mongor62

i just would like to know if it would work or create any problems if i put a 1333 FSB Processor in my Abit AA8XE Mobo

mongor62

More to the Point do either the Core 2 Quad Q6600 or Core 2 Quad Q9550 work with my Abit AA8XE i was eyeing the Core 2 Quad Q9550 i have looked all over for the last 3hrs but nothing to say yes or no any help would greatly appreciated

wrench97

The latest bois is from 2005 so I would say no, the 945p chipset will not support either of them so I doubt the 925 will support any C2D's, Abit lists the motherboard but not on the CPU support page that doesn't help much.

mongor62

the latest bios for my MOBO are from 2006 http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/downl...ET_TYPE=LGA775 and i get a totally different answer from someone else on the Q6600 saying it will work and that is based off the 65 nm but that person isn't 100% and i can't spend $200 on 95%. also i can't seem to contact abit at all to get an answer so if anyone can help me either point me in the right direction or show me some rock solid evidence on why it will or won't work i would be more that grateful

linderman

abit is out of business

linderman

http://reviews.cnet.com/motherboards...-31227889.html


you "might" get conroe E6600 support "if" you are really lucky

definetly / absolutely no way will you be able to use a 1333 mhx fsb cpu



****edit **** forget any of that ........your board only supports 90nm cpu's which means P4's

whoever is telling you Q6600 is going to work is .......CLUELESS

mongor62

Thank you for the response and all the great help

linderman

when the conroes first came out with the E6600 I sold those systems like hot cakes .....some boards were intel 945 chipsets but most were 965 and 975 when the Q6600 made its huge splash, i got swamped with service work trying to upgrade from the E6600's tot he Q6600 ........ only the 965/975 boards seemed to take that upgrade with dependability, i can remember very few 945chipsets that accomodated the Q6600 .......defintely NO 925's

if you are really lucky; try some ebay vendors .........the good ones will allow you to return the cpu if it doesnt work for you ..........

but in your shoes; I think its tuff adventure; I personally would buy a newer motherboard from mwave.com / click on refurbished / click on motherboards

you could pick up a more willing participant motherboard for about $50.00 to $60.00 then add a E8400 cpu which is 1333mhz FSB and overclocks easy to 3.8-4.0 ghz ..........you should be able to get both parts for slightly over $200.00


sounds like a better idea; dont you think?

linderman

http://www.mwave.com/mwave/skusearch...iteria=Cb25099 $57.00

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115037 $168.00


$225.00 >>>>> sell off your old board and cpu on ebay ...........hope to limit your costs @ $200.00

The E8400 will put the Q6600 under the rug while gaming

linderman

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/abit,938.html

http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Ha...taa8xe/13.html



you'll find the 1066mhz listing on this board is an "overclocked" front side bus rating ......... just like the newer DDR2 P45 motherboards advertise the speeds of 1600MHZ

mongor62

ok i have been looking around and i can do a build for about $740 with some awsome stuff so i think for now i will try and save the $200 till i hit the right amout for a new build. i did have one question about this statement (The E8400 will put the Q6600 under the rug while gaming) how so? and i don't have tons of time but i am pretty free for some reading. where can i read about processors so i know how to spend my money on a good one, also what points should i do the most reading about?

wrench97

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/d...x1050,818.html

mongor62

so if i am reading this chart right the Intel Core i7 920 is the best bang for the buck by far barring linux at $220? whipping the Q6600 and easily beating the Q9550 and could do lots more with a little investment in a nice heatsink

wrench97

Yes but when you add in the tri-sticks of ram and the higher cost x58 motherboard the E8500 become more attractive without a lot of drop in performance.

mongor62

I see what you are talking about but i once herd that you should spend what you can when you do a build otherwise you will regret it and the difference to build a E8500 and a i7 920 would be around $150 and that isn't chump change. With the gaming and all the encoding i do weather it be video or audio or both. i do believe that the 4.8 GT/s QPI (Very Interesting read) is something that i would make a difference in these apps and i would love to try it as well. This leads me to another question, as i was reading about the QPI it seems to matter which motherboard is used or you won't see the benefits of the i7 920. I did like the charts about the processors and the other links that i was lead to so i could read about the different processors, i was just wondering if there were any such charts about motherboards? i know that motherboards don't lend themselves to these type of charts and i did look and couldn't find any such thing so i could compare motherboards. Anyone know of a good review site or page so i could compare motherboards for the i7 920? Again thank you all very much!

wrench97

For video encoding you are correct the Quad core will out shine the Dual and the prices for DDR3 and X58 boards are dropping. a few months ago the cheapest X58 board was $326.

The only 2 I would use are the P6T or GA-EX58-UD4P, And I do like the Gigabyte board better. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...SUS-_-13131359
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...YTE-_-13128374
Don't fall into the DDR3 2000 trap it's only fully supported by the Extreme Edition CPU's
1600 is the fastest you'll need.

mongor62

I did take a read at toms hardware about DDR3 and i am fully aware of that fact but thank you for pointing that out. Why do you believe the Gigabyte board is better than the Asus?

wrench97

The tuning was much easier on the Gigabyte then the Asus and out of 5 systems only the Asus came back with overheating chip set issues, 2 Asus 3 Gigabytes (not a scientific sample I know).

You might want to have a look at Ggigabytes OC guide>http://www.gigabyte-usa.com/FileList...bios_guide.pdf

mongor62

I do have to say that i was focusing my search on Asus and Gigabyte but the ease in which you can OC that board is great and does tip the scale in that direction. Quick question i always see the Open Box on newegg and that is at great savings, so is it possible to find the back panel I/O for those motherboards as that is the only thing that i think i wouldn't be able to find really easy?

wrench97

Mwave refurb boards (which are 99% of the time overstock or unopened returns) are good Egg's open box items are returns that some one had problems with either because they ordered the wrong thing or installed it and it didn't work, they are supposedly tested but I'm leary of them. I've seen OP's here send them back because they installed them without stand offs in the case and shorted the board, came here after the second install didn't work to find the problem, I'll pass on the first one they send back that may work for now, but only has a 30 day warranty.