Some E6850 help

Road_Kill · Post by **Road_Kill** » 17 May 2008, 23:18

Ok, this is going to sound like a dumb question ,and it probably is. I have decided to do a small upgrade. So I decided to get the E6850, now, it has a FSB of 1333mhz. Now what I want to know is if this chip will work on a MB that is only rated at 1066mhz, and if so, how will it affect the performance. Thank you for the help.

Firestrm_ZA · Post by **Firestrm_ZA** » 17 May 2008, 23:20

it will work but the board will either auto oc itself or the chip will be forced to a fsb of 1066. which will bring your cpu speed down... wat mobo do you have?

Road_Kill · Post by **Road_Kill** » 17 May 2008, 23:29

I haven't got a board yet, still in the process of getting one. It's between the following. ABIT AW9D-MAX intel 975 or the DFI LANPARTY UT ICFX3200-T2R/G.

So if the chipp gets clocked down to 1066mhz, any idea of what speed it would run at? Sorry for the noob questions, I've just been out of what's new for a long time.

Firestrm_ZA · Post by **Firestrm_ZA** » 17 May 2008, 23:33

@1066 fsb you will run at 2.4 ghz... but AFAIK both those boards support 1333 fsb...

Road_Kill · Post by **Road_Kill** » 17 May 2008, 23:39

OK, i see now, you just need the updated BIOS. Thanks a lot for your help. One last question, is R1300 a good price for a 2nd hand E6850?

Edit:
One more thing, that DFI runs off an Ati chipset, does this matter much? I mean, it shouldn't have any negative affects on my geforce?

Firestrm_ZA · Post by **Firestrm_ZA** » 17 May 2008, 23:44

thats a very good price... considering i paid 2150 for my new e8400

Firestrm_ZA · Post by **Firestrm_ZA** » 17 May 2008, 23:45

just saw your edit... it shouldn't make a diff but google it and see,,,

Road_Kill · Post by **Road_Kill** » 17 May 2008, 23:47

Thanks a lot for the help. I really appreciate it.

Firestrm_ZA · Post by **Firestrm_ZA** » 17 May 2008, 23:48

no probs enjoy shopping....

I34z1k · Post by **I34z1k** » 18 May 2008, 00:06

Get a 965 board instead

Road_Kill · Post by **Road_Kill** » 18 May 2008, 00:10

I'm kind of on a tight budget, so I'm getting all my stuff second hand, hence the limited choice.