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at least they kept the heatpipes fairly simple
Is this a motherboard or a router? I can't tell.
OMG! 10 SATA ports, 4 ethernet ports, and 8 USB ports :up:
Which chip is that between the PCIe slot's?What's is it for?
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Originally Posted by kuhla
lol. +1
4 LAN ports....why???, thus far...i'm loving it!!
But i need to explore the PCB a bit more.
4x 1000mbit...
HD-quality pron downstream while watching...?
The Firewire ports are gone.....another I/O bracket to be added...god.
What is that large chip beside the NB?....has a IHS?, i only see three Realtek LAN chips, where is the fourth?
Do you mean the chip between the PCIe slots?Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard Dower
Yeah..it says IDT, i'm sure i have seen this chip on other boards, was it an MSI board?...is it a PCI-E switch? (it is PCI-E switch)
what a crap mobo.
the chip between the pci-e slots is IDT PCI-Express Switch , you can use 2x 16x !
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Huh?....2 16x slots????, which chip is it?
http://www.idt.com/?id=162
All i can make out from the pic is HPES...
There is no generation 2.0 PCI-E chip listed with 32 lanes?
That actually looks pretty damn sweet :D
I was thinking of getting a P5E...but i think i may end up getting either this, the MSI or the P5Q-E!
Translated
IDT PCI-Express Switch chips, with two 4 x PCI-e
I think with this chip you can have 32 lines in the Two main PCI-E
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Yes but the second PCI-E slot is only 8x electrical...take a close look, notice the Texas Instruments chip underneath the cut out notch under the PCI-E slot?...the pins inside only extend to 8x and the rest of the slot if solid plastic.
Also notice the old (and crappy) plastic push pins are back on the NB??...X38 featured metal spring screws to secure the NB heatsink better onto the PCB.
Oh no! No more IDT chip for extla PCIe lanes ... this chip is unstable like hell and is buggy ... like on Maximus Extreme ...
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Originally Posted by Richard Dower
that chip get extra 4x
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I must say that I like the layout of this board, very symmetrical with lots of ports. But, I'm thinking this board is going to cost a pretty penny.
Is that 6 or 12 phase power for the CPU... I'm confused. :shrug:
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With the super DQ6 from gigabyte coming out, it seems as if they've screwed that whole extra attachment onto the top of that northbridge heatsink.
Which would render it effectively useless.
12 phase, 24 MOSFETs and 12 coils. It;s using the latest Intersil ISL6336CRZ 6 phase PWM; http://www.intersil.com/cda/devicein...ISL6336,0.html
Two Silicon Image SiI5723 chips, two purple ports per chip; http://www.siliconimage.com/products...ct.aspx?id=103
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Originally Posted by virtualrain
12 cpu + 3 NB +3 Mem
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What an awesome mobo, has HD file streaming and storage written all over it.
Great list of reasons there :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by TEDY
It does the job. I prefer this method, would mean I could use my mcw30 without any problems or unused mounting holes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard Dower
You can't have 16x electrical in the second slot. It's only 8x. Marketing playing with eletrical and physical?
Super Dq6...pray tell? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by cegras
Freaking Gigabyte.. This is a server mobo with a router with ... EVERY THING that you don't need.
I thought the NB and mem were using two phase?Quote:
Originally Posted by mascaras
Holy USB LAN SATA heaven :shocked: :slobber:
I think the IDT chip is for the two 4x PCI-E slots....this mobo is not 16x-16x electrical so you can't run Crossfire at 16x on both cards, 8x-8x...yes. The PCB features four bios flash parts, two for the man/backup Gigabyte bios while the other two are serial flash chips for the SiliconImage controllers, thus it should be possible with the SteelVine software to flash the embedded bios/firmware when the user wants to.
Thus far i am loving this board, it's my next purchase for sure...tons of features, tons of SATA and all the rest, layout seems solid.
Guys, i think i found the IDT chip:
http://www.idt.com/?partID=89HPES16T4G2ZABXG
I made out alot of the code, 89HPES16T...then i spotted BXG, so this might be the chip. It's generation 2.0 PCI-E spec. thus it is 16x, it must control the two 4x slots and the 8x slot...making 16x, the top PCI-E slot is 16x...how many lanes does P45 have?
