Qx9770 on s975xbx2

[dlquerque]

i have a friend willing to give me a qx9770 to replace my old and slow dual core. he recently upgraded, so i know its a good processor, however i dont think it will work on my motherboard, intel s975xbx2. he says it will just downgrade and run at what the motherboard supports, but i just want a second opinion. i know its faster than mine, but i dont want to ruin something free either.

 

[Upendra09]

that is actually a workstation board

but yeah the CPU is compatible with the mobo,just OC the FSB on the mobo when u get the CPU

 

[dlquerque]

will i be fine with the CU and not overclocking the motherboard/workstation board? i know it will not be as fast as it is meant to be, im fine with that. thanks for the reply.

 

[Upendra09]

yeah, the CPU will run somewhat slower but yes