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DFI LanParty Dark X38 Motherboard Review

Author: Dennis Garcia

Keeping things cool is very important when overclocking and the biggest source of heat doesn’t come from overclocking but rather the combined efforts of everything in your chassis.  In an attempt to keep things under control DFI has included 6 fan headers on the LanPartyDK X38.  The 3 major heat sources have a dedicated header (CPU/NB/SB) while the remaining 3 can be used for anything from case cooling to additional CPU or NB fans.

Dark edition motherboards generally do not come with a wide array of additional goodies.  In fact you get just enough to setup a basic system. 1 rounded IDE cable, 1 rounded floppy cable, and 1 SATA drive package.  You also get an ATX backplate, additional jumpers and thermal paste.

Documentation and driver support has always been excellent even if the board comes with the Chinese side up.

It should be noted that the main installation manual is mutli-lingual in the following languates

English
Francais
Deutsch
Espanol