Have Gigabyte 965p-ds3, will Q9450 and ddr2-800 ram work?

[Sugarcane]

Can I drop a Q9450 into this system, or will I need to upgrade the memory and motherboard too? Have a 6600, need faster encoding.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Memory is fine, but you will need a new motherboard. Also, you do realize that most (if not all) motherboard manufacturers provide a CPU Compatibility List on their websites, correct?

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/CPUSupport_Model.aspx?ProductID=2314

-Wolf sends

 

[groo]

if you need to upgrade that much, why not get the new system

 

[shortstuff_mt]

If you have the 3.3 revision of that board you can use a Q9450 if you upgrade the BIOS to the f13 version. The support is "non official", however.

DDR2 800 RAM isn't a problem on that board either.