will my Asus P5b deluxe/ wifi mobo support intel quad core

[romo91]

will my Asus P5b deluxe/ wifi mobo support intel quad core, on the my mobos package it say it will work on multi core cpus but there no info on the asus website, and its p965 so it could have support right?:confused:

[nam-ng]

will my Asus P5b deluxe/ wifi mobo support intel quad core, on the my mobos package it say it will work on multi core cpus but there no info on the asus website, and its p965 so it could have support right?:confused:
No it will not do QUAD... PERIOD, even if some super engineers from Asus told you that it could.

[romo91]

how do you know for sure:twisted:

[nam-ng]

how do you know for sure:twisted:
The mobo had not the excessive supplement 12V power needed for the QUAD processor to function properly.

The first thing you look for is the extra 8-pins 12V connector.

[romo91]

well this article says that 965 and 975x are supported



http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/09/10/four_cores_on_the_rampage/page3.html

[nam-ng]

well this article says that 965 and 975x are supported



http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/09/10/four_cores_on_the_rampage/page3.html

They can say whatever they want, not sufficient power to the processor will do it in everytime, no matter what chipset you had.

[Kougar]

I would say it does support Kentsfield. May or may not run into some issues with it, but the lack of a EPS12 connector or not it's supposed to run Kentsfield.

P5B Deluxe Release BIOS version 0614

1. Support DDR2 double side x16 module
2. Enable support for CPU ratio adjustment on Kentsfield B0 stepping CPU
3. Enable conroe/kentsfield ratio overclocking higher above default value
4. Fix CPU Fan profile mode not correct after system shotdown
5. Enhance memory compatibility for DDR533 and DDR667 modules.
6. Revise S3 fuction not stable when CPU FSB over 300MHz.
7. Enable support for OCZ2G8002GK-6400
8. Fix PCIEX1 will disappear after update beta bios from 0405 to 0507
9. Fix some lock cpu will show "modify ratio "item in bios(ex:660-SL7Z3 3.6GHT PSC800 2M/EM64T 002)
10. Fix some lock cpu frequency not correct when lock free fuction enable(ex:660-SL7Z3 3.6GHT PSC800 2M/EM64T 002)
11. Fix kentsfield L2 cache not correct issue (in bios setup)
12. Fix SATA configuration select disable and compatible mode, and BIOS still show SATA5 and SATA6
13. Update ICH8 Raid option ROM from V6.0.0.1022 to V6.1.0.1002
14. Update Marvell 8001 and 8056 Lan option rom from 5.16.3.3 to 5.17.1.3

http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us (http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us)

[romo91]

ok i only game some times but most of it is multimedia and homework, would i really need a quad core for that or i should stick with my core 2 duo for 2-4 years.


core 2 duo e6400
asus p5b deluxe/wifi
xfx 7900 gt 256mb
320 hdd
zalman 9000 cpu cooler
1 gb ddr2 corsair ram
nzxt lexa case
mx 1000 laser mouse
saitek eclipse 2 keyboard.
ViewSonic vx922 gamin lcd 19"

[Kougar]

Quad-core won't make your games run faster, only video encoding for the most part. ;)

Since it will have a $999+ price tag, I'd strongly advise against getting it in your case. Your E6400 is already comparable to a FX62. :-P

[romo91]

ok then will my whole sytem last about 3 or 4 years, i will be changing my gpu periodically if i want to but still.

[werty316]

Hows about you guys just wait instead of fighting over something that isn't even out yet? ;)

Games taking advantage of Quadcore CPUs won't be the norm til a long time. Not alot of games take advantage of a dualcore for example.

[Kougar]

Hows about you guys just wait instead of fighting over something that isn't even out yet? ;)


And who is fighting, exactly? ;)

[werty316]

Ok arguing then...