ldiaco wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> This past summer, I upgraded my computer and in that upgrade, I got a
> new motherboard. It was an Intel DG33FBC, with an Intel G33 Express
> Northbridge chipset. I am content with it, but lately I have been
> salivating over the X38 chipset. Before I go out and empty my wallet on
> a new mobo, I wanted to get some input from the powers that be, on the
> differences between chipsets, the pros of upgrading, and what effect
> such an upgrade would have. All I really know about chipsets are that
> there are a North Bridge and a South Bridge, and that the Northbridge
> gets pretty **** hot. Any info would be helpful.
>

Are you an overclocker ? Do you need a new slot configuration on the
motherboard ? Is some peripheral chip missing from the motherboard
(i.e. not enough SATA ports, no Firewire) ? Salivating is fine, if
there is a reason for it.

Perhaps if you tell us what hardware you're using with it, and
what you hope to get from the new motherboard, someone can tell
you how the X38 helps. Otherwise, at stock speed, if we blindfolded
you, you might have trouble telling which motherboard (G33 or X38)
was inside the computer case.

Paul