Official DFI LanParty UT X38-T2R(and LT) Discussion/Review/Overclock/Guide Thread

[2000army]

http://us.dfi.com.tw/Product/xx_prod...YPE=MB&SITE=US

Drivers - http://us.dfi.com.tw/Support/Downloa...FLAG=A&SITE=US

Manual - http://us.dfi.com.tw/Support/Downloa...FLAG=A&SITE=US

BIOS -

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 1333*/1066/800MHz system bus speed
*Available only on CPUs that support 1333MHz FSB


Chipset
Intel® chipset
- Northbridge: Intel® X38 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")

[jmmtn4aj]

The UT picture has a different colour scheme and no heatsinks.. eh? :p

[2000army]

Ya have not seen an official picture of the X38 UT besides the one back in May.... If anyone has one please post

[emoners]

WOW you guys are simply awesome! the board isn't out yet & it already has a thread!

[asp6000]

Am I the only one that thinks $330 for a new board seems kinda high? When the X58 or whatever comes out they will probably cost $400++

[Brother Esau]

But you know you want it

[emoners]

damn...now i'm confused if i should get the DFI X38 or the 790FX-M2R...DFI all the way!

[Brother Esau]

Well I would say the 790FX but coming into it with the knowledge that Phenom with the errata bug will be present for a couple of months but I am quite sure that $179.00 6200+ will scream in the board indeed

[Praz]

It will be interesting to see how this board performs with 2x2GB modules. Either 4 or 8GB of memory and Vist64 will most likely be my first configuration.

[Brother Esau]

Kind of a loaded question but how optimistic do you feel about the Cell Shock dilemma in this board John?

[Praz]

I think clocks and voltages will be alright for 5-5-5 but don't think anything will change concerning 4-4-4. Ashame really.

[mad_skills]

It doesn't varies much from the UT P35 model.

[2000army]

What should I use to Water cool the NB ...MCW30? and how about air cooling SB with evercool chipset? Looks like it would fit

[shawn1998]

The evercool chipset cooler does not fit on the P35 version, so I doubt it will fit on this. There is a small component right above the sb heatsink that interferes with any round chipset cooler. I ended up getting aone of these:

http://www.svc.com/cnb-s1l.html

Yes, it's passive, but it was a perfect fit and it's solid copper. It cools a heck of alot better than the stock aluminum one does.

[lazy]

lol i been debating if i should start a thread for this but good
someone else did

should be getting mine hopefully before next friday

[aehmkei]

New ETA for the UT Version on motherboardpro is now 20.December,
I still don't know if I shall laugh or whine :/

Problems with their new planned heatpipe or what the heck caused the delay?? Board seems to be ready or why will the LT version come earlier??

[Brother Esau]

I was talking to Mike @motherboardpro last night and he stated that probably around Christmas for UT version.

[CrashOv3r1De]

Knowing DFI, this board will be awesom IMO and we will see a nice perfromace increase over what we have seen from the other X38 boards so far

[Praz]

Knowing DFI, this board will be awesom IMO and we will see a nice perfromace increase over what we have seen from the other X38 boards so far

Would be nice. But can't expect miracles with the X38 chipset. To date, there has been no X38 DDR2 board released that has justified switching from a P35 board other the x16 on the second PCI-E slot.

[Brother Esau]

Are the two X16 slots both Running @ X16 PCI-E 2.0???

[Praz]

Are the two X16 slots both Running @ X16 PCI-E 2.0???

Yes they are.

[zsamz_]

whats the diffeence between ut n lt versions

[Brother Esau]

I believe just the cooling but I cannot make direct comparison to P35 LT on my end to confirm but thats supposed to be the only difference!

Personally I would buy the UT Version on my end because the stock cooling on the UT P35 is killer vs spending 45.00- 60.00 in after market cooling

[C-N]

Personally I would buy the UT Version on my end because the stock cooling on the UT P35 is killer vs spending 45.00- 60.00 in after market cooling

Same here.

LOL I was just reading the Abit IX48 MAX thread & most of the posters there are dead against heatpipes...... then again they probably never had the pleasure of one that actually worked.

Its a shame the UT is going to be delayed I fear it may miss my hard earned if x48 is out with other manufacturers

CN

[asp6000]

Without running crossfire or DDR3 what's the benefit of going to X38? As I understand, performance-wise X38 = P35.