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[Solved] Which motherboard to get for core 2 quad Q9550?

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Best answer from MRFS.

After the recent discovery of the cause for many headaches [Intel core 2 quad Q9550(45nm) + nForce 680i LT] = no mobo support for chip. Presuming the board is the problem causing random lock-ups due to lack of support and not being made for the chip and whatnot(Apparently they shouldn't even boot together...)

...I have decided to get a new motherboard.

My question now though, what to get? It looks like production on socket 775 boards has stopped entirely, and only leftovers are on the market.

SLI/Crossfire isn't a major factor for me, especially with the dual gpu cards on the market, but is still nice to know I can upgrade.

Open to any suggestions.

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> Open to any suggestions.

The Intel P45 chipsets from ASUS will support it e.g. P5Q Deluxe:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=esOE5RDJVEmQI86w

Here's one at eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ASUS-P5Q-Delux [...] 721wt_1140

We have the Q9550 running great in a P5Q Premium:

http://www.asus.com/Product.aspx?P_ID=QPhR6dGjcvkYnazE

Look into similar chipsets from Gigabyte, MSI and ASRock:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] therboards

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] &x=15&y=31

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] &x=13&y=34

MRFS

stalker7d7 wrote :

...I have decided to get a new motherboard.

My question now though, what to get? It looks like production on socket 775 boards has stopped entirely, and only leftovers are on the market.

SLI/Crossfire isn't a major factor for me, especially with the dual gpu cards on the market, but is still nice to know I can upgrade.

Open to any suggestions.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/desig [...] t_sli.html
first off there is support for the chip in this board; you must have some other issue.
what do you want to do, get a good 775 or upgrade you unit including different socket motherboard.?

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Message edited by malmental on 11-24-2010 at 01:55:28 AM

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malmental wrote :

That's what I thought when I got the processor for it. But the 680i(& LT) do not support the 45nm Quads.

Quote :

NVIDIA nForce 680i Motherboards Do Not Support Quad Core Yorkfield
You may've heard the rumors too, but I waited on purpose before posting this one. It's now confirmed by NVIDIA what's up with 680i motherboards supporting the new quad core Yorkfield processors:

The (680i) MCP fully supports both dual core Wolfdale and quad core Yorkfield, but at the board level, a motherboard circuit change is required for quad core YF.

All NVIDIA nForce 680i motherboard owners should have in mind that their current mainboard won't support Yorkfield, probably not even if a new BIOS is released. Hardware modification is needed, which most likely means you have to buy a new motherboard.

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EVGA 680i users,

The EVGA 680i SLI motherboard will support 45nm Wolfsdale (dual core) CPU's with an upcoming BIOS update. 45nm Yorkfield (quad core) CPU's will be supported on upcoming nForce 700-series SLI motherboards.

Thanks,

I've got a yorkfield...

This cpu is great, just need a motherboard that fully supports it.

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i've got a yorkie too, a Q9550S..

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Message edited by malmental on 11-24-2010 at 03:20:17 AM

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> Open to any suggestions.

The Intel P45 chipsets from ASUS will support it e.g. P5Q Deluxe:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=esOE5RDJVEmQI86w

Here's one at eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ASUS-P5Q-Delux [...] 721wt_1140

We have the Q9550 running great in a P5Q Premium:

http://www.asus.com/Product.aspx?P_ID=QPhR6dGjcvkYnazE

Look into similar chipsets from Gigabyte, MSI and ASRock:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] therboards

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] &x=15&y=31

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] &x=13&y=34

MRFS

Message edited by MRFS on 11-24-2010 at 03:52:15 AM

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malmental wrote :

i've got a yorkie too, a Q9550S..

You have an nfroce 680i too?

Look here: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] t-feedback

Message edited by stalker7d7 on 11-24-2010 at 03:45:14 AM

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no, I'm more of the mATX type; here's my set-up if you want for some form of reference:
C2Q Q9505S (2.83GHz) Yorkfield
ASUS P5Q-EM LGA 775 Intel G45 HDMI mATX
SCYTHE SCKTN-2000 KATANA2 LGA775 CPU Cooler - AS5 thermal compound
4GB (2x2GB) Crucial DDR2 800MHz CL6 kit - CT2KIT25664AA80
MSI N450GTS CYCLONE 1GD5/OC GeForce GTS 450 (Fermi) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5
2 - Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM HDDs= 240GB

As I was walking the dogs and burning a phatty... :ange:
I thought about BIOS updates and have you looked at any for your board.
Some BIOS updates mostly AMD however do allow for expanded cpu's.
It's worth checking into, there should be a description of the exact BIOS update with listed enhancements
to your board in each BIOS version released..

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malmental wrote :

http://www.nvidia.com/object/desig [...] t_sli.html
first off there is support for the chip in this board; you must have some other issue.

That is an old page.

Specifications
NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI LT Motherboard
Segment Extreme Gamer
Chipset nForce 680i LT SLI MCP
Socket Intel Socket 775
CPU Core 2 Extreme
(dual and quad core)
Core 2 Quad <------ refers to the 65 nm quads, not the 45 nm Yorkfields
Core 2 Duo

I really like the Gigabyte motherboards:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] =LGA%20775

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yah, we figured that out..

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> Open to any suggestions.

The Intel P45 chipsets from ASUS will support it e.g. P5Q Deluxe:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=esOE5RDJVEmQI86w

Here's one at eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ASUS-P5Q-Delux [...] 721wt_1140

We have the Q9550 running great in a P5Q Premium:

http://www.asus.com/Product.aspx?P_ID=QPhR6dGjcvkYnazE

Look into similar chipsets from Gigabyte, MSI and ASRock:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] therboards

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] &x=15&y=31

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] &x=13&y=34

MRFS

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