Need MoBo for E8500 Wolfdale

[thatleftamark]

I just tried to put an e8500 in my Asus T3-P5G965 barebones system. The fans run but it never POSTs. I'm assuming that the Wolfdale/E8500 isn't supported by that MoBo... but now I can't return the CPU so I want a recommendation for a MoBo that will support this chip. I'll just end up with a second PC, which is just fine.

Anyone have a recommendation for a good mid-priced MoBo for the 8500?

Thanks!

 

[Anubis]

nearly any of the P35 based boards would be fine, they are cheap and solid, but it is the older chipset

 

[thatleftamark]

Hmmm, why does this review say this P35 doesn't work with the 8500?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...101066&Tpk=intel%20p35


What is it about the e8500 that even makes this an issue. I cant find any info on why it doesn't work with my Asus t3-p5g965...

 

[dbcooper1]

Don't know about the Shuttle but I'm running an e8500 on an Abit P35-e at 4GHz with current BIOS with no problems.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

same here, running a 8400 on a P35 board, only thing is the P35 will not run memory or RAM at 1N or 1T ... for me anyways..

 

[aatf510]

Originally posted by: BTRY B 529th FA BN
same here, running a 8400 on a P35 board, only thing is the P35 will not run memory or RAM at 1N or 1T ... for me anyways..

I am not so sure that DDR2-800 actually runs 1T. At least that's my experience with Nvidia 680i & P45.

The ASUS P5Q Pro should be a good & cheap overclocking board for a E8500.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: dbcooper1
Don't know about the Shuttle but I'm running an e8500 on an Abit P35-e at 4GHz with current BIOS with no problems.

yea im running a E8400 @4ghz on a abit P35E as well, same bios that came with it like 9 months ago

 

[dbcooper1]

Memory timings are overrated anyway. Top end CPU speed is most important for most applications.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

They maybe over-rated but as far as I've rated them, its noticeable

 

[thatleftamark]

Originally posted by: BTRY B 529th FA BN
same here, running a 8400 on a P35 board, only thing is the P35 will not run memory or RAM at 1N or 1T ... for me anyways..

Maybe a dumb question, but what the heck is 1N or 1T?

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Originally posted by: thatleftamark

Originally posted by: BTRY B 529th FA BN
same here, running a 8400 on a P35 board, only thing is the P35 will not run memory or RAM at 1N or 1T ... for me anyways..

Maybe a dumb question, but what the heck is 1N or 1T?

1N & 1T are the same; 1T was the old description for a command rate that you could do with your memory. On an AMD machine, the performance was very noticeable. I think it equated to something like 200 or 300 theoretical Mhz in a performance increase.

 

[JPB]

Originally posted by: thatleftamark
I just tried to put an e8500 in my Asus T3-P5G965 barebones system. The fans run but it never POSTs. I'm assuming that the Wolfdale/E8500 isn't supported by that MoBo... but now I can't return the CPU so I want a recommendation for a MoBo that will support this chip. I'll just end up with a second PC, which is just fine.

Anyone have a recommendation for a good mid-priced MoBo for the 8500?

Thanks!

Gigabyte UD3P and never look back.

It has overclocking options through the roof. You wont be disappointed.

 

[OCNewbie]

Originally posted by: JPB
Gigabyte UD3P and never look back.

It has overclocking options through the roof. You wont be disappointed.

Seconded, and it's on sale now at $99AR! - Link

 

[MagickMan]

Another vote for the UD3P, it's he best board you can buy for <$150.

 

[GullyFoyle]

What stepping is your e8500? Don't know about other P35 boards, but newer E0 stepping will not work on Abit IP35 boards. Found this out after getting a new e8400.
Something to watch out for.

 

[jzodda]

Gigabyte UD3P and never look back. It has overclocking options through the roof. You wont be disappointed.

+1

 

[KeypoX]

Originally posted by: BTRY B 529th FA BN

Originally posted by: thatleftamark

Originally posted by: BTRY B 529th FA BN
same here, running a 8400 on a P35 board, only thing is the P35 will not run memory or RAM at 1N or 1T ... for me anyways..

Maybe a dumb question, but what the heck is 1N or 1T?

1N & 1T are the same; 1T was the old description for a command rate that you could do with your memory. On an AMD machine, the performance was very noticeable. I think it equated to something like 200 or 300 theoretical Mhz in a performance increase.

lol i dunno about that. Links?

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Originally posted by: KeypoX

Originally posted by: BTRY B 529th FA BN

Originally posted by: thatleftamark

Originally posted by: BTRY B 529th FA BN
same here, running a 8400 on a P35 board, only thing is the P35 will not run memory or RAM at 1N or 1T ... for me anyways..

Maybe a dumb question, but what the heck is 1N or 1T?

1N & 1T are the same; 1T was the old description for a command rate that you could do with your memory. On an AMD machine, the performance was very noticeable. I think it equated to something like 200 or 300 theoretical Mhz in a performance increase.

lol i dunno about that. Links?

lemme guess, you are an intel guy who never has had an AMD machine right?

 

[faxon]

asus p5q-PRO p45 board is a popular choice as well. probably one of the highest selling motherboards on newegg right now to boot, with a ton of good reviews. cant go wrong there, unless the board is DOA

 

[ghost recon88]

Originally posted by: faxon
asus p5q-PRO p45 board is a popular choice as well. probably one of the highest selling motherboards on newegg right now to boot, with a ton of good reviews. cant go wrong there, unless the board is DOA

Yep, and speaking of which, I have one for sale

Check my sig.

 

[walk2k]

Another vote for the P5Q Pro. I got mine about 2 months ago on 'Egg for $120. I don't really recommend spending less than $120ish on a motherboard, unless you are going for an extreme-budget build, they usually cut too many corners. P5Q Pro has 100% Japanese caps, passive heat-pipe cooling, has about everything you would need (2x PCIe x16, SATA/RAID, tons of USB and firewire, SPDIF audio, gigabit lan) and is very overclockable.

 

[OCNewbie]

Originally posted by: walk2k
Another vote for the P5Q Pro. I got mine about 2 months ago on 'Egg for $120. I don't really recommend spending less than $120ish on a motherboard, unless you are going for an extreme-budget build, they usually cut too many corners.

There was a combo of the P5Q Pro AND 2 Gigs of OCZ DDR2 memory 2-3 weeks ago for $86. So a specific price point isn't necessarily a deciding factor for a good motherboard.