Hi,
I checked the socket and can confirm that both the socket and the chipset are compatible. As I mentioned, I doubted whether the bios would recognize the quad core or not. Unfortunately someone says that:
The Quad will work as a Quad if its finally starts with it. There is not enough power in the socket to fuel that thing. The QX9x00 is one of the most powerhungry chip I've ever worked with. Back in time when I got it it was in a MSI GT628. With even the 60W vga the system sometimes suffers from not getting enough power from the 120W brick, there was a constant powerdraw from the battery aswell. The 45W is an Intel statement that could be higher in certain scenarios. For example OC@3.7GHz.
Has anyone tried it? What is said, about processor consumption would not run the bios, , and quad core work only on motherboards born to the quad core, is true?
Thank you
Natale1243