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Old 01-03-2008, 11:18 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I just want to know if my mobo: GIGABYTE 965P-DS3 WILL SUPPORT the new Q9450 CPU?
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Old 01-03-2008, 11:51 PM   #2 (permalink)
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On the Gigabyte website it does not list that CPU as being supported.
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/M...ProductID=2456


I think to run that CPU your going to have to upgrade your motherboard to a x38 or newer chipset. Rumors say that the 965 will run the q9450, but with a bios upgrade, and even then you might have problems.

http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=3138

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