What CPU can I put on my mobo?

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umm I'd check with Gigabyte before getting that processor, and also doing the latest BIOS update.

It may be 775 but the 965 is a rather old chipset. It's from the 200/266Mhz FSB era. New chips (like you listed) are 333Mhz FSB.

If you look up your board on the Gigabyte website and find the CPU support list, it will tell you this, and tell you what BIOS version you will need.
 
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It depends on what revision you have. I had a revision 3.3 of that board and it supported 1333fsb. I think it was F14b bios ( Havent had that board in a year ) BUT it does not support 45nm processors at least not offically.
So a Q6600 would be your best bet for compatibility.
 

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I checked myself out of curiosity.

Yes the Q9550 IS supported but not officially, (it actually says Unofficial Support). This means it should work, but if it does not work, Gigabyte can't help you.

It requires the F14 BIOS. So you MUST make sure you upgrade your BIOS software BEFORE upgrading the CPU. Otherwise the PC probably wont even start up with the new CPU.

CPU Support List: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/CPUSupport_Model.aspx?ProductID=2457


(As previous post says, it should support 333 FSB fine, but I would not expect to be overclocking)
(Also Q6600 is no longer available, but you might be able to get one second hand)
 

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if you send me the Q9550 ill send you my q6600 :)
 
Well basically in my country Q9550 is with like 80$ more expensive than the Q9400 so I want to know if the Q9400 will fit in and run normally without any probles because the sites I read said "Core2 Duo, Core2 Quad, Core2 Extreme".
 
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As stated in the earlier posts Q9400 is supported but not "officially".

The P965 chipset was designed for the first generation Core2Duo and Core2Quad lines ...the E-6xxx and Q-6xxx 65nm chips.

Printed on the motherboard its self or on the box should be the revision.

If you have the last model of that board made or revision 3.3 I would say it will work with the latest ( F14b ) BIOS.

The Q9400 is newer than that motherboard.

Even if it does work it most likely will not overclock well.

If you can find a Q6600 on E-Bay or somewhere similar it will work for sure as it was the quad that board was designed to support.
 

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whats your budget like for a mobo?
 

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Asus P5Q Pro (Turbo or Standard)
Gigabyte EP45-UD3R

Both are low cost full featured boards, both overclock very well, both are reputable brands. I'm using the bottom board for my overclock in my sig using a 45nm processor. It only has one PCI-E slot, but with the 5850 and 5870 out now, you don't really need two, and if you did you'd want an overclocked i7 to keep up with them.

(Link above: if the two I've suggested are too high in price, the board listed above is good too)
 
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hey man look if you have the money go with the p5e-deluxe its the x48 chipset it is the most robust chipset for that chip.. it is the strongest one out of all of the other chipsets to run the core 2 quad on.. the x48 is good if you are going to run two ati graphics card at full x16 / x16 pci-e 2.0. Those other chipsets usually only run 8x/8x when you crossfire 2 graphics cards.. those other chipsets like q45 and the p45 are both pretty powerful but i would only recommend running one x16 graphics card.

get this one if you have two ati graphics cards or plan to upgrade.. (best option for future upgrade for gaming..)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131317

Rampage Formula -
This one has the best overclocking bios but if you get the P5E deluxe board i can show you how to flash it to make it think its the rampage formula.. ;)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131284

P45 CHIPSETS
get one of these if you only have one graphics card and dont plan on running crossfire
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131377
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131297
get this one if those are too expensive..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131347




 

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E has two CPU cores.
Q has four CPU cores.
Both are 45nm Core2 architecture.

e.g. E8500 = LGA775 45nm dual core, Q9400 = LGA775 45nm quad core.
If you want more information on how more cores help etc just ask (I'm not sure what you know, or don't know, or want to know).

Both those boards will run the Q9400 no problem at all and be able to overclock its nuts off if you so desired (although you'll want to order a nice custom cooler if you want to).
 

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Oh and yes, if you can afford an X48 board, that will be best.
(Stick with Asus or Gigabyte though).

Where I live the X48 is still at crazy prices, so for us P45 is the chipset of choice on Core2.

(Edit: and if your Q and E question was regarding the motherboards, they're just model numbers)