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DFI LANPARTY DK X38-T2R LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

DFI LANPARTY DK X38-T2R ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

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DFI has long had a notable reputation within the overclocking community and their DK X38-T2R motherboard continues the trend. Based on Intel's X38 Express and ICH9R chipsets, this ATX board is ready to host the latest LGA775 Core2 Quad and Core 2 Duo CPUs.

Up to 8GB of DDR2 1066 can be installed with dual channel support, SpeedStep and Hyper Threading technology providing increased performance. Additional performance – up to 1200Mhz – can be achieved through overclocking with DFI's Auto Boost System. A pair of PCI-Express 2.0 x16 cards can be mounted for cutting-edge graphic power in multiple CrossFireX configurations.

Get eight channels of HD sound from the Realteck ALC885 audio codec with high-performance DAC's offering 106db dynamic range. Connect up to six SATA devices at 3Gb/s for high-speed data transfers as well as the option for multiple RAID configurations. Integrated Gigabit Ethernet LAN allows bottleneck-free connections to other network devices at broadband speeds and a half-dozen USB 2.0 ports allow for nearly unlimited possibilities in connecting peripheral devices.

Review Summary (read more reviews)

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Product Rating:
Total Reviews:	36

Great Board

Reviewed By: pc-fixit55 on 7/13/2008

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Crossfire, NB heatsink is working good had to put a fan on it to keep it cool. Overclocks like a champion. DFI makes some of the best boards for overclocking.

Cons: People that leave bad reviews because they do not know what the h$#@ they are doing.

Other Thoughts: I have this in a antec 900 case with a Q6600 cpu and 4gigs of Gskill 1066 memory running at (cpu 3.25GHZ) (memory 1100)
2-4850 ATI video cards in crossfire and this thing runs everything maxed out no lag at all. 3d mark 06 scores at 17,820. I play crysis on very high 30 to 45 fps CODMW 90 to 110 fps unreal3 runs at unreal fps. If you are reading this then buy it now. It is the best X38 board out there. IMO,, LOVE DFI BOARDS

7 out of 7 people found this review helpful. Did you? Yes

sWEET BOARD

Reviewed By: Jesse999 on 4/1/2008

Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Sweet board started right up! The memory I used was Crucial Ballistix Model# BL2KIT25664AA804 total of 8GB and the intel E8400 I am also running vista 64bit and love every bit of it so far

Cons: Had to fix the timing on the intel booted up at 2.4.

Other Thoughts: Great board will buy DFI again!

7 out of 7 people found this review helpful. Did you? Yes

Quick Specs (view all30)

Model	LANPARTY DK X38-T2R
CPU Socket Type	LGA 775
CPU Type	Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Duo
FSB	1333/1066MHz
North Bridge	Intel X38

Review Summary (read all 36 Reviews)

55%

17%

11%

14%

Product Rating:
Total Reviews:	36

Great motherboard

Reviewed By: on 12/22/2008

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Absolutely no problems so far. Overclocking my CPU was a breeze, BIOs setup is nice and easy to use, and the Northbridge cooler that comes with it is a nice bonus. Keeps cool and supports crossfire.

Cons: None.

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Great board, really pleased with it

Reviewed By: Spoondigity on 10/14/2008

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: This board does exactly what I wanted it to do and the price was the best for an x38. Rock solid stable for me going on 3 months now. Northside bus fan option is great for moving air vertically through my case. Great Bios features

Cons: Overclocking in the bios can be confusing because the options aren't explained well in many cases.

I tried to drop the timing of my memory but it failed and my system wouldn't come back up with defaults like my ASUS does. I had to reset the defaults with a jumper but that worked fine. It may have been that the system was working correctly enough for the board to think everything was okay but somehow not allowing my display to come up because it seemed like it was starting up but no graphics.

Sideways SATA are a minor pain but no biggie in the long run unless you are swapping drives constantly.

Other Thoughts: They instruct you to use a small cpu fan on the NSB to cool but what I did was put the metal fan brackets on the bottom side of the NSB and then I was able to hang a full case fan from those brackets by wedding the corners of the fan into each bracket. Stays there very well and moves way more air vertically through my case toward all of my exit fans than a small cpu fan would.

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Awesome

Reviewed By: Chris on 10/13/2008

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Plugged everything in, and it fired right up. Everything Jived. Haven't touched a single thing in the bios except the boot order, during windows install.

Cons: Owner's manual could be a little more detailed with pinouts, (such as USB and sound connections) and a chart of post codes.

Other Thoughts: I still don't know what the heck the LCD codes represent. But I haven't had to use them so...

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Model
Brand	DFI
Model	LANPARTY DK X38-T2R
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type	LGA 775
CPU Type	Intel CoreTM2 Quad and Intel CoreTM2 Duo
FSB	1333/1066/800MHz Available only on CPUs that support 1333MHz FSB
Supported CPU Technologies	Hyper-Threading Technology
Chipsets
North Bridge	Intel X38
South Bridge	Intel ICH9R
Memory
Number of Memory Slots	4×240pin
Memory Standard	DDR2 800
Maximum Memory Supported	8GB
Channel Supported	Dual Channel
Expansion Slots
PCI Express 2.0 x16	2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (PCIE 1 and PCIE 3) - 2-way CrossFire at x16/x16 bandwidth
PCI Express x4	1 x PCI Express x4 slot (PCIE 2)
PCI Slots	3
Storage Devices
PATA	1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max
SATA 3Gb/s	6
SATA RAID	0/1/0+1/5
Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset	None
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC885
Audio Channels	8 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset	Marvell 88E8053
Max LAN Speed	10/100/1000Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2	2
USB 1.1/2.0	6 x USB 2.0
S/PDIF Out	1 x Optical, 1 x Coaxial
Audio Ports	6 Ports
Onboard USB
Onboard USB	6 x USB 2.0
Physical Spec
Form Factor	ATX
Dimensions	12.0" x 9.6"
Power Pin	24 Pin
Features
Features	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

Introduction

Highlights

	Intel X38 Express Chipset for Intel LGA 775 CPU Based on the Intel X38 Express chipset, the DFI LanParty DK X38-T2R supports Intel LGA 775 (Socket T) processors including the Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Duo.
	ATi CrossFireX Multi-GPU Technology Support ATi CrossFireX is the ultimate multi-GPU performance gaming platform, enabling two or more discrete graphics processors to work together for boosted system performance and a breakthrough gaming experience.
	SATA II with RAID Support The second generation SATA interface delivers up to 300MB/sec transfer speed, doubling that of the first generation Serial ATA. The on-board six SATA II ports support RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and 5 for better performance, enhanced data security, and flexible capacity upgrades.
	Gigabit Ethernet Connectivity The DFI LanParty DK X38-T2R features a fast Gigabit network interface for high-speed LAN connections at up to 1000Mbps data transfer rates with advanced security features to ward off malicious attacks. Gigabit LAN is ideal for supercharged seamless streaming of Internet audio and video content.

Quick Specs

CPU Socket Type	LGA 775
CPU Type	Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Duo
FSB	1333/1066MHz
North Bridge	Intel X38
PCI Express 2.0 x16	2
South Bridge	Intel ICH9R
Supported CPU Technologies	Hyper-Threading Technology
Max LAN Speed	10/100/1000Mbps
Maximum Memory Supported	8GB
Memory Standard	DDR2 800
SATA RAID	0/1/0+1/5