Most Disappointing Hardware Release (2008)

[Mungri]

Imo X48 since the upgrade from X38 wasen't the big thing, and P45 showed same/better OCing for less $$$

Well....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130157

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130189

P45 would have been better if it had 2x 16x PCI-E, but as it didn't it wasn't appealing to crossfire users, and I couldnt wait for the second one to be released so I went ahead and bought an X48. They do overclock good enough for decent 24/7 overclocks, mine can handle up to an FSB of 525. Although I wouldnt have minded saving money and getting the P45 Neo-2 FR as the real successor to my previous P35 Neo-2 FR, this one wasn't available on launch and didnt appear untill several months later.

X38's were truly horrible and didnt OC anywhere near enough, but as long as I can reach 500 Mhz FSB and use full power crossfire, I'm happy

I am an ex - Asus user. I realised they were horrendously overpriced after buying MSI and getting the same thing for far less money, but hey, they can get away with it because they are Asus! And everyone wants an Asus mobo these days and thinks that MSI and other brands are crap