Quote Originally Posted by vcp-cur View Post
but does 8 digital phases vs 4 analog phases benefit you from anything?
besides droop 0.03v vs 0.01v , not a big issue i tink..

dk p35 @ ~ $135 is really good .. paired with like 4 gigs of memory , an E8400 or Xeon E3110..
I have a DFI INF (Bloodiron) P35 with a 4 phase PWM & the DFI LP P35 with the 8 phase PWM & for me the difference in benching is really nothing as both boards can prime a Q6600 well over 4GHz.

The problem is the Blood Iron's PWM is stressed past the max & runs hotter than the sun on a sunny day running maybe 60 ~ 70oC cooled with 2 90mm 75 CFM Panaflow fans on full tilt compared to the LP that runs 40 ~ 50oC with just a slow average speed & CFM 60mm fan in a case!!!

Dual core is different both boards only really need air movement to keep there PWM's happy enough.

I would say it all boils down to what you want to run (dual/quad) at what speed & how quietly you want to do it.

The P35 DK is slightly better with PWM load temps compared to the Blood iron as it at least has some heatsinks fitted but my basic point is the same regardless.

Hope this helps

CN