with are G.skill and OCZ and I think the OCZ problems were rectified.

I certainly don't buy anything from ocuk, but I do tend to buy wherever is cheapest.

Have a look for Geil Black dragon, mine were pretty cheap and overclock fairly well.

[simon d]

Originally Posted by Clunk

We have been here for just over a year.

I think you can pretty much go with any branded 2GB modules and get the same kind of performance.

The only brands that I've seen issues with are G.skill and OCZ and I think the OCZ problems were rectified.

I certainly don't buy anything from ocuk, but I do tend to buy wherever is cheapest.

Have a look for Geil Black dragon, mine were pretty cheap and overclock fairly well.

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How well did your overclock to?

So I could go with 8 GB Kit of GeIL 8gb DDR2 Black Dragon PC6400 800mhz as Quad Channel kit of Cas 5-5-5-15 for £82 if it does 900mHz that get me to 4Ghz or 400mHz that 3.8Ghz that the best price I seen for a complete quad Kit

Do I need to cool the North Bridge heatsink or is ok to leave it air?

Thanks

[Clunk]

As with all overclocking, and especially memory overclocking, your mileage may vary and nothing is guaranteed, so if there is a particular overclock you want to hit with the CPU, you need to make sure that you get memory that will allow it.

To avoid disappointment, get the 8500 stuff

The stock cooler on it's own will need at least a fan on it if you are overclocking - a better heatsink can often help with overclocking, but try without first and see how the temps are.

[simon d]

Hi Clunk,

If I air cool the North Bridge Heatsink, what size fan would I need?

[Clunk]

You can use whatever size you like, just position it so that it blows on the NB heatsink. I think there are holes for a 60mm fan, but they tend to be noisy, so a breeze from a bigger fan is usually a better way of doing it.

[simon d]

Hi Clunk

I just been offered LANPARTY LT X38-T2R for £110, should I go for this board or stick with my first choice the DFI DK X48-T2RSB which will cost £40 more?

Thanks

Simon

[Clunk]

I'm guessing the T2RSB is new and will have warranty? If so, that's the one I'd go for.