Core 2 duo with 945P?

Bl00dFox · 02-27-2007, 09:24 PM

I have a E6600 with a 945P-S3 motherboard. But I just found out that on the intel site it says that an E6600 needs a 965P chipset to function. Am I losing performance?

diduknowthat · 02-27-2007, 09:46 PM

No, it just won't work.

Bl00dFox · 02-27-2007, 11:15 PM

Nah man - it works, and everything is fine.

Im just wondering if the performance would be better if I use a 965P chipset...

**Cromewell** · 02-28-2007, 01:21 AM

You aren't loosing any performance. All you really lose is potentially using DDR2-800. Where ever you read you need a 965P was wrong. All you need is chipset that supports dual core (ie a 945) and has VRM11 support (voltage regulation for the CPU)

Bl00dFox · 02-28-2007, 04:38 AM

Thanks a million. Just one more question: does getting DDR2-800 make a difference? thanks for bearing with my noobness!

cebuboi · 12-24-2007, 01:54 PM

I got Gigabyte ga945GCMX2 -S2 motherboard with E6750 proceesor. It's fine so far, i just also don't know if i was able to maiximize its performance because if I set to load optimized defaults, CPU speed will automatically set to 2.13GHz instead of 2.66(E6570).

imsati · 12-24-2007, 03:01 PM

Holy digging up old posts Batman!

cebuboi · 12-25-2007, 01:18 PM

anybody can be a batman!

02-27-2007, 09:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bl00dFox Platinum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 15 Posts: 566	Core 2 duo with 945P? I have a E6600 with a 945P-S3 motherboard. But I just found out that on the intel site it says that an E6600 needs a 965P chipset to function. Am I losing performance? __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 MOBO: Gigabyte 945P-S3 RAM: 2GB Kingston 667Mhz (4x512MB Dual Channel) GPU: Palit X1600XT PCI-E HDD: 160GB SATA Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 Storage HDD: 320GB Seagate Barracuda SATA 7200.10 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit

02-27-2007, 09:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
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02-27-2007, 11:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bl00dFox Platinum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 15 Posts: 566	Nah man - it works, and everything is fine. Im just wondering if the performance would be better if I use a 965P chipset... __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 MOBO: Gigabyte 945P-S3 RAM: 2GB Kingston 667Mhz (4x512MB Dual Channel) GPU: Palit X1600XT PCI-E HDD: 160GB SATA Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 Storage HDD: 320GB Seagate Barracuda SATA 7200.10 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit

02-28-2007, 01:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 10,117	You aren't loosing any performance. All you really lose is potentially using DDR2-800. Where ever you read you need a 965P was wrong. All you need is chipset that supports dual core (ie a 945) and has VRM11 support (voltage regulation for the CPU) __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in ruttin' command here. I must plug a couple comics because they are good :D: www.ctrlaltdel-online.com www.userfriendly.org

02-28-2007, 04:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
Bl00dFox Platinum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 15 Posts: 566	Thanks a million. Just one more question: does getting DDR2-800 make a difference? thanks for bearing with my noobness! __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 MOBO: Gigabyte 945P-S3 RAM: 2GB Kingston 667Mhz (4x512MB Dual Channel) GPU: Palit X1600XT PCI-E HDD: 160GB SATA Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 Storage HDD: 320GB Seagate Barracuda SATA 7200.10 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit

12-24-2007, 01:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
cebuboi New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: RUH Posts: 8	I got Gigabyte ga945GCMX2 -S2 motherboard with E6750 proceesor. It's fine so far, i just also don't know if i was able to maiximize its performance because if I set to load optimized defaults, CPU speed will automatically set to 2.13GHz instead of 2.66(E6570). __________________ P4 Co2Do E6750 2.66 RAM 2G GA-945GCMX S2 NVIDIA GEFORCE7600 DELL 198WFP w/ k-bord + maus

12-24-2007, 03:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
imsati Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: EHT, NJ Posts: 2,564	Holy digging up old posts Batman! __________________ --Jay Gigabyte EP31-DS3L \| E4500 \| Masscool HSF paired with AS-5 80 GB SATA2 x 2 \| e-GeForce 7100 GS \| CM Elite 330 (gorgeous!) Triple Boot: Ubuntu 7.10/XP Home/Kubuntu 7.10 You do realize that everytime PC eye Posts, God kicks a puppy, and every time someone takes his advice, He smothers a kitten in front of a child, right? http://www.computerforum.com/114761-...tml#post922619

12-25-2007, 01:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
cebuboi New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: RUH Posts: 8	anybody can be a batman! __________________ P4 Co2Do E6750 2.66 RAM 2G GA-945GCMX S2 NVIDIA GEFORCE7600 DELL 198WFP w/ k-bord + maus

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