QX9775 motherboard help!!!!

[tech180]

So I was given a QX9775 quad core and have been searching for a motherboard for it. This is a socket 771 CPU so its uses the same board as a xeon. The issue I am having is finding a good board that supports SLI and DDR3. The only board I have found so far is the skulltrail but it only supports FB-ddr2. Any help or advice would be greatly apreciated!!!

 

[erocker]

Tough one... Skulltrail is the only option you have with that processor. Sell it, buy a skt775 version. Then you are limited with one choice again, the 790i chipset.

 

[tech180]

yeah, all I have found is the skulltrail, but I have heard they are going to have a model with ddr3 supports here soon (Only god knows how soon though!). Arg, any one want to buy a $1600 CPU for $1200???

 

[tech180]

Tough one... Skulltrail is the only option you have with that processor. Sell it, buy a skt775 version. Then you are limited with one choice again, the 790i chipset.

can you run a single CPU in the skulltrail? Its socketed for dual and every one I see running it has two QX9775 in it.

 

[tech180]

So you all know I am selling this CPU on ebay right now for only $900. We jsut paid $1600 for it from new egg.

Here is the link to it

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Intel-Core2-Extreme-QX9775-3-2GHz-12MB-L2-Cache-LGA_W0QQitemZ230284187075QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item230284187075&_trkparms=72%3A392%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14