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but i check online it say gigabyte ga-945gcmx-s2 will support core 2 quad q8400 and even core 2 extreme
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No, look closer: N/A = Not support
The board manufacturer says "GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6) is able to boot with Intel® Core™2 Duo supporting FSB 1333MHz (OC)"
The chipset manufacturer does not claim quad support for any 945 or 946 chipset. Your 945GC is actually the only one qualified for 45nm duals, if it's the A2 stepping of the chipset.
The board manufacturer says "GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6) is able to boot with Intel® Core™2 Duo supporting FSB 1333MHz (OC)"
The chipset manufacturer does not claim quad support for any 945 or 946 chipset. Your 945GC is actually the only one qualified for 45nm duals, if it's the A2 stepping of the chipset.
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Surely you can read the manufacturer's own QVL I helpfully linked to back in post #2. Q6600 = N/A with any BIOS revision.
Core 2 Extreme X6800 works, but would be slower than E8400, E8500 or E8600 (which require the latest Beta BIOS). All of these require overclocking the chipset to run at the stock speed, and at least DDR2-667 (PC2-5300).
Core 2 Extreme X6800 works, but would be slower than E8400, E8500 or E8600 (which require the latest Beta BIOS). All of these require overclocking the chipset to run at the stock speed, and at least DDR2-667 (PC2-5300).
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according to : http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-Gigabyte/GA-945GCMX-S2(rev._6.6).html
the ONLY Quad or Quad extreme that will run on your motherboard is listed with a Green Check mark, the rest are marked with a red check mark (not supported) and do not confuse Qmmmm with QXmmmm with Xmmmm CPUS, and I would take the one listed below with a grain of salt (i.e. don't bother since rest of series isn't compatible)
the ONLY Quad or Quad extreme that will run on your motherboard is listed with a Green Check mark, the rest are marked with a red check mark (not supported) and do not confuse Qmmmm with QXmmmm with Xmmmm CPUS, and I would take the one listed below with a grain of salt (i.e. don't bother since rest of series isn't compatible)
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there is only one mobo Brand new that support q8400: ASRock G41C-Gs. But this one uses DD3 memory (not DDr2). Used mobo like P5Q can cost about 50eur in aliexpress or ebay.
anyway I would not buy it. even the lowest cpu in the last two years is far better.
anyway I would not buy it. even the lowest cpu in the last two years is far better.
@thebest0905, Motherboards are many, depends on the Type and quantity or Ram you have. DDR2? DDR3? and what speed.
lastly where you are in the world also make a huge differemce..
Asus P5QL series of Motherboards are solid, non OC motherboard using DDR2 up to 800 Mhz for example is a possible answer for you.
cost less than 50$on ebay
an extended answer to your question would be to visit this web site to find the complete possible listing of motherboards that work
with your Q6600 or Q8400 CPU and you could copy an paste those name on ebay, or any other purchase site and see what works for your wallet and ram
Q6600 : http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/CPUs/Intel/Core_2_Quad/Q6600_motherboards.html
Q8400 : http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/CPUs/Intel/Core_2_Quad/Q8400_motherboards.html
lastly where you are in the world also make a huge differemce..
Asus P5QL series of Motherboards are solid, non OC motherboard using DDR2 up to 800 Mhz for example is a possible answer for you.
cost less than 50$on ebay
an extended answer to your question would be to visit this web site to find the complete possible listing of motherboards that work
with your Q6600 or Q8400 CPU and you could copy an paste those name on ebay, or any other purchase site and see what works for your wallet and ram
Q6600 : http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/CPUs/Intel/Core_2_Quad/Q6600_motherboards.html
Q8400 : http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/CPUs/Intel/Core_2_Quad/Q8400_motherboards.html
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