Is Prescott Supported in the Mini-me Epox EP-EX5300S barebone system???

[Kenshiro]

Hi Guys, I'm not sure where I can ask, so I choose to put this tread in the CPU section. I am planning to get the mini me barebone system for my brother as a birthday gift. I just want to know if this barebone supports the Prescott core. Apparently, the european version has a bios to update to support prescott, but I am not too sure about the versions that are sold here in US.

Is anyone out there able to answer this question for me???? Thanks........

 

[Sjaak]

a prescott inside a mini-barebone will be hard to cool. not advisable IMO. The voltage regulators will likely hold, but its not good for them

 

[theflyingrat]

http://www.epox.nl/english/support/bios/notes/4pgf.htm

This is all I could find on it. Apparently it does support the Prescott, otherwise why would they have bothered updating the BIOS for it? I think the versions in Europe and here both use the EP-4PGF and 4PGF+ motherboards... there'd be no reason to offer two different motherboards in the same products.