Quote Originally Posted by 'Freddie',index.php?page=Thread&postID=155353#post 155353
You can flash a MB to allow for 45 NM? On newegg it's listed as a manufacturing type so I was under the impression it was an actual hardware, not software issue? Could you clarify?

I checked my motherboard manual and it only says that it uses a socket LGA775 (up to a quad) but nothing about the 45/65 rating so is that rating specific to the chip itself?

-Clovis






Quote Originally Posted by 'Clovis',index.php?page=Thread&postID=155306#post1 55306
Keep in mind to avoid also upgrading the MB, I'm limited to a 65 nm chip.
Are you sure you can't flash the bios and upgrade to a 45 nm Wolfdale or Yorkfield (i.e. Q9300)?

With regard to your question about quad vs duo, since you're got five simultaneous processes, I would take the quad at a lower speed. Five processes use all four cores, so if the CPU runs at 2.4 GHz it's actually working at a rate of 4 x 2.4 = 9.6 GHz. With your duo the max work rate is 2 x 3.0 = 6.0 GHz.

With a Yorkfield you'll get a little extra bonus since they are faster clock-for-clock than the older Conroes.