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Categories: Hardware
Will DDR3 Make The Difference?
We covered the technology in our X38 Express technical introduction, and examined its major features again in our DDR2 motherboard comparison. Now we’re ready to see what benefits DDR3 will bring. As before, production delays triggered by a late-production chipset revision have limited the number of new products able to meet our much-delayed deadline to three models. A fourth X38 model is being brought forward from our DDR2 comparison, though, because it supports both memory technologies.
The price of DDR3 memory has pushed compatible boards into the highest possible market. Some companies have responded with added features meant to win over big spenders, while others view high-end chipset features as a reason to identically equip DDR2 and DDR3 based X38 Express models.
A few readers will want to "keep score" between DDR2 and DDR3 benchmark results, and though this article won’t address the issue of supposed DDR3 supremacy, it will use the same components and settings as our previous review. Also common to both comparisons is the Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R, because this is the only dual-memory compatible P35 Express motherboard we’ve tested that was capable of providing both good performance and overclocking capability.
Now for a closer look at the competitors...
- Next page Asus Maximus Extreme
- AMD Phenom - The Spider Weaves its Web
- Sibling Rivalry - Intel E6750 and Q6600 Overclocking Duel
- Comparing X38 Hardware, Part 1: DDR2 Motherboards
- Is Cache Size Really The Key To Boosting Performance?
- Three Asus, DFI and Foxconn P35 Mobos
- Intel X38 chipset: Like a Porsche with the Handbrake On
- MSI P35 Platinum Makes a Comeback
- Can MicroATX Boards Do the Job?
- Eight P35-DDR2 Motherboards Compared
- Pipe Dreams: Six P35-DDR3 Motherboards Compared
We covered the technology in our X38 Express technical introduction, and examined its major
X38 Comparison Part 2: DDR3 Motherboards : Read more
We covered the technology in our X38 Express technical introduction, and examined its major
X38 Comparison Part 2: DDR3 Motherboards : Read more
The best-equipped DDR3 board from Asus, the Maximus Extreme looks a lot like the DDR2-compatible
X38 Comparison Part 2: DDR3 Motherboards : Read more
The best-equipped DDR3 board from Asus, the Maximus Extreme looks a lot like the DDR2-compatible
X38 Comparison Part 2: DDR3 Motherboards : Read more
The Asus Maximus Extreme is the clear winner in today’s competition for two reasons: first, it has
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The Maximus Extreme provides a wide range of overclocking controls, far beyond what’s needed to
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The Asus Maximus Extreme is the clear winner in today’s competition for two reasons: first, it has
X38 Comparison Part 2: DDR3 Motherboards : Read more
The Asus Maximus Extreme is the clear winner in today’s competition for two reasons: first, it has
X38 Comparison Part 2: DDR3 Motherboards : Read more
Gigabyte’s GA-X38T-DQ6 sticks to the proven layout of its previously tested DD2 sibling, the
X38 Comparison Part 2: DDR3 Motherboards : Read more
We covered the technology in our X38 Express technical introduction, and examined its major
X38 Comparison Part 2: DDR3 Motherboards : Read more
Each board had good CPU overclocking capabilities, but a few had problems with high memory speeds
X38 Comparison Part 2: DDR3 Motherboards : Read more