[Kal-EL]

I believe the Xchips don't run on the x-58 desktop boards, only the Wchips. X3570 vs W3570.

[Deux]

Originally Posted by Kal-EL

I believe the Xchips don't run on the x-58 desktop boards, only the Wchips. X3570 vs W3570.

They do assuming the bios supports it, IIRC EVGA, ASUS, and Gigabyte do on their X58 boards. No one really does though because they're more expensive that their Wxxxx counterparts