News Gigabyte X38-DQ6

[boblemagnifique]

X38-DQ6

Here official characteristics of this X38 which will be available about semi September in your retailers in 2 versions: DDR2 and DDR3 (X38-DQ6 & X38T-DQ6)

For the price, it would seem to be in the prices of the current P35-DQ6 is between 210€ and 240€ including all taxes public price (Price French)

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[3000MACHINES]

Nice card ! If the performance are there, it could be a must have

[Poki]

Interesting 1600fsb support? I can't wait to see the x38's tested.

[dinos22]

Interesting 1600fsb support? I can't wait to see the x38's tested.

you won't have to wait very long

hopefully we can get some cracked SLI drivers as well for testing hey

[BeardyMan]

hehe gigabyte tends to have some flashy boards it seems
price is a tad to high for me though :/

[koc]

Only 2 PCI-EXPRESS X16 slots

and the PCI slot just under the VGA slot

[LuckyNV]

hehe gigabyte tends to have some flashy boards it seems
price is a tad to high for me though :/

the DS4 should be a fair bit cheaper judging by the P965/P35 models

RAM slots are blocked if a long PCB card is used in the top slot, both PCI slots are blocked if a tall cooler is used in the bottom slot, but at least no more heatsink city and CPU socket is closer to the top.

Anyone have a better picture of the rear IO?

Not bad overall, a good indication of what a DS4 and DS3P might look like, I just can't wait for the day that Gigabyte uses a more sexy colour scheme, it just looks like something made out of spare parts

I was waiting for a Rev2.0 P35-DS4, but i think I will wait for an X38-DS4 instead, guaranteed no heatsink city and added flexibility of putting a GFX card at the bottom instead of top since I like rear mounted HR-03 instead.

[Baron]

Look at that back I/O.

8 USB ports.

[[XC] Lead Head]

I really hope those prices are just a direct conversion from one currency to another, 240 Euros would be almost $480 US Dollars...

[k|ngp|n]

you won't have to wait very long

hopefully we can get some cracked SLI drivers as well for testing hey

Now your talkin

[BeardyMan]

I just can't wait for the day that Gigabyte uses a more sexy colour scheme, it just looks like something made out of spare parts

Lol

anyways didn't knew sli bridges were that wide nowdays?

(if people managed to hack to sli that is)

[boblemagnifique]

I really hope those prices are just a direct conversion from one currency to another, 240 Euros would be almost $480 US Dollars...

i don't think because : 240€ = 327$ US

But I think that X38 will be sold less expensive in the USA (between 250$ and 300$)

[boblemagnifique]

you won't have to wait very long

hopefully we can get some cracked SLI drivers as well for testing hey

Yes i Hope , i think have a sample for 1 or 2 week

Wait & see

[dinos22]

Now your talkin

i'm merely expressing hope lol

[Jacky]

Is this a legit gigabyte presentation? They can't even spell copper in "with all cooper Silent-Pipe", strange typo
fsb 1600 sounds really nice, I thought the first fsb 1600 cpus will be server and then there is going to be refresh like with conroe 1066-1333mhz fsb, is this still correct?

[largon]

IMO, this is a waste of perfectly good motherboard components and silicon. And I'm talking about Gigabyte products in general.

Look at that back I/O.

8 USB ports.

You mean 4x USB and 4x eSATA as per the slides in the 1st post?

[Baron]

You mean 4x USB and 4x eSATA as per the slides in the 1st post?

http://www.ixtremtek.com/ixtek/Hardw...X38spec1-5.jpg


Says 8 there.

[largon]

I think I only see 4 USBs (under the Firewires) in the pic, those under the RJ45s look different, something like eSATAs would look like.

And one of the slides says:
7. Features SATA 3Gb/s with Quad eSATA 2 interface Don't see any eSATAs in there - except those in the I/O backpanel. Maybe some hardware-illiterate techie-wannabe from Gigabyte marketing dept. can't tell the difference between USB and eSATA?

I suspect Gigabyte's incompetence in making the slides is the explanation.

edit:
Here's another preview of X38-DQ6.
That's not the same board though. See the attachments.

[boblemagnifique]

I think I only see 4 USBs (under the Firewires) in the pic, those under the RJ45s look different, something like eSATAs would look like.

And one of the slides says:
7. Features SATA 3Gb/s with Quad eSATA 2 interface Don't see any eSATAs in there - except those in the I/O backpanel. Maybe some hardware-illiterate techie-wannabe from Gigabyte marketing dept. can't tell the difference between USB and eSATA?

I suspect Gigabyte's incompetence in making the slides is the explanation.

edit:
Here's another preview of X38-DQ6.
That's not the same board though. See the attachments.

The model of Hardwarezone is a old sample i think , there was change on the final version.

The infos come from Gigabyte France (kit media sent by Gigabyte Taiwan) for the retailers and the press

[Jamesrt2004]

i don't think because : 240€ = 327$ US

But I think that X38 will be sold less expensive in the USA (between 250$ and 300$)

prices are normally the same in europe as in USA asin €40 normallys is about $40/45

so nothing big

[NapalmV5]

Only 2 PCI-EXPRESS X16 slots

and the PCI slot just under the VGA slot

only 2 decent pci-e ?

WTF is going on with mobo manuf..

[Frank M]

Not bad overall, a good indication of what a DS4 and DS3P might look like

X38-DS3P? Sounds too good to be true...

[OBR]

Where are a super new X38 features? I am seeing only TWO x16 PCI Ex slots ... nothing more ... Specification is the same like P35 ...

[Frank M]

Its two full x16 PCIe 2.0 slots, so its a bit different...
Also has ICH9R, supposedly better memory-handling and overclocking, more
eSata, etc. What else do you think it should have?

[LuckyNV]

X38-DS3P? Sounds too good to be true...

well DS4/DS3P has always shared the same PCB as the DQ6, but with differences like lower phase power and no heatpipes on the DS3P

Where are a super new X38 features? I am seeing only TWO x16 PCI Ex slots ... nothing more ... Specification is the same like P35 ...

P35 has 2 full size slots @ 16x and 4x, or with bridge chip thing for dual 8x/8x

X38 is supposed to have 2 full size slots both at 16x/16x