nForce 680i sli - CPU Compatibility?

[Hawkdemon]

Motherboard is Nforce 680i sli.........My Alienware is 7 Years old this month and I started upgrading everything possible since used prices of that old technology are so low. I upgraded to Windows 7 32bit from Vista. I replaced my Geforce 7900 with a Geforce 8800 Ultra. I upgraded my RAM to Patriot-Viper-4GB-2x2GB-PC2-6400-CL4-4-4-12-800-DDR2-PV224G6400LLK.
I just flashed my bios after getting the runaround from Alienware about getting the file. My CPU is the Last thing to be upgraded. I'm currently Running a
"Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6400
(2M Cache, 2.13 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB)"
I'm really eyeing the
"Intel® Core™2 Extreme Processor QX6850
(8M Cache, 3.00 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB)"

Everything I've read on the NVidia website looks like it would support This CPU.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/designed_by_nvidia_680i_sli.html

What I'm looking for is someone that knows that can say Yes this CPU will work Or No It will not. I'm not into overclocking or Serious Hardcore gaming on the PC. But I just want this Computer to be relevant for at least a few more years.

 

[clutchc]

Where did you get the BIOS update from? Is that an EVGA motherboard? Nforce 680i sli was a chipset used on many boards at that time.

 

[Hawkdemon]

Where did you get the BIOS update from? Is that an EVGA motherboard? Nforce 680i sli was a chipset used on many boards at that time.

It Is an EVGA Motherboard. It came in my Alienware. And They have the board ID's changed so you cannot get the BIOS from EVGA. You have to get the BIOS from Alienware or you get an error on the boards ID when you try to update the BIOS from EVGA's website (I tried). I Got BIOS update from Alienware.

 

[clutchc]

Then Alienware/Dell might have made some proprietary changes to the stock EVGA BIOS. Since I can't verify the EVGA Bios required to recognize the QX6850, I'd hesitate to say for sure. But...
Did the BIOS page that you downloaded it from have a CPU support list referenced by BIOS date? If not, but the Alienware BIOS date matches the EVGA BIOS date that is needed to recognize the QX6850, you should be OK.

 

[Hawkdemon]

Then Alienware/Dell might have made some proprietary changes to the stock EVGA BIOS. Since I can't verify the EVGA Bios required to recognize the QX6850, I'd hesitate to say for sure. But...
Did the BIOS page that you downloaded it from have a CPU support list referenced by BIOS date? If not, but the Alienware BIOS date matches the EVGA BIOS date that is needed to recognize the QX6850, you should be OK.

P33 is the latest BIOS. I got the P32 update from Alienware. It looks like it should be good. I ordered it...lets see what happens

 

[clutchc]

I'm betting you will be good... so, good luck.

 

[morghen]

Hello, i'm looking for that P32 file to upgrade my Alienware as well.
The reason i want to flash to P32 is because when using a SSD on this old motherboard the system freezes due to some incompatibility related to AHCI settings.
Could you PM me or perhaps share on a public link this bios upgrade file?

Thanks in advance.