Intel's X48 high-end gaming-oriented chipset, the anticipated successor to the only-just-released X38 chipset, is set to debut in Q1 2008 - supporting DDR 3 memory only, it has emerged.

According to leaked Intel presentation slides posted by Chinese-language site HKPEC, the X48 will not support DDR 2 memory, though it will up the frontside bus clock frequency to 1600MHz.

It will handle DDR 3 DIMMs clocked at 800, 1067, 1333 and 1600MHz - the latter using Intel's so-called XMP (eXtreme Memory Profile) specification, designed to make overclocking a less hit and miss operation.

X48-based boards will sport up to four DIMM slots, two per channel. However, only two 1600MHz, 1.8V DIMMs can be added to the board. Anyone using 1600MHz memory will only be able to connect up a 1066MHz or 1600MHz FSB processor. Only non-ECC memory modules are supported.

The X48 supports two x16 PCI Express 2.0 slots and connects to Intel's ICH9 southbridge chip, which brings six 3Gbps SATA ports, Gigabit Ethernet, 12 USB ports and six PCIe lanes for configuration as two x1 ports and either a x4 connector or four more x1 slots.

The first X38 motherboards began to be launched this week, less than a month after it was first claimed Intel was readying the X48.



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damn it!! and here i am still stuck on 965 chipset.....wonder if this gonna be sli or crosfire support??

1 thing for sure is that its gonna be hard on your wallet hahaha

Owh.
This is great.

This is so F*cking great!
X48 doesn't support DDR2!

it seem like time for phase out ddr2....hmmm very good marketing strategy....
q1 next year that is so early even the x38 not matured enough yet..

that is good news right, DDR3 are going to be cheaper.

it will be crazy price for X48......
bt sure X38 price might drop:D

dude again another late news

the difference so far is the X48 are handpicked x38's and supports ddr3 only

except gigabyte has a x48 ddr2 variant.

also x48 mobos supposedely does not have the EIST problem that the X38 has

other than that no difference.

the x38 ddr2 price should be holding up still
and expect the Maximus Extreme to be the X48 version

now i can try x38 with lower price.
haha

ddr3 vs ddr2
kekek go see in XS
victor wang gave a lesson on the POWAh of ddr2...
the thread is there somewhere

This X48 chipset comes with no RAID support on ICHR9 ?

SO this is the next generation mobo ad...
juz like the mobo now din support DDR ram...
or when a totally new card adapter coming out, then onli a motherboard can be called next gen mobo??

is "NEXT CRAZY MOBO"........

no point going for x48, since ddr3 ram price like boom... make big hole in ur pocket... if ddr3 ram priced like current ddr 2 then it ok le, even can buy x58if got...

This post has been edited by arjuna_mfna: Nov 3 2007, 11:08 PM

OMG... still in 965 chipset and juz heard the X38 recently then now X48... omg.... so fast.... not even get my hand on P35 yet... hahaa

X48 just for who looking for QX9770(3.2Ghz..1600FSB).....

Yawn, meh, yawn, meh.

Uses more power, heats up more for 5% more OC, yay.


Perfect computing bliss.

well,old news already as P45 already on the way coming together with the X48,
and one thing great is,i heard that P45 can support both SLi and CF.

anyway,like bro cstkl1 said,X48 is just a minor upgrade of X38 which i think update bios of X38 can support like X48.

why dont we just wait and see any bios update in the future?
just like P965 update bios can run 1333fsb.

asus x38 maximus formula supports 1600fsb procs

not just maximus formula, every asus x38 mobo support 1600fsb