Will this work?

[Manic9803]

I purchased a Intel Core 2 duo E6750 processor will this mother board work? If not please recommend. Thanks



http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?Sku=S458-1032

Thanks again!

 

[badge]

No. That board does not list C2D as being supported. P4/Celeron D are supported. Intel 915 NB chipset dosl not support C2D.

 

[Manic9803]

Can someone recommend a M/Board for me please? I am not too familar with that setup.

 

[badge]

These supporrt C2D. You are not very specific.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010200280+1070509908+1070622728&name=Core+2+Duo+%2f+Pentium+D+%2f+Pentium+4+%2f+Celeron+D

This would be the latest chipset that supports the processor you listed.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131227

 

[Manic9803]

Sorry I am not up to date on the latest mother boards. I just purchased the Core 2 duo E6750 and need a board that will work well with it. Thanks for the help I will look at those.

 

[badge]

The most recent chipsets for that processor are the P35 and the X38.

 

[Manic9803]

How does this look? I am considering picking this up with some memory as well.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130139

 

[badge]

Well, some Mfg's released an upgraded version of the 945 chipset like this board that will support C2D. Earlier versions of the 945 did not support C2D. You will be limited to DDR2 PC5300 667 mhz. memory. The price is certailny good and the board will work (you may need a BIOS update though). Check on the MSI MFG product website to see what BIOS supports the E6750.

Have a look at the 965 boards. Better performance than the 945 board you chose. Also, you may have to go to P35 or X38 to get 'out of the box' support for that E6750.

 

[Manic9803]

Thanks Badger I will check it out!

 

[Zorg]

Do not buy any 965 or other 9 series mobos, they are old tech and you may have serious problems getting your chip to work. It will probably require a BIOS upgrade if it works at all.

Get a P35 mobo only, they are specifically designed to work with your chip.

REMEMBER P35 MOBO!

 

[Manic9803]

Thanks Zorg. Anyone else have a good recommendation? I just looked at some reviews on the 965 and it was sub par about average.

 

[Manic9803]

http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2118 this one?

 

[Zorg]

That's a nice mobo and the one I have, but they have been discontinued in favor of the GA-X38-DQ6.
What is your budget for the mobo?

 

[Manic9803]

Well I'd like to keep it under 200$ I need to get atleast 2GB of Ram.

 

[goodie]

if your on a budget, definitely pick up a P35 board, also if your not gonna do extreme overclocking get DDR2 800 ram

 

[Manic9803]

Anyone else? Recommend me a mobo?

 

[Zorg]

Anyone else? Recommend me a mobo?

Pick one based on your needs and mobo features. GIGABYTE Motherboard Comparison Sheet - Scroll Down - 2 pages

After choosing the mobo check the Memory Support List on the mobo page links. I used Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 RAM on three P35-DQ6s. It's on the list (part number for one stick not the kit) and it works well. I do have one stick out of six that just failed tonight, oh well, I still recommend it.

 

[Manic9803]

How's this look?

Core 2 Duo E6750
Crucial 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)


Hows that for a combo?

 

[aevm]

Beautiful. Add a GA-P35-DS3R and you're all set.