2 questions

[SpeedEng66]

thinkin of upgrading my wifes rig to a c2q (q8200)
but when i check foxconn's site they dont mention if the quad 45mn will be work?

so question one.. ppl with p35 boards any problem with quads 45mn cpus?

second question the ony thing im changing is the c2q (from e6550 to qXXXX)
do I need to upgrade psu or the extra 30 or so watts is nuttin to worry about

p35a
q8200 (or q9400 if i can find a deal) (light oc @400fsb nuttin to crazy )
6gbs (4 ddr2 mem sticks)
gf 8800gt
150gb raptor
antec earthwatt 380

Thanks for the replys!!

 

[ther00kie16]

Anand's article seems to show compatibility, at least for P35A-S and P35AP-S.
Also, Earthwatts PSUs are decent. The ea380 (which I have) outputs 27A on 12V rail, which should be plenty for your hardware.
Before I got mine, I researched the power supply a bit and found threads on other forums with people testing the ea380 with 8800gtx and overclocked e6600/q6600.
q8200 (45nm) should draw less power than a 65nm q6600 and 8800gt draws way less than a 8800gtx so you are fine, even with that raptor.

 

[Blain]

2 questions...

1. What is your wife doing that she needs a quad core processor for?

All of the current P35 MBs that Foxconn have listed say they support "Intel® Core?2 Quad and Core? 2 Duo" processors.
2. Is your wife's MB an older model that Foxconn doesn't have listed on their P35 page?
2a. Have you flashed the MB up to the latest BIOS revision?

 

[SpeedEng66]

Originally posted by: ther00kie16
Anand's article seems to show compatibility, at least for P35A-S and P35AP-S.
Also, Earthwatts PSUs are decent. The ea380 (which I have) outputs 27A on 12V rail, which should be plenty for your hardware.
Before I got mine, I researched the power supply a bit and found threads on other forums with people testing the ea380 with 8800gtx and overclocked e6600/q6600.
q8200 (45nm) should draw less power than a 65nm q6600 and 8800gt draws way less than a 8800gtx so you are fine, even with that raptor.

Yea i kinda figured the ea380 will have enought , I just see evryone with these 500+ psu's
and thought i should ask

 

[SpeedEng66]

Originally posted by: Blain
2 questions...

1. What is your wife doing that she needs a quad core processor for?

All of the current P35 MBs that Foxconn have listed say they support "Intel® Core?2 Quad and Core? 2 Duo" processors.
2. Is your wife's MB an older model that Foxconn doesn't have listed on their P35 page?
2a. Have you flashed the MB up to the latest BIOS revision?

web design, photoshop, gaming, alot of crap I dont know about (prob Iming with her new bf )

#2 yep it's the plain jane foxconn p35a
(from their site it claims to support the next gen 45nm procs but in their cpu charts I guess they never updated it or never tested it )

2a yes I have it's all updated via auto live update by foxconn..

while I know upgrading to a quad is kinda overkill, but i can see a few things thats gunna happen
I get to upgrade my mame box,
since intel is moving to the i7's I assume the 775s will end eventually, and once that happens the 775 prices kinda goes up..



microcenter has the q8200 for 180 + tax which is cheaper than what I paid for the e6550 when it came out lol

I just have to make sure it works

 

[Denithor]

Q9400 @ mwave for $224 FTW!!