1.6 Northwood P4 on ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe

[Pauli]

I know that the 875P chipset does not officially support 400Mhz-bus processors, but will this mobo refuse to work at all if a 1.6 Northie is installed or can it be made to work anyway? My 1.6 Northie has been running with a 533Mhz bus speed for the past 2 years overclocked, so I know it will work at the minimum supported 875P speed. But will the mobo refuse to boot up and complain with the 1.6 installed?

 

[LTC8K6]

ASUS says it supports 400Mhz bus processors. I think only the Intel boards adhered to the rule.

 

[MichaelZ]

just try it. if it doesn't work, use it as an excuse to buy a new CPU.

 

[hytek369]

Originally posted by: i82lazyboy
just try it. if it doesn't work, use it as an excuse to buy a new CPU.

yeah, those 1.6 chips run cool so i am sure someone wants it for their HTPC

 

[Pauli]

Ah, thanks. I checked the ASUS website and it does indeed say that 400Mhz bus speed is supported. I will probably get a 2.8C Northwood and attempt to overclock it to 3.2 - 3.5 Ghz. In the meantime, I would like to see what my 1.6A is capable of reaching - it maxes out right now at about 2.16Ghz (135Mhz FSB) but I think that the limiting factor is the Northbridge on my current 845-chipset motherboard.

 

[IsaacInsoll]

Yeh i have a 1.6 at 2.16 as well.. When you try to over clock it more please make a post about it because i am very interested in what you can get it to