No Striker II Formula?

Hmm Intel Chipsets, I guess your better off with them over Nvidia Chipsets, those with SLI are SOL unless if you upgrade from a 680i to a 780 (which is stupid since the 780 i only boasts a higher FSB.

Phew, i'm so glad to see my motherboard on that list. Not that it makes a particularly big difference but it makes me feel better.

magibegPhew, i'm so glad to see my motherboard on that list. Not that it makes a particularly big difference but it makes me feel better.

QFT. P5K SE owner, really didn't think this little board would make that list, but, like you said, it does make me feel better :toast:

eidairaman1Hmm Intel Chipsets, I guess your better off with them over Nvidia Chipsets, those with SLI are SOL unless if you upgrade from a 680i to a 780 (which is stupid since the 780 i only boasts a higher FSB.

Not unless you want to go SLI:wtf:

I'm in there,niiice.That means no changing boards just for a new chip.

tigger69I'm in there,niiice.That means no changing boards just for a new chip.

But people will be forced to change once the new Nehalem procs come out which is in what, end of 08 or beginning of 09? Means that upgrading will be a bit more expensive since DDR3 will be going down in price and hence the move from DDR2 to DDR3 is imminent :shadedshu

I dont mind,at least i can keep this board for a while longer than usual,and ddr3 is the natural progression.Same as from ddr1 to ddr2.

YES my boards on there :D

i wondered about this, being 400FSB native thats the limit my board OC's to - some people were saying the latest bios's can go over 500... woot!

oh and yes, intel chipsets ftw. nvidia ones never work with future gens.

My is on 1600fsb already, SO I was pretty sure my board would be in that list. But as already said by others, its nice to be in that list officially. Intel 45nm, here I come. Release the quad cpu´s already!!!

HaZe303My is on 1600fsb already, SO I was pretty sure my board would be in that list. But as already said by others, its nice to be in that list officially. Intel 45nm, here I come. Release the quad cpu´s already!!!

the difference is that now, automatic/default settings work with those CPU's.

the latest bios for my board (earlier model of yours) now supports 400 FSB on auto settings - as opposed to needing rather large voltage boosts and tweaks.

I'm using this new BIOS on my Vanilla P5K, be warned it changes the terminology of quite a few options in the "Jumper Free" section. Havent been able to clock my board any higher, there seems to be a hard ceiling of 425 FSB for me. One good thing though is that the memory timings are shown on the main page, good for a quick glance at where you're at.

the only changes i noted

timings are shown in an easier format (as mike said)

Voltage damper (anti Vdroop) and speedstep are now in the one setting - turning on the damper, disables speedstep (wise move, as the two conflicted)

Thirdly, theres now a 400 option in the FSB strap (previously it was 200/266/333 only)

lastly... the 'FSB voltage' now has a description, saying 1.40v is the minimum for 45nm CPU's - max is 1.5 Crank it to 1.5 if you want to break 400 FSB :)

i knew this for a while with my mobo, but its sweet now its offical, pity i corupted my bios flashing it :(

these are p35 based mobo's, so is there any word on gigabyte doing the same thing?

Im not giving up my 939 X24200+ until its on the minimum spec list for AAA games. I mean with the exception of Crysis I can run everything maxed out at 1680x1050. Whats the point.

TheMailMan78Im not giving up my 939 X24200+ until its on the minimum spec list for AAA games. I mean with the exception of Crysis I can run everything maxed out at 1680x1050. Whats the point.

imo, any amd above 2.6GHz is still good enough. The only exceptions being crysis, supreme commander, and video encoding.

Look at it this way: dont you wish a bios flash would let you run AM2 duals/quads? its all about future proofing, and it makes me happy i got one of the few good boards.

rampagei knew this for a while with my mobo, but its sweet now its offical, pity i corupted my bios flashing it :(

You are the god of killing hardware

hang on a minute - what are the 1600Mhz FSB 45nm chips? I thought the Wolfdale/Yorkfields were 1333Mhz, and the next CPUs up were the Nehalems which will be on a different socket? Have I missed a memo? :o

ok I understand that these boards have menu support for 400fsb. I currently run that now but my board isnt on the list (as mentioned above). Will I be able to run the new processors or not?

bundyrum&cokeok I understand that these boards have menu support for 400fsb. I currently run that now but my board isnt on the list (as mentioned above). Will I be able to run the new processors or not?

Nvidia chipset, so probably not.

The key difference is that you cant auto detect and run one - you'd need to put another CPU in, set all settings to the ones you use for 400FSB and then swap them over. Any time the CMOS resets, you'd need another, supported, CPU again.

(assuming this works, theres no guarantees)

evil billhang on a minute - what are the 1600Mhz FSB 45nm chips? I thought the Wolfdale/Yorkfields were 1333Mhz, and the next CPUs up were the Nehalems which will be on a different socket? Have I missed a memo? :o

Just like conroe was 1066 and went 1333, i assume some of these 1333 chips will have a refresh and go 1600. I beleive this refresh is the last CPU's we'll see before nehalem and the socket change.

ah - actually, I see the QX9770 is on a 1600Mhz FSB so what you say makes sense. Thanks.

eidairaman1Hmm Intel Chipsets, I guess your better off with them over Nvidia Chipsets, those with SLI are SOL unless if you upgrade from a 680i to a 780 (which is stupid since the 780 i only boasts a higher FSB.

And Tri SLi!! ;)

That does include a good bit of their motherboards they released for the Intel and Intel C2ds.

evil billhang on a minute - what are the 1600Mhz FSB 45nm chips? I thought the Wolfdale/Yorkfields were 1333Mhz, and the next CPUs up were the Nehalems which will be on a different socket? Have I missed a memo? :o

I was wondering the same thing, the QX9770 and a few upcoming Xeons are 1600Mhz FSb but that's all I've been able to find out. Perhaps increasing the FSB is only for a select few quad cores coming out soon?

regardless of what CPU's work with it, i can get a higher FSB now. I used to be capped at 425, now i can do 450+ (my CPU cant tho :P ) and there are many reports of people doing past 500FSB with the current 45nm chips.

Its a great move by asus, even if there arent any CPU's for it :D