It must be controlling the two 4x slots (8x lanes), then the PCI-E LAN chips...i see three on the PCB but the I/O shows four LAN ports, it must also be controlling the SATA ports as well and maybe the Silicon Image chips...that would eat 16x lanes easy.
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Originally Posted by Richard Dower
P45 = 32 lanes
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Originally Posted by mascaras
lanes on the ICH10R dont count :)
I like the DS5 better =/
For info on what that chip between the PCI-E slots does check this video:
http://www.hexus.tv/show/2008/03/Bra...cial_features/
Asus, MSI and Gigabyte are all using it to allow 2x 8x PCI-E slots in crossfire, the Intel specification for the P45 actually says one 8x slot, and one 4x slot for crossfire.
So for any P45 board with 2x 8x PCI-E slots, it needs that extra chip for the extra 4 lanes.
board looks ok, i would never use more than 2lan ports and 4usb tho.
i would like to see a review of the 12 phase power system.
OT: funny how everytime i visit hexus all of their ad banners say "ADBLOCK? :'( "
hahahahahaha
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Originally Posted by Richard Dower
Where do you find this to be confirmed? I read somewhere (I forget) that it is really only 6 phase CPU. I heard only ASUS actuallt uses full true 8 phase, not counting the 2 phase NB and 2 phase vdimm (so essentially the same 12 phase except for recent P5E3 premium on X48 wich is now offers 3 phase vdimm), yet they dont market it as 12 phase (or now 13).Quote:
Originally Posted by mascaras
Sort of if thats all you needed it for, or better yet a dual 2gb up/down streaming LAN for mega file transfering or gaming. You will indeed need at least one 4 port pouter just to use it or a big hub/switch to share with the rest of you workstations.Quote:
Originally Posted by computerking
Same here. I'm sure it's purely a Gigabyte marketing ploy to show a higher number to look more impressive over the rest or to out show ASUS's own true 8 phase. As far as I can see, it really only passes Abit's 5 phase so far, In CPU area. I'd like to how digital really compares to solid anolog like in DFI stuff, as they still use it on some high end models, the anolog PRM.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gen
Yes, but does the chip ADD addition lanes, or does it just convert lanes to a different format?, i.e. 8x-8x...it must also be controlling the two PCI-E 4x slots also.Quote:
Originally Posted by bhavv
lol another GB thread hehe
yupQuote:
Originally Posted by Richard Dower
12 phase.
I think it's controlled as 6 phase but there is double the components for each phase so it can deliver the power of 12 phase but is still only controlled by a 6-phase device... that's where the confusion is arising.
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Another Gigabyte thread?...OKAY!!! :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by dinos22
That is correct, thats why it's called virtual 12 phraseQuote:
Originally Posted by virtualrain
OK....so, how are Asus offering native 16 phase on there new high end P45 board?
Oh, and remember how Asus slammed GB for the DQ6 and 12 phase and how it wasn't nesscary?...oh how times have changed.
Not a mobo for people with case windows thats for sure. Unless you swing that way
same phases that was around forever already on the P35-DQ6 and later X38-DQ6, EXP38-DS4/DS5/DQ6, i only have P35-DS3P with the 6 phases and from what is on the forums at least the vDroop is smaller than on the Asuses P5E that has the 8 phase
Man, I can wait to get one!!
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Originally Posted by Jimmer411
:rofl: :rofl: :clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimmer411
i honestly couldn't care less about colours myself though but i have told my contacts about colour resentment in this forum at least hehehe
I really like Gigabyte.
But those colours are only for folks in Asia.
I dont mind 1-2 extra ordinary colours.
But on the sata connectors to. We are not children
Man I really like that board.
Theres one reason why I dont like Gigabyte boards. They just dont look very appealing compared to Asus and MSI.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimmer411
they all look the same to me. hehehe. not really a good choice for modders. :( kiddy colors :down:
I love the colors imo.
lol my reason for not likin gigabyte cause most of the bioses i seen sukQuote:
Originally Posted by bhavv
965-p35-x38 all suk in my opinion
now i know why my freind lent me his 965-dq6 cause it suks lol