It's time to FORGET working a Yorkfield on a i680/i780 chipset...

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Originally Posted by pmp

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ASUS Striker Extreme also works like a charm with Yorkfields, with latest alpha BIOSs, they will be released soon for public use.

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Anyone know if Asus P5NT-WS (680i) will suport Yorkfield with new bios ?

Well they got a working bios for the DLX version so WS will prolly have a new bios soon too

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Originally Posted by pmp

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ASUS Striker Extreme also works like a charm with Yorkfields, with latest alpha BIOSs, they will be released soon for public use.

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Just the bios I need http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=164727 :)

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Originally Posted by pmp

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ASUS Striker Extreme also works like a charm with Yorkfields, with latest alpha BIOSs, they will be released soon for public use.

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:up: :up: :up: :up: :up: :up: :up: good news

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Originally Posted by pmp

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ASUS Striker Extreme also works like a charm with Yorkfields, with latest alpha BIOSs, they will be released soon for public use.

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Thanks for this info! :up:
Can you specify when these will be available?
Will there be improvements when using a Conroe/ Kentsfield?

According to my source, it depends on nVidia really... not on ASUS.... as nVMM module which also do include CPU supporting (to say that simple way) module is written by nVidia ;-)))

Thanks for the answer!

Well, I think I can still wait some time, at first I have to repair my Windows-installation... :rolleyes:

PMP be available when exactly?

how about the evga 680i???

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Originally Posted by Don_Dan

Thanks for this info! :up:
Can you specify when these will be available?
Will there be improvements when using a Conroe/ Kentsfield?

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Bigger cache, lower volts required and less heat output then... but take note that the quad yorkies have a lower multi then our beloved Q6600... and till now the QX9650 doesn't like too much voltage...

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Originally Posted by Leeghoofd

Bigger cache, lower volts required and less heat output then... but take note that the quad yorkies have a lower multi then our beloved Q6600... and till now the QX9650 doesn't like too much voltage...

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Thanks Leeghoofd, but I already know the advantages of Penryn. ;)

What I meant is, will there be any improvements if I use the new BIOS with such an "old" CPU. PMP, have you tested that?

im hoping evga 680i is supported

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Originally Posted by disruptfam

im hoping evga 680i is supported

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Considering the fact that they are trying to get people to upgrade to 780i via trade in i wouldn't hold your breath.

Now that is funny. Perhaps the title should be, "It's time to FORGET working a Yorkfield on an Nvidia 680i reference board..."

nForce 780i SLI MCP

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Intel Socket LGA775
Full support for Intel Penryn (Yorkfield & Wolfdale), Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, Pentium

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http://www.nvidia.com/object/nforce_780i_sli.html

So short conclusion. i680 actually supports Yorkfield. nVidia reference boards doesnt. Asus Striker does.

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Originally Posted by Shintai

So short conclusion. i680 actually supports Yorkfield. nVidia reference boards doesnt. Asus Striker does.

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Thank goodness I didn't spend the €269 on a crappy board :D

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Originally Posted by Shintai

So short conclusion. i680 actually supports Yorkfield. nVidia reference boards doesnt. Asus Striker does.

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Really good news won't need to buy an expensive new mobo to bench penryn and SLI :up:
Any news about the public release of beta drivers which support penryn ?

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Originally Posted by disruptfam

im hoping evga 680i is supported

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it has been mentioned several times in Evga's own forums by EVGA staff that their board will only support dual-core 45nm :)

680i reference boards work with Yorkfield too fellas

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=172112

very low FSB though, but seems promising, much better than we had before :) seems we still have to keep ram in sync with FSB, which is a bummer taking into account why 680i memory controller was highly acclaimed for ... I think it's better to move onto 780i...

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Originally Posted by dinos22

680i reference boards work with Yorkfield too fellas

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=172112

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Nope, he is only benching with 2 cores. I got that far with my 9650 and evga 680i about 6 weeks ago as well. As soon as 4 cores are enabled, all h3ll breaks loose. Its not the 680i chipset, only how the mobo is designed.

Reference boards simply cannot support the yorkies due to hardware limitations. There "is" a work around, but it takes some good mobo modding skills and a steady soldering hand :)

At the top of that thread, there is a link to a CPU-Z validation with the 4 cores enabled.

Granted, it seems the board doesn't like high FSB with Yorkfield CPUs, but it seems to work with it, at least apparently...

As for the limitations alleged limitations, that usually depends not on the chipset but on the motherboard manufacturer, it has always been that way...

Today, you can even run a Quads on a 865G-based motherboard ([URL=http://www.asrock.com/mb/cpu.asp?Model=775i65G&s=n]link[URL]), so there is no reason why you shouldn't be able to run Yorkfields on any other motherboard. Yes, meybe not on the reference designs, but that should be expected... Most of those boards were released one year before the Yorkfield CPUs, and we all know how Intel likes changing specifications every CPU generation...

Now, that being said, can someone tell me why, to this day, never a 945G-based motherboard officially suported Quads?

Cheers.

Miguel

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Originally Posted by mdzcpa

Nope, he is only benching with 2 cores. I got that far with my 9650 and evga 680i about 6 weeks ago as well. As soon as 4 cores are enabled, all h3ll breaks loose. Its not the 680i chipset, only how the mobo is designed.

Reference boards simply cannot support the yorkies due to hardware limitations. There "is" a work around, but it takes some good mobo modding skills and a steady soldering hand :)

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