**Official DFI LanParty UT X48-T2R(and LT) Discussion

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03-13-2008, 03:28 PM
Forsaken1

**Official DFI LanParty UT X48-T2R(and LT) Discussion

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/35c43774.jpg
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/P3230635.jpg
Note:northbridge cooler is shipped inside box.You must install.In the first picture,it is the silver item that says lanparty on it.

LANPARTY LT X48-T2R http://www.dfi.com.tw/Product/xx_pro...YPE=MB&SITE=US

LANPARTY UT X48-T2R http://www.dfi.com.tw/Product/xx_pro...YPE=MB&SITE=US

CPU support list
http://us.dfi.com.tw/Support/mb_cpu_...D=5915&SITE=US

Recommended Memory for overclocking
http://www.dfi.com.tw/Product/xx_pro...RODUCT_ID=5917

Manual
http://www.dfi.com.tw/Support/Downlo...YPE=MB&SITE=US

BIOS
http://www.dfi.com.tw/Support/Downlo...FLAG=A&SITE=US

Drivers
http://www.dfi.com.tw/Support/Downlo...FLAG=A&SITE=US

Understanding GTL reference vaules.
http://www.edgeofstability.com/index.html

Clunk's GTL ref.
http://www.clunk.org.uk/forums/12436-post11.html

Purchase USA.If outside usa.Shoot mike a email.
http://www.motherboardpro.com/DFI-LP...ard-p-540.html

Specification
CPU

# LGA 775 socket for: - Intel® CoreTM2 Quad and Intel® CoreTM2 Duo
# Supports Intel Enhanced Memory 64 Technology (EMT64T)
# Supports Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST)
# Supports Intel Hyper-Threading Technology
# Supports 1600/1333/1066/800MHz FSB

Chipset

# Intel® chipset - Northbridge: Intel® X48 Express chipset (with Intel® Fast Memory Access technology) - Southbridge: Intel® ICH9R

Memory

# Four 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets
# Supports DDR2 667/800 MHz
# Delivers up to 12.8Gb/s bandwidth
# Supports dual channel (128-bit wide) memory interface
# Supports up to 8GB system memory
# Supports unbuffered x8 and x16 DIMMs

Expansion Slots

# 2 PCI Express (Gen 2) x16 slots (PCIE 1 and PCIE 3) - 2-way CrossFire at x16/x16 bandwidth - 2-way CrossFire + Physics at x16/x16/x4 bandwidth
# 1 PCI Express x1 slot (PCIE 2)
# 1 PCI Express x4 slot (PCIE 4)
# 3 PCI slots

BIOS

# Award BIOS
# 8Mbit flash memory
# CMOS Reloaded

Audio

# Bernstein audio module - Realtek ALC885 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - Center/subwoofer, rear R/L and side R/L jacks - Line-in, line-out (front R/L) and mic-in jacks - 2 coaxial RCA S/PDIF-in/out jacks - 1 optical S/PDIF connector - 1 CD-in connector - 1 front audio connector
# DAC SNR/ADC SNR of 106dB/101dB
# Full-rate lossless content protection technology

LAN

# Marvell 88E8052 and Marvell 88E8053 PCIE Gigabit LAN controllers
# Fully compliant to IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASE-TX) and 802.3ab (1000BASE-T) standards

IEEE 1394

# VIA VT6307
# Supports two 100/200/400 Mb/sec ports

Storage

# Intel ICH9R chip - Intel Matrix Storage technology - Supports up to 6 SATA devices - SATA speed up to 3Gb/s - RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5
# JMicron JMB363 PCI Express to SATA and PATA host controller - Supports up to 2 UltraDMA 100Mbps IDE devices - Supports 2 SATA devices - SATA speed up to 3Gb/s - RAID 0 and RAID 1

Rear Panel I/O Ports

# Mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port and PS/2 keyboard port
# 1 IEEE 1394 port
# 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
# 2 RJ45 LAN ports

I/O Connectors

# 3 connectors for 6 additional external USB 2.0 ports
# 1 connector for an external COM port
# 1 connector for an IEEE 1394 port
# 1 connector for the Bernstein audio module
# 1 front audio connector (on the Bernstein audio module)
# 1 CD-in connector (on the Bernstein audio module)
# 1 S/PDIF connector (on the Bernstein audio module)
# 1 IrDA connector
# 1 CIR connector
# 8 Serial ATA connectors
# 1 40-pin IDE connector and 1 floppy connector
# 1 24-pin ATX power connector
# 1 8-pin 12V power connector
# 2 4-pin 5V/12V power connectors (FDD type)
# 1 front panel connector
# 6 fan connectors
# 1 diagnostic LED
# EZ touch switches (power switch and reset switch)

Power Management

# ACPI and OS Directed Power Management
# ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function
# Wake-On-PS/2 / Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse
# Wake-On-LAN and Wake-On-Ring
# RTC timer to power-on the system
# AC power failure recovery

Hardware Monitor

# Monitors CPU/system/Northbridge temperature and overheat alarm
# Monitors Vcore/Vdimm/Vnb/VCC5/12V/V5sb/Vbat voltages
# Monitors the speed of the cooling fans
# CPU Overheat Protection function monitors CPU temperature and fan during system boot-up - automatic shutdown upon system overheat

PCB

# 6 layers, ATX form factor
# 24.5cm (9.64") x 30.5cm (12") All specifications above are subject to change without prior notice.
03-13-2008, 03:29 PM
Forsaken1

Known aftermarket cooling solutions with no mods required to install.Please post if you have one.

