Testseek.com have collected 8 expert reviews of the MSI X38 Diamond and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for MSI X38 Diamond.
January 2008
(77%)
8 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
The sad truth is that theres really no need to spend nearly £200 on a motherboard. Especially when the RAM to drive it is going to be double that. But bless MSI for trying all the same.False claimsAs youd expect, this is a highly specced board and ev...
The x38 was designed to be an overclockers board and although the Diamond does pretty well, it doesnt overclock quite as well as we hoped. In the future I imagine MSI will improve the max FSB atainable with BIOS updates and the 470 wall may have even...
Abstract: I fully intended to give the MSI X38 Diamond its debut last week when I reviewed the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 but I ran into a snag. Although the X38 chipset is perfectly capable of supporting Intel's new 1,600MHz front side bus it seems that MSI had ...
The extra two yellow PCI-Express slots are controlled by a 16 lane IDT PCI-Express switch. Its PCI-Express 1.1 only, so will actually the white x16 ports from 2.0 to 1.1 when something is plugged into either yellow port. There seems to be some confu...
Like most linear motherboard series updates, the MSI X38 Diamond succeeds the P35 Diamond with a better chipset, all the while maintaining the same formula that made the previous model successful in the first place. As the X38 is a chipset for enthusia...
During testing, we were very pleased by performance of the MSI’s newest board. The LCD screen is very useful feature since it can tell the status of board at any time and help you to narrow down the problem when you are overclocking. However, with t...
Sistema de refrigeración pasivo, Conexiones eSATA incorporados, Bonitos detalles y acabados, Conexiones de sonido S/PDIF y conexiones Firewire, Slots PCI Express x16 v2.0
No es una placa para cualquier bolsillo, Tiempo de vida muy corto alargado a petición de los fabricantes a Intel, No soporta FSB 1.600Mhz, Sólo soporta DDR3 que ahora mismo no es muy interesante,
Ya que la placa base recibida no es una unidad final no podemos opinar en conjunto, además aunque ha sido estable durante las pruebas, su BIOS no estaba muy madura e intentar realizar algún cambio en ella a veces era una auténtica pesadilla, pocas conc...
Quatre slots PCIExpress graphiques (modes 16x/16x/4x/4x), Excellent niveau déquipement, Carte audio SB XFi Xtreme HD 7.1, Carte et fonction SkyTel VoIP, Supporte 6 SATA2 2 eSATA2 en Raid 0/1/5/10 et Matrix, Compatible processeurs Intel en 45 nm, Gara
Un seul slot PCI standard, Prix élevé
Intel ayant lancé son tout dernier chipset ultraperformant, X38, MSI se devait dannoncer derechef une nouvelle carte mère haut de gamme pour gamers et perfectionnistes : la X38 Diamond. Sa particularité réside en deux points : son haut niveau déquipe...
