Right, some updates on these nice procs running at FSB 1333 Mhz. Not much of a speed increase but still, some increase is better than none!

Estimated price for E6850, quoted at the rumoured USD 266. Imagine how much the E6750 and E6550 will be!!!

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/displ...2duo-e6850.html
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/intel...doc.aspx?i=3012

AFAIK, mobos with FSB1066 can't support these new processors.

However, I read some where that P965 can support with BIOS updates. Unconfirm though. Anybody knows?

Eh? Since last time is when? I thought the CPU just came out?

How the overclocking potential of your CPU? Kindly inform us!!!

Thx but we know about that la. What we want is overclocking results!!!

OIC. Why do people use Intel mobo if it can't be overclock?

OIC. So sorry ya.... maybe you can get a 2nd hand mobo....

Yeah, what do you mean by that? If the mobo cannot be overclocked, then how to gauge its stability? I mean, ALL mobo will be stable at stock ma.....

It's running the EIST - Intel's power saving feature.

If you load the CPU, the multiplier will go up to 9x and your rig will run at 3.0ghz.

You can disable the EIST in BIOS.

Errrr.... what was the question again?

Then what is the meaning of "<10 word protector"????

To disable EIST, go to bios, look for CPU EIST function and set it to disable.....

Then the P35-DS3 would be a good choice for your budget.

I'm also using this mobo with the E6750. Can OC the mobo till bus speed of 480Mhz without increasing any voltages. However, I can't seem to get past 480Mhz probably due to my CPU FSB wall.

It's in my sig. If you want good overclocking rams, our LYN ram guy (hmmm... guess who? ) will advise you to get rams with micron D9 chipsets like the D9GKx or D9GMH ones......

Ya, 3200Mhz for the E6750 should run at stock without any problems. I've managed to OC to 3280Mhz at stock by needs higher vcore if want to OC higher.

If you OC to 3200Mhz, then it would be ok for your rams as they will be running at 800mhz also... (1:1)

This post has been edited by kmarc: Aug 7 2007, 11:07 AM

Errr..... I don't really know whether P35-DS3 is better that P5K or not if you put them head to head. Just that through my research, I found that the P35-DS3 was a suitable for me as a value-for-money performance mobo. You should compare these 2 boards and read some review on them too!

This post has been edited by kmarc: Aug 7 2007, 11:29 AM

Aiyooo..... so malu..... don't call me that la.....

The difference between the DS3 and DS3R is only the southbridge chipset. The DS3 is ICH9 chipset whereas the DS3R is the ICH9R chipset.

The only difference I know is that the ICH9R chipset can support RAID function for the hard-disk. Other then that, they are identical.

In addition, the DS3 is so much cheaper compared to the DS3R.

Nope. You have to get a more expensive one like the GA-P35-DS3P.....

Take your time, read some reviews and see what is best for you. How much is the P5K-SE, BTW?

Who said DS3 can't make 500mhz bus speed? A forumer had his DS3 go up to 530mhz with stock voltages (vMCH, vFSB)!!!

This post has been edited by kmarc: Aug 7 2007, 10:42 PM

Errr... can't remember, hehe..... anyway, coolice did a short review on the P35-DS3P in the overclocking section. Look at how high the FSB went! Of course, the DS3P is better than the DS3 but I think the components are more or less the same......

Doesn't work like that. For quad core, you need a software/app that is multithreaded, meaning that it is programmed to run a lot of threads/task simutaneously. For now, only a few programs are programmed for the quad e.g. folding programs....

Let's look at an analogy. Say you and your friends wanted to build a new computer. You are the program and your friends will receive the task of what to do (a thread). If you hand out only one task at a time (a single-threaded application), then the process of building the new rig would be slow. If you hand out many task at a time (a multi-threaded application), then the process would be faster. However, note that even if you assigned all the members to a task simultaneously, the process of building the rig would not necessarily be 4x faster as each may have to wait for the other to complete a task.

This is true in the computer world. Dual-core is not 2x faster then single-core and Quad-core is not 2x faster than dual-core due to various reasons.....

There's no E6650.