hedzrie97 :
Hi bro, i want to upgrade my intel pentium e6300 to xeon e5450 SLBBM.
This is my motherboard specs :
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https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/G41M4F/Specification
My quetion is :
1 - Xeon e5450 use 1333mhz fsb, and is it a must to use ddr3 1333mhz ram ?
2 - If i still wanna use this mobo, it is possible for me to use it ? Cause i read about e5450 before, and there is someone use this proc with ddr2 800mhz ram.
I have 2 builds for the last 5 years with E5450
My latest is 2 years old e5450 on G41M-P25
The only isue i had with both builds was the RAM ( my motherboard has some special keys to be put in specific position and it overclocl's it selfs so it can use the 1333mhz DDR3 RAM ) I had maxed out to 8GB ( maximum supported for the MB ) but not for long ... shortly after PC starts to act wierd .... and i downgraded to 6GB ddr3 1333
The CPU is very RAM limited ! DO NOT BUY HYPER-X ( personal mistake i made long ago
still have it in my wardrobe catching dust
)
Best recomendation is to use VALUE SELLECT ! ( this is the ram that e5450 loves ) I personaly didnt have much problems with this RAM sticks in both builds ...
Do not go above 1333mhz for the ram speed
If u have any questions ask
CPU : Xeon E5450 3.00GHZ
MB : G41M-P25 ( MSI )
GPU : GTX960 WINDFORCE
RAM : Value Select 2x4GB ( reduced to 6 )
PSU : Corsair 650w ( TX )
Regarding Microcodes : Yes probably you will need them since the Xeon isnt for this socket ....and it has some wierd temperature readings in the sensors .... After microcodes everthing is coming to place
And it's not roket science how someone explained to u ^
simple task ...