Board that supports Q6600 and Nehalem?

[ene dene]

Which motherboards support Q6600 and incoming Nehalem processors? Or do you have to make a switch from boards that support Q6600, to boards that will support Nehalem (I'm particularly interested in 8core version)?

 

[jay_l_a]

I think you're looking for Socket H for an Nehalem.
They haven't been released yet.


AFAIK

 

[Wolfshadw]

Q6600 = LGA775 (Socket T)
Nehalem = LGA715 (Socket H)

The two are incompatible.

-Wolf sends

 

[randomizer]

If anyone can do it, Asrock will, but most likely with an addon daughter board. For now consider it a no-go without another mobo.

 

[nvalhalla]

I'm betting it's not going to happen. The integrated memory controller and lack of FSB should make even the multi-socket solutions that Asrock and other MB manufactures use impossible. We shall see.

 

[randomizer]

The low end nehalem chips still use FSB and external memory controller, and low end is what Asrock targets.

 

[ene dene]

Darn, I'm buying Q6600 soon and it's not a very good thing that it will Immediately be upgrade proof.

 

[Zorg]

It's going to take a little while for the 8 core CPUs with the IMC to be available for the masses, get the Q6600 and enjoy it for a while. Unless you have +1K for the new chip when it's available. Additionally, I don't think I would be all that excited to jump on the debugging bandwagon. Bide your time and let them debug it and the price to come down, it's not like you will be slumming it with a Q6600.

 

[randomizer]

I havent seen a daughter board for a cpu since Socket 370, highly unlikely Asus would do this.

You haven't seen the 754 -> 939 and 939 -> AM2 daughter boards? It's only the Intel platform that's been missing them, and it's about time they added them too

 

[Zorg]

Quick question, just exactly how are the going to use a daughter board to integrate a CPU with an IMC onto a mobo with a northbridge? Not very likely.

 

[randomizer]

Quick question, just exactly how are the going to use a daughter board to integrate a CPU with an IMC onto a mobo with a northbridge? Not very likely.

We've been over this already.

 

[Zorg]

I guess I missed it.

 

[gamecrazychris]

You really shouldn't get a q6600 anymore, the new 45nm quads should be out in the next two weeks. They shouldn't be too hard to get as long as you check new egg every hour for the next month

 

[Zorg]

^^ :lol:

 

[acidpython]

You really shouldn't get a q6600 anymore, the new 45nm quads should be out in the next two weeks. They shouldn't be too hard to get as long as you check new egg every hour for the next month

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/115

You'll be needing that too

 

[ene dene]

You really shouldn't get a q6600 anymore, the new 45nm quads should be out in the next two weeks. They shouldn't be too hard to get as long as you check new egg every hour for the next month

What about these 45nm quads, on what boards do they run and are they compatible with Nehalem?

 

[Hatman]

Nehalem is a CPU so obviously a cpu isn't compatible with another CPU which uses a different socket.

They are just updated quad cores. Wait for nehalem if you want but tbh if you are there is no point being here asking questions because most of the answers will have changed by the time it comes out.

I really wouldnt reccomend waiting for the next gen. With a 3.5ghz+ quad you really cannot go wrong.