hi folks,
I'm working on putting together a new pc built around a QX9770 processor, and I had my board all picked out, the ASUS P5E3 Premium, when suddenly it disappeared from the website I was going to buy it from (I'm in Spain, so my options for high-end stuff are a little limited). Someone then told me that the P45 and X38 chipsets are compatible with the QX9770. So my question is this: is that's the case, can I run a stable configuration on a P45 board and a QX9770? If, so, what bios adjustments will I need to make? I'm not a tech-head, so please keep your answers simple so I don't have to give you one of these All I was planning on doing was to increase the multiplier from 8 to 9 on the CPU (which I've read doesn't require any voltage adjustments). I'd like to build my system with DDR3 1600 MHz CL7 RAM from G-Skill. By the way, someone suggested the Asus Rampage Extreme, but that has a lot of bells and whistles I'm not gonna use, so I'd prefer a good but cheaper board. Thanks in advance for the advice!
I'm working on putting together a new pc built around a QX9770 processor, and I had my board all picked out, the ASUS P5E3 Premium, when suddenly it disappeared from the website I was going to buy it from (I'm in Spain, so my options for high-end stuff are a little limited). Someone then told me that the P45 and X38 chipsets are compatible with the QX9770. So my question is this: is that's the case, can I run a stable configuration on a P45 board and a QX9770? If, so, what bios adjustments will I need to make? I'm not a tech-head, so please keep your answers simple so I don't have to give you one of these All I was planning on doing was to increase the multiplier from 8 to 9 on the CPU (which I've read doesn't require any voltage adjustments). I'd like to build my system with DDR3 1600 MHz CL7 RAM from G-Skill. By the way, someone suggested the Asus Rampage Extreme, but that has a lot of bells and whistles I'm not gonna use, so I'd prefer a good but cheaper board. Thanks in advance for the advice!