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willm61   07-14-2009 at 12:31:02 AM

Hello all , Thought I'd ask for some advice before I proceed. I want to switch cpu on a system I am giving to my son as follows,

intel Q6700,Asus P5K deluxe mobo, 2gb Corsair Dominater , BFG 8800 GTS oc, XP pro SP3. System runs excellent over 2yrs. I want to take the q6700 out for a new build (I have all other components for) and put in a C2D E6300 (I also happen to have) and not have to reinstall OS or any thing like that. Any info appreciated,


Thanx

Will

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badge   07-14-2009 at 12:34:14 AM
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Check the ASUS P5K Deluxe MB product page under CPU support.

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willm61   07-14-2009 at 12:55:28 AM
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Thanks for reply badge. I have done as you stated and yes it is supported. My question is not will the board support it but rather can I just remove the q6700 and put in the e6300, turn on the system and voila. or will I have to reinstall OS/drivers/BIOS/ or any thing like that? Everything else to stay the same just change out cpu.


Thanx.

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fonkydog   07-14-2009 at 12:58:50 AM
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willm61 wrote :

Thanks for reply badge. I have done as you stated and yes it is supported. My question is not will the board support it but rather can I just remove the q6700 and put in the e6300, turn on the system and voila. or will I have to reinstall OS/drivers/BIOS/ or any thing like that? Everything else to stay the same just change out cpu.


Thanx.



Hmm i am not an intel dude but with amd ther no problem shiting cpus so why shud intel's?? so if you ask me yes you can switch without enything happens

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4745454b   07-14-2009 at 01:28:21 AM
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You should be fine. There is an issue if you go from single to multi core, but both CPUs are multi core so you should be fine.

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xc0mmiex   07-14-2009 at 01:32:25 AM
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same socket... should be a problem... just run cpu-z after make sure the correct one is detected with proper multiplier

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