DFI LANPARTY X38-T2R for ddr2 @ computex

[[XC] hipno650]

all we need is full fan cooling on the NB and SB then ill buy it. i could care less about noise but cooling and "cleanness" are essential to me.

[dinos22]

the only drawback is the placement of RAM slots so close to the first PCIe 16x slot..........it means you will have to remove the GFX card every time you change the RAM....that sucks


i also hope they improve the digital PWM because after seeing some fried boards recently from a few different manufacturers it doesn't inspire confidence.....hipro5 doesn't seem to think they can handle high loads well at all

[safan80]

very nice board.

[Revv23]

digital VRM = :thumbsdown:

Hopefully with 8-phases that will be enough to handle high load without extreme heat.

[nfm]

I want LanParty P35-T2R, I want it now. Where is it, it's June already. I won't be able to survive till August to get X38-T2R. Any info on P35-T2R? I will be playing Conroe and don't want to use Asus or other motherboards, I only trust DFI when overclocking.

[Brother Esau]

This is fabulous news! I am really glad to see that D.F.I will be coming to the plate on time instead of 8 months behind everyone else, I was really starting to worry about them going under with their recent track record.

[Sumanji]

I don't see any header for the audio module... looks like they dropped Karajan?!

That gap in the I/O is probably reserved for some large heatpipe monstrosity

[perkam]

I want LanParty P35-T2R, I want it now. Where is it, it's June already.

lol...P35 came out in 2007...so don't wait up for it from DFI until next year.

You have much to learn about DFI, young grasshopper...think DFI Dark

Perkam

[Apollonas]

lol...P35 came out in 2007...so don't wait up for it from DFI until next year.

You have much to learn about DFI, young grasshopper...think DFI Dark

Perkam

And when X38 came out?

[M3kk]

~ 2010 :d:d

[Metroid]

DFI has bad time releasing. No wonder if that appears in middle 2008.

Sad it is always late.

[BulldogPO]

I´m definently going to buy this board..

[saaya]

must have.... must have

[VictorWang]

I hate digi pwm

[DFI pit bull]

You have much to learn about DFI, young grasshopper...think DFI Dark

LOL!!!!

[JamesAvery22]

e-SATA are for external hard disc, they are also not "L" shaped inside but "l" shaped inside. So having e-SATA inside is rather useless. What were you thinking?

It's probably 2 SATA ports that are controlled by another chip individual of the other one. To sort out the problem that not all SATA optical drives can be used when the south bridge RAID option is enabled. Like their ICFX3200 mobo.

e-sata ports on the motherboard that aren't external are "L"(the port is where the other SATA ports and not with the I/O panel stuff). E-sata brackets will have a cable with an "L" side to plug into the motherboard and an "I" plug on the external part. Almost every e-sata enclosure is packaged with this kind of bracket. AFAIK e-sata "compatable" sata mobo ports only differ in terms of their power requirements.
Look at the xbx2's red colored sata plug. Its designated as e-sata.

[Boogerlad]

hey,i'm a noob here. What's difference bettween digital and analog pwm?

[virtualrain]

hey,i'm a noob here. What's difference bettween digital and analog pwm?

I think these guys answer your question...

http://powerelectronics.com/digital_...ower_qa041706/

Bob White
Staff Engineer
Artesyn Technologies

"There are two reasons to use digital instead of analog in a given application: it costs less or can do something valuable that cannot be done in analog. Cost is an open question. However, there are some clear opportunities to add value in digital PWM that are difficult or impossible in analog. One possibility is tuning control loops to their loads by GUI rather than by soldering iron.

Another is adaptive control loops that adjust their compensation ’on the fly’ to maintain optimum performance over dynamically changing conditions. As soon as the IC suppliers offer such devices with only a 10% to 20% price penalty, power designers will start making the switch. However, I do expect digital and analog PWM to co-exist for many, many years."

Mark Wells
Director of Marketing
Power-One

"To answer this question perhaps it is better to ask 'Are power designers prepared to stay with analog-based solutions?' Given the ever increasing demands for performance and features placed on power systems today, analog based solutions require complex, expensive and costly support circuitry to enable those features. With analog solutions there is a need for PLLs for synchronization and interleave, ADCs and a MUX for monitoring, sensing and feedback circuits for current share, a DAC for output voltage set point and margining, etc. - and all this is fixed circuitry on the board.

With a digital solution these features and many more are completely integrated into the silicon resulting in a lower cost, lower complexity, lower risk and more feature-enabled system all configurable via a standard interface. Only those who enjoy the fine art of tedious debug and engineering redesign will stay with analog-based solutions in the future."

[koosjebram]

So 8 pins PCI connector is getting more widespread huh.
Wonder if most new PSU's have two 8 pin connectors or you 'll have to chose whether one would overclock his mobo or graphic card

[Revage]

I hate digi pwm

why i JUST LOVE IT

[zerazax]

anandtech's preview of x38 mobo's looks promising... possible late july release?

i'm so waiting for it..

[Sumanji]

We got any pics of the RD790-M2R yet? Sorry, slightly OT :p

[erwinz]

I hate digi pwm

why??

is it not good for oc??

[L1m1t.NL]

We have some pics of the LanParty P35-T2R and -T3R and they look very similar to the X38 LanParty motherboards.
They also feature the digital PWM, which according to the article should improve overclockability. I wonder what that hole between the I/O-connections is for? Just hope they get a good price and that they are on time... Looks good though!


The all-new DFI LanParty P35-T2R and DFI LanParty P35-T3R (still looking for facial differences between the boards... )

Link (Warning: In Dutch!)

[zerazax]

So the DFI LP P35 does exist..