intel 945gtp compatible with core 2

[j.o.s.h.1408]

Hhi my friend has a intel mobo socket 775 with a chipset of 945g express

http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx...80000,42180000

iIs this mobo compatible with any core 2 cpu's??? Cheers

[blueball]

No I'm afraid not.

All 965 chipsets and some 975 chipsets are compatable.

[j.o.s.h.1408]

o thats a shame. i heard somewhere that their are sone 945g chipsets that support core 2 using a updated version of the bios..

[Agent]

o thats a shame. i heard somewhere that their are sone 945g chipsets that support core 2 using a updated version of the bios..

They can support the Conroe 800 E4XXX series of CPU's (basicly 800fsb Conroes). But good luck getting one

[blueball]

o thats a shame. i heard somewhere that their are sone 945g chipsets that support core 2 using a updated version of the bios..

I haven't heard that but I'm not going to discount it. It may be possible with some boards but I haven't heard of it.

[j.o.s.h.1408]

what is the main reason why core 2 is not compatible with a 945 chipset? is it because of the fsb? if so,their are 1066fsb on some 945 boards

[directhex]

what is the main reason why core 2 is not compatible with a 945 chipset? is it because of the fsb? if so,their are 1066fsb on some 945 boards

voltage regulation.

[j.o.s.h.1408]

whats the voltage thats needed to run core 2? if the voltage in the mobo is higher than the voltage of the core 2, would it fry the cpu?

cant the bios reduce/increase the voltage of the cpu

[directhex]

whats the voltage thats needed to run core 2? if the voltage in the mobo is higher than the voltage of the core 2, would it fry the cpu?

cant the bios reduce/increase the voltage of the cpu

the voltage regulation circuitry on i945 doesn't work in sufficiently fine-grained steps

[j.o.s.h.1408]

here is the exact motherboard that my friend has

http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx...0&v=2#infoarea

[directhex]

here is the exact motherboard that my friend has

http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx...0&v=2#infoarea

which is too old to support core 2 duo.

http://www.intel.com/support/motherb.../line_c2dp.htm lists all intel boards that can use core 2 duo. there's a newer i945 board (with newer vreg circuitry) on the list.

[j.o.s.h.1408]

o ok is their any other dual core cpu's that can work with this mobo?

[directhex]

o ok is their any other dual core cpu's that can work with this mobo?

http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/tp/tp_proc.htm

anything in the "pentium d" section

[j.o.s.h.1408]

ok cheers. Is hyperThreading a real boost if cpus have them because looking at some of the PD's, they dont have them,

btw is this any good? http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=432799

thanks for your help guys cheers

[directhex]

HT is lame & useless, especially on dual core

[j.o.s.h.1408]

How come the motherboard above has a fsb of 1066mhz. i also found out that the voltage of the core 2 and this motherboard is the same....