Richard Parker
New Member
As a follow-up to all you helpful people, I ended up getting a very cheap Q8200 (which, I know, isn't the best chip, but it was the best deal around). It is a 45nm quad, like the others we've discussed.
Despite not being on the officially supported list, it's recognized by the 1406 bios and seems to work just fine. I've got it OC'd on automatic voltage to 2.66 (FSB just below 400, I think). It's stable like this. Any more and I get lots of random issues. Also, the NB get's quite hot to the touch. So I've decided to leave it at this for now (unless anyone has any tips... ScOuT... *nudge nudge*).
Thanks again!
Despite not being on the officially supported list, it's recognized by the 1406 bios and seems to work just fine. I've got it OC'd on automatic voltage to 2.66 (FSB just below 400, I think). It's stable like this. Any more and I get lots of random issues. Also, the NB get's quite hot to the touch. So I've decided to leave it at this for now (unless anyone has any tips... ScOuT... *nudge nudge*).
Thanks again!