D Dangerous_Dave Honorable Apr 16, 2013 20 0 10,510 Apr 17, 2013 #1 Doing things a bit ass-backwards here: I've gone and bought an E5-2640 (it was a good price) and now I'm wondering if there's anything in an X79 or other home motherboard I can use it in? Cheers in advance.
Doing things a bit ass-backwards here: I've gone and bought an E5-2640 (it was a good price) and now I'm wondering if there's anything in an X79 or other home motherboard I can use it in? Cheers in advance.
k1114 Titan May 2, 2010 14,236 93 75,540 Apr 17, 2013 #2 Most x79 can, just check the cpu support list. Upvote 0 Downvote
D Dangerous_Dave Honorable Apr 16, 2013 20 0 10,510 Apr 17, 2013 #3 So, for example, would this mean that this board won't work with it? http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P9X79_PRO/#support_CPU Upvote 0 Downvote
So, for example, would this mean that this board won't work with it? http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P9X79_PRO/#support_CPU