Right. Hell, there are 865 775 boards that will do core2, but you won't find an sis 661gx or a via pm800 lga775 that does :)
Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless -----Original Message----- From: "Greg Sevart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 10:39:35 To:"'The Hardware List'" <hardware@hardwaregroup.com> Subject: RE: [H] Swaping processors As does 965, NV 680i, RD600, and even some 945's (not QC). That is not to say that any LGA775 chip will work on any LGA775 motherboard. This is definitely not the case. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zulfiqar, Naushad > Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 10:17 AM > To: The Hardware List > Subject: RE: [H] Swaping processors > > The 975 Chipset motherboards (with the new revisions) support single core, > hyperthreading, dual core and quad core processors. > > All those processors are based on the LGA 775 socket, so only BIOS/Chipset support > is required. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anthony Q. Martin > Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 5:56 PM > To: The Hardware List > Subject: Re: [H] Swaping processors > > Which mobo lets you use a P4 and both dual and quad core CPUs in the same > socket? Is this common? > > rls wrote: > :: In the process of building a new pc. - To start with, I will use my > :: old Pentium 2.53 ghz processor. I will replace that in April when > :: Intel drops their prices. The old processor is single core, I will > :: replace that with either the dual or quad core. > :: > :: > :: > :: It used to be that if you were going from a single processor to dual > :: that you had to re-install the OS as it would not properly recognize > :: the second cpu. > :: > :: > :: > :: This new machine will run both XP and Vista - will I have to do fresh > :: installs with the new processor, or can I just pop the new processor > :: in and be off to the races? > :: > :: > :: > :: Thanks > :: > :: Bob >
