Motherboard/CPU Question

[hamheyelliot]

Hello peeps,

I bought this CPU (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160846905001?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649) last night knowing my mobo (http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/775i945GZ/) had Core 2 Duo support. (Like a bit of an idiot as it turns out)

I read the specification for the motherboard afterwards and noticed it won't accept an FSB of over 800MHz, when the one I've just bought runs at 1066MHz - and now my dreams of getting rid of my single core Celeron D (which now sells on eBay for £2) have been smashed.

I was just wondering what the consequences would be if I paired the two (which would have happened if I didn't get a bit more curious about my mobo this afternoon) and if you could point out a 775 socket motherboard I could buy that supports it that's fairly on the cheap.

Cheers guys! Rep on offer of course.

[Stephen!]

The CPU should work, provided you have the latest BIOS update for the board.

The CPU clockspeed will be reduced. I believe down to 1.6GHz.

[hamheyelliot]

The CPU should work, provided you have the latest BIOS update for the board.

The CPU clockspeed will be reduced. I believe down to 1.6GHz.

Thanks for that! Can I assume the 13 or so 775 mobos for sale on eBuyer (http://www.ebuyer.com/store/Components/cat/Motherboards-Intel/subcat/Socket-LGA-775-Intel) will support it fully?

[Stephen!]

As long as it says it supports Core 2 Duo, then you should be ok.

[hamheyelliot]

As long as it says it supports Core 2 Duo, then you should be ok.

Cheers :) was expecting a massively exaggerated crisis involving ruined hardware and lots of money for a while.