Quote Originally Posted by DEFLORATOR View Post
mikeyakame

One thing I've been always confused about DFI is that they use 6-layer PCB even for their high-end boards. While ASUS uses 8 or even 10 layer PCB (don't know about Gigabyte). Using 6-layer PCB doesn't make DFI boards to price cheaper, nevertheless.
The more layers, the higher overclock, that's true for motherboards, videocards, DIMMs etc. I would say that number of PCB layers is the key factor that splits MBs into different market segments. Cheap motherboards usually have 6 or even 4 layers, while top have 8 or more. And I don't understand DFI which rates itself as overclock brand.
For example, when videocard vendors step away from reference PCB design proposed by Nvidia or ATI, they usually claim that they do this for increased overclockability, using more power phases and etc. Don't trust them!, at all this they reduce PCB layers, what makes the production of card cheaper. That's why I always buy videocards on reference design, and buy ASUS instead of DFI.
Asus uses 6 layer PCB too. Rampage Formula is 6 layer. Rampage Extreme might be 8 layer but don't have a definite on that.

Most boards use a 4 layer PCB. It's only the new X58 boards that use 8 layer PCBs.