Hard to say, but knowing Intel, they probably never bothered to add indium on relatively cool chip.

The Serpent Rider wrote on 2020-07-08, 22:52:

Hard to say, but knowing Intel, they probably never bothered to add indium on relatively cool chip.

But guessing and knowing are two different things. There's got to be someone who knows the answer, or know who to talk to to get the answer.

Rumour has it that the X48 is actually a binned and rebranded X38 . So the answer to your question is likely an X38 .

darry wrote on 2020-07-11, 20:10:

Rumour has it that the X48 is actually a binned and rebranded X38 . So the answer to your question is likely an X38 .

I heard that rumor before, but that doesn't necessarily answer my question.

the_ultra_code wrote on 2020-07-11, 21:29:

darry wrote on 2020-07-11, 20:10:

Rumour has it that the X48 is actually a binned and rebranded X38 . So the answer to your question is likely an X38 .

I heard that rumor before, but that doesn't necessarily answer my question.

I know and I hope I did not offend. It answers the question in the literal sense, but does not provide the info you are searching for . My comment was meant more as a humorous interjection . I should have added an emoticon. 😀

darry wrote on 2020-07-11, 21:46:

the_ultra_code wrote on 2020-07-11, 21:29:

darry wrote on 2020-07-11, 20:10:

Rumour has it that the X48 is actually a binned and rebranded X38 . So the answer to your question is likely an X38 .

I heard that rumor before, but that doesn't necessarily answer my question.

I know and I hope I did not offend. It answers the question in the literal sense, but does not provide the info you are searching for . My comment was meant more as a humorous interjection . I should have added an emoticon. 😀

😒 Wasn't offended, just... DISAPPOINTED!

😜

Now, if it were just a better-binned X38 chipset, I could understand the use of thermal paste without the IHS, but with an IHS, it doesn't make sense. That would make it harder to transfer heat away from the northbridge, because of the additional layers of transfer materials the heat would have to pass through. It would make the most sense if solder was used, but again, we don't know if that's the case.

Anyway, I doubt northbridge cooling will limit the system before anything else does. I got a X5460 running in 456 FSB, and had a E8400 on 467 FSB running on a P35 board. Not even that, but at 473 FSB my Corsair DDR2-800 OEM sticks are at their limit, so I haven't tried further. Pretty sure you will be able to run something like 8x500 with DDR2-1200 before that northbride becomes an issue.