Asus P5N-D and q6600

[JaZz]

hey ppl

 

given from my previous post my MOBO is not compatable with my q6600 :( . i have been looking around for another MOBO at the right price too,im on a budget see,i found this Asus P5N-D here is the link Asus P5N-D, NF750i SLI, 775, PCI-E 2.0 x16, DDR2, 533/667/800, SATA II, SATA RAID, GBLAN, : ASU-P5ND

could you please tell me if this MOBO would be alrite with the q6600

 

thank you

 

JaZz

[DirtyPolo]

Hey JaZz, yes the P5N-D will be fine for a Q6600 i believe, as if you follow the link you gave, a little further down it says:

"Features:

- Intel Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Duo / Pentium Extreme / Pentium D / Pentium 4 Processors

 

The Q6600 is an Intel Core 2 Quad core and should work, maybe with a BOIS upgrade or such, I'll check Asus's website for you and confirm that now.

 

EDIT:

 

Yes the Asus website says in the specifications for that mobo:

"It also can support Intel® next generation 45nm Multi-Core CPU"

Which means that it will also support the Q6600 as it is a 65nm Processor.

 

Hopefully someone can confirm this but I'm 99.9% sure it should support the Q6600 straight out the box.

 

the link to the Asus spec is: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

Edited December 1, 2008 by DirtyPolo

[Dalo Harkin]

Be very careful if it says 'supports quad core' as it will need a BIOS update and unless you have another LGA775 chip lying around - you cant do the update :eek:

[JaZz]

hey dalo and dirty thx for you replies i will definatelly put this motherboard in the maybe pile,atleast now i know what to look for in the future

 

thank you

 

JaZz

[Dalo Harkin]

Your welcome - as always, any other questions let us know

[JaZz]

hey ppl.i got the mobo finally.just wanted to ask before i begin to swap everything around,is it going to be an easy job.meaning i know that i would have to install the graphic card driver again,my only consern is the hard drives,would I still be able to run Vista (my OS) or woudl i have to install it all over again and lose everything and have to start again?

 

just to mention i got the P5N D and emailed misco the place where i got the mobo and they confirmed thr P5N D would support the q6600 straight out the box :)

 

thank you

 

JaZz

Edited December 17, 2008 by JaZz

[Dalo Harkin]

When you swap the MOBO - you need to do a reinstall of the OS im afraid :(

[JaZz]

cheers dalo thats not probs everything important i need i have it in my external HD anyways.

 

thank you

 

JaZz

[Dalo Harkin]

Your Welcome Jazz - any other issues you know where we are :)

[JaZz]

hey ppl.after months of debating i have finally switched the motherboards lol,and played Cod4 on max setting and was playing it for a while and it was working no restarts :) whats even better thou is that i didnt have to install vista again,i just plugged everything back and started the computer installed the chipset driver and all the other things i had to and its working fine :)

 

thank you all

 

JaZz

[DirtyPolo]

No problem, glad we could be of help :P

 

and as Dalo said, any other problems, don't hesitate on coming back and asking!