Cpu air:

Northbridge air:
Thermaltake extreme spirt II.

Northbridge water:
Swiftech MCW30
Enzotech SNBW-SLI Aprrox 85% coverage.

Southbridge air:
Thermaltake extreme spirt II.Questionable with dual slot cooling graphics card.

Southbridge water:
Swiftech MCW30.Questionable with dual slot cooling graphics card.

Other:
03-13-2008, 03:40 PM
loonym

I really like the fact that dfi still uses socketed bios on their boards.
03-13-2008, 03:45 PM
chunkylover77

I get my tracking number tomorrow.
03-13-2008, 03:54 PM
GripS

Quote:

Originally Posted by loonym

I really like the fact that dfi still uses socketed bios on their boards.

It makes sense to use a socketed bios. Think of all the money that can be saved on RMA's. Somebody hoses a bios flash and all DFI has to do is pop in a new bios chip and send the motherboard back to the customer. Or better yet. Just ship out a new bios chip to the customer and let them do it themselves. All higher end motherboards should use socketed bios chips.
03-13-2008, 05:07 PM
kup

Ok, this is my biggest n00b question ever but here goes...

Which is the better version with DFI (I've never used them), UT, LT or DK?
03-13-2008, 05:15 PM
jimmyz

Quote:

Originally Posted by kup

Ok, this is my biggest n00b question ever but here goes...

Which is the better version with DFI (I've never used them), UT, LT or DK?

basically the order you have them in. UT is the top dog with the best cooling arrangement, LT has normal-ish heatsinks but shares the same layout and most components, DK is the budget segment, cheaper components fewer pci-e slots etc.
03-13-2008, 05:30 PM
zanzabar

the LT probly has a better heatsink like last time, some1 needs to upload the bios so we x38 users can get it
03-13-2008, 05:35 PM
kup

So putting cooling aside because most of us here will change it or mod it in some way, which board is the one designed for all out overclocking performance? I assume the UT being that it is the top dog?
03-13-2008, 06:14 PM
zanzabar

they are probly the same
03-13-2008, 06:46 PM
Brother Esau

Isn't the X48 Chipset just a Higher binned X38 Chipset?
03-13-2008, 06:49 PM
kup

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brother Esau

Isn't the X48 Chipset just a Higher binned X38 Chipset?

Indeed it is.
03-13-2008, 06:54 PM
zanzabar

i wounder how the wireless integration works i hope that its a card or a usb header and not something that would keep us from flashing up to it
03-13-2008, 07:03 PM
runmc

The UT and LT are the same board with different cooling solutions. I'm not sure about the DK, I never had one.
03-13-2008, 07:04 PM
kup

The wireless is in the new IHCR10 SouthBridge.
03-13-2008, 07:13 PM
zanzabar

then why would it have an ich9r and wifi
03-13-2008, 07:33 PM
mad_skills

Quote:

Originally Posted by runmc

The UT and LT are the same board with different cooling solutions. I'm not sure about the DK, I never had one.

Correct. UT and LT perform basically the same. Dark version LanParty has somewhat different bios with some fewer options and thus is slightly outperformed by UT and LT version. And of course it's a lot cheaper.
03-13-2008, 07:36 PM
kup

I meant that the new ICHR10 will have Wireless intergrated, not that the ICHR9 does.

Where does it say this board will have wireless intergration?
03-13-2008, 07:50 PM
zanzabar

sorry i misread it
03-13-2008, 08:32 PM
ColonelCain

I wonder if someone can mod the X48 T2R bios to flash an X38 T2R with...
03-14-2008, 02:18 PM
Forsaken1

Shipping date change from MotherboardPro.com. site.

We expect to start fulfilling orders for this product on 3-17-2008.
03-14-2008, 02:33 PM
nzbleach

what advantage does the X48 chipset have over the X38?
03-14-2008, 02:35 PM
zanzabar

Quote:

Originally Posted by ColonelCain

I wonder if someone can mod the X48 T2R bios to flash an X38 T2R with...

why would u have to mod the bios, it uses winflash thats a clean version to flash so u can flash whatever u want to the rom

uve been with asus to long
03-14-2008, 03:13 PM
mad_skills

Quote:

Originally Posted by nzbleach

what advantage does the X48 chipset have over the X38?

Something like this:

Quote:

The basic differences between the chipset Intel x48 and x38 is the official support to 1600 MHz system bus, corresponding frequency dividers, and also the possibility to exploit a pair of modules DDR 3-1600 with XMP technology and 1.8 v .

http://xtreview.com/images/intel%20x48%20vs%20x38.jpg
http://xtreview.com/addcomment-id-35...8-chispet.html

Somewhat better memory overclocking and native support.
03-14-2008, 03:29 PM
zsamz_

Quote:

Originally Posted by zanzabar

why would u have to mod the bios, it uses winflash thats a clean version to flash so u can flash whatever u want to the rom

uve been with asus to long

yup:rofl: i had flashed bios with the x38-dk bios:rofl:

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