Computer Question

[Kilgore Trout]

I have some parts sitting around that I want to hack around with.
Question:
Would this motherboard, P5NSLI
http://ca.asus.com/en/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_775/P5NSLI/

be able to support an Intel E6850 chip:
http://ark.intel.com/products/30785/Intel-Core2-Duo-Processor-E6850-(4M-Cache-3_00-GHz-1333-MHz-FSB)

The reason I ask is that P5NSLI board has a 1066 fsb speed while the E6850 chip has a 1333 fsb speed.
Could they still work together or is it a no go.
Thanks.

 

[The Options Menu]

I have some parts sitting around that I want to hack around with.
Question:
Would this motherboard, P5NSLI
http://ca.asus.com/en/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_775/P5NSLI/

be able to support an Intel E6850 chip:
http://ark.intel.com/products/30785/Intel-Core2-Duo-Processor-E6850-(4M-Cache-3_00-GHz-1333-MHz-FSB)

The reason I ask is that P5NSLI board has a 1066 fsb speed while the E6850 chip has a 1333 fsb speed.
Could they still work together or is it a no go.
Thanks.

If the slot for the chip matches the slot on the motherboard (that's googleable) the slower FSB will be no problem. You may have to twiddle in the BIOS a bit, but it should be no big deal beyond having the bus being a bit more of a bottleneck than is strictly necessary. Though most computers sit 95%+ idle on the cpu and bus anyway.

As long as you can slot it on a motherboard, be it memory, a CPU, or a PCI(-Express) card, throttling down to match a motherboard is seldom a problem. In fact, you'll burn less power and the parts will often last longer. That goes for both bus and operating speed. There's actually an under-clocking movement for that reason, but mostly for noise and heat.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Okay, thanks.
It's an LGA775 motherboard and the E6850 is an LGA775 chip; so, the chip will plug into the motherboard.
The only issue for me was whether the different FSB speeds, ie 1066 (board) and 1333 (chip) will cause the systerm to be unreliable.
Thanks again for input.

 

[The Options Menu]

Okay, thanks.
It's an LGA775 motherboard and the E6850 is an LGA775 chip; so, the chip will plug into the motherboard.
The only issue for me was whether the different FSB speeds, ie 1066 (board) and 1333 (chip) will cause the systerm to be unreliable.
Thanks again for input.

Not unless you overclock the motherboard to match (or go beyond) the maximum speed of the chip. 'Slower' is seldom a problem. Edit: And frankly, I would be willing to bet you wouldn't notice the difference in anything close to normal circumstances.

 

[Joe-Dart54]

might heatup the mobo just a bit when playing games

 

[Anynym]

Okay, thanks.
It's an LGA775 motherboard and the E6850 is an LGA775 chip; so, the chip will plug into the motherboard.
The only issue for me was whether the different FSB speeds, ie 1066 (board) and 1333 (chip) will cause the systerm to be unreliable.
Thanks again for input.

Wikipedia says that specialized tools are required for proper installation of an LGA755 chip.

 

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Wikipedia says that specialized tools are required for proper installation of an LGA755 chip.

One would assume E6850 is the LGA755 chip mounted onto a socket, that the OP already said fits in the given motherboard. I'd be shocked if it took more than a Philips and a butter knife, and some thermal paste if the cooling unit was removed. (Note to the kids: Don't peel the cooling unit from the cpu unless you have means to reattach it.)

@Joe_Dart54: The chip's fsb would be down-clocked to that of the mobo, so it wouldn't generate any more heat that that chip (as timed) + that motherboard.