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[sseerrggiioo]

can intel E7x00 1066fsb cpus work on a p965 board?

 

[aevm]

Which p965 board?

Edit: for example DFI INFINITY P965-S works with E6600.

 

[sseerrggiioo]

i have a P965LT (cheap) with a E6600

 

[jimmysmitty]

Here:

http://processormatch.intel.com/CompDB/SearchResult.aspx?Boardname=dp965lt

This link shows any and all CPUs your mobo supports as of the last BIOS update. Sorry no E7X00 series listed as of yet.

 

[aevm]

Nice. OK, from that list, I'd pick a Q6600.

 

[sseerrggiioo]

is there any difference between the E6600 and the Q6600 beacause not all the apps are multithreaded and this mobo can't overclock.

i would have to upgrade my motherboard

thanks anyway

 

[aevm]

The E6600 is not even available at newegg any more. Can you still find it in Peru? If you can, make sure it doesn't cost more than the Q6600. I remember the last time I checked prices the E6600 was a lot more expensive than an E6750, even though the E6750 is better.

In a single-threaded application, if no other applications or background processes are running, the E6600 and Q6600 are identical. If you have 3 or more single-threaded things running in parallel, or a multi-threaded app, the Q6600 wins.