Motherboard Compatibility for Wolfdale and Yorkfield Processors
by Gary Key on October 29, 2007 4:30 AM EST- Posted in
- Motherboards
Gigabyte
Like the other manufacturers, Gigabyte is in the process of releasing optimized BIOS releases at this time that address both performance and CPU recognition on their motherboards that use Intel chipsets. We will be testing their P965 motherboards shortly to see if the latest revision 3 boards work properly or not. However, since the P965 chipset does not officially support the new 45nm processors, there is no guarantee of compatibility. We fully expect the GeForce 7150 board to be certified shortly but we are still leery of the 650i/680i motherboards after experiencing problems with the 1333FSB rates with the QX6850 processors.
Intel
We expect to see further BIOS releases from Intel shortly on their branded motherboards that address CPU recognition and performance optimizations. However, you should not have any problems running your system with the motherboards and BIOS releases shown.
MSI
MSI has already posted full Wolfdale and Yorkfield compatibility testing on their website for each of the boards listed above. We have to hand it to MSI for being ahead of the game when it comes to customer support in this area. MSI will be providing additional performance optimizations in their BIOS spins over the course of the next few weeks.
| Gigabyte Motherboards with Intel 45nm Processor Support | ||
| Model | Platform | Notes |
| GA-G31MX-S2 | Intel G31/ICH7 | - |
| GA-G31M-S2L | Intel G31/ICH7 | F3c Optimized |
| GA-G33M-DS2R | Intel G33/ICH9R | - |
| GA-G33M-S2 Series | Intel G33/ICH9 | F2b Optimized |
| GA-P31-DS3L | Intel P31/ICH7 | - |
| GA-P31-S3G | Intel P31/ICH7 | F2a Optimized |
| GA-P35C-DS3R | Intel P35/ICH9R | F5 Optimized |
| GA-P35C-S3 | Intel P35/ICH9R | - |
| GA-P35-DQ6 | Intel P35/ICH9R | - |
| GA-P35-DS3 | Intel P35/ICH9 | - |
| GA-P35-DS3R | Intel P35/ICH9R | F7d Optimized |
| GA-P35-DS3L | Intel P35/ICH9 | - |
| DA-P35-DS3P | Intel P35/ICH9 | - |
| GA-P35-DS4 | Intel P35/ICH9R | - |
| GA-P35-S3 | Intel P35/ICH9 | - |
