Can i use xeon x5450 in dg41rq 775 socket intel motherboard?

KyleADunn

Honorable


That's a LGA771 server CPU. It would not work in the 755 socket type without modification.

https://ark.intel.com/products/34446/Intel-Xeon-Processor-X5450-12M-Cache-3_00-GHz-1333-MHz-FSB
http://www.overclock.net/t/1431723/mod-lga775-support-for-lga771-xeon-cpus
 

schweinehund

Commendable
Oct 2, 2016
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It does work, installed Xeon x5460 in this exact motherboard. Be sure to execute the bios update utility to flash 0017, even if it says you already have that.