LGA775 cpu on a LGA771 socket

[Umer_410]

On many threads i have seen that people have put a xeon lga 771 processor on a lga 775 socket but i want to know that can i use a q9650 lga775 processor on my hp xw8400 workstation which has dual lga771 sockets. I want to do 1080p gaming ..
Ram :6 gb
G card : gtx 960 4 gb

 

[Paul NZ]

There's some patch thing you can use but you wont be able to update the BIOS. Unless you can find a modded BIOS update

 

[Umer_410]

So what you are trying to say is that i can't use it !?? Right?

 

[Paul NZ]

Well you can but like I said you wont be able to update the BIOS if you have to

 

[k1114]

Since it's a dual socket mobo, the answer is no. Only xeons have the capabilities for multi socket.

 

[Umer_410]

K1114 i am not going to be using 2 different processor s. Just tell me whether can i use a lga775 compatible processor on a lga771 socket..
I will use only one processor at a time. Ty

 

[k1114]

It's a similar issue as 771 cpu on 775 socket. you need an adapter to switch pins and a compatible bios. I don't know about that mobo so can't give a definitive answer, but it's probably no. You're also still going to bottleneck a 960 with any core 2 era cpu.