New Motherboard

Well Kemical this new MoBo I ordered makes #5
I'm just not satisfied with the one I'm using so I bought a...

DFI Lanparty UT P45-T2RS

Specification:

CPU
LGA 775 socket for: - Intel® Core2 Quad and Intel® Core2 Duo
Supports Intel Enhanced Memory 64 Technology (EMT64T)
Supports Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST)
Supports Intel Hyper-Threading Technology
Supports 1333/1066/800MHz FSB

Chipset
Intel® chipset - Northbridge: Intel® P45 Express chipset Intel® Fast Memory Access technology - Southbridge: Intel® ICH10R

System Memory
Four 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets
Supports DDR2 667/800/1066 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 x8/x8 bandwidth - 2-way CrossFire + Physics at x8/x8/x4 bandwidth
1 PCI Express x1 slot (PCIE 2)
1 PCI Express x4 slot (PCIE 4)
3 PCI slots

BIOS
Award BIOS
8Mbit SPI 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

Storage
Intel ICH10R 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

IEEE 1394
VIA VT6307
Supports two 100/200/400 Mb/sec ports

Rear Panel I/O
1 Mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port
1 Mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port
1 IEEE 1394 port
6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
2 RJ45 LAN ports

Internal I/O
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 IrDA connector
1 CIR connector
8 Serial ATA connectors
1 40-pin IDE connector
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")

Heyyyy.....Good to see you around again!

Yup the board looks cool and DFI are usually good overclockers.
Personally I'm waiting for Jan 8th. Thats when the new Phenom 2 is out..
3GHz unlocked multiplier and an almost guaranteed overclock to 4GHz (on air)
Woooot and they fit straight into my new mobo which already has the necessary
bios...

One thought....How come your not going i7?

Originally Posted by kemical

One thought....How come your not going i7?

Because there is nothing wrong w/ my QX6700 (Unlocked multiplier) that runs 3.2 Ghz on air 24/7 and I've had it stable @ 3.6 Ghz but don't see the need in it.

Got my board installed but have to update bios before I can use my 3870X2

Tread carefully!

Originally Posted by kemical

Tread carefully!

I got a BSOD while flashing...now no post

You are joking of course.....Aren't you?

Certainly sounds like a nice one. I do want to tell you, if I had that machine I would be glued to it 24 hours a day for 365 mdays a year and then some!!!!

Originally Posted by kemical

You are joking of course.....Aren't you?

I wish... But no biggie I still got ol' reliable...Frank-N-Stine ..
If you saw it you'd understand the name. LOL