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DansFace
08-12-08, 11:23 AM
I heard from a few people that Overclocking a quadcore isn't very well supported on the X38 chipset.. What's the deal with this?

I could go with a p45 board but then i would lose the dual 16x PCI-E lanes
mullet
08-12-08, 11:30 AM
For a Q6600 the X38 is good but not for the new 45nm quads. The X38 for some reason has a 440FSB problem. The X48 can to 450FSB and above.
DansFace
08-12-08, 11:55 AM
For a Q6600 the X38 is good but not for the new 45nm quads. The X38 for some reason has a 440FSB problem. The X48 can to 450FSB and above.

I don't have a 45nm quad... really don't need to hit anymore that 3.4 3.5 ghz with it
Just got with a x38?
mullet
08-12-08, 12:35 PM
yeah Q6600 + X38 = good to go.
DansFace
08-13-08, 12:36 AM
is the G0 stepping the 45nm quad?

If so i was wrong and have one of those :o
mullet
08-13-08, 12:45 AM
Dude your sig says Q6600 which = 65nm G0 Quaddy McCPU.
DansFace
08-13-08, 10:52 AM
Dude your sig says Q6600 which = 65nm G0 Quaddy McCPU.

My mistake... must have been a bad google then
Bearclaw
08-13-08, 11:24 AM
So my Bonetrail 2 should be good for a QX9650?

Ask Bigman. He knows all about mixing and matching bonetrail motherboards and CPU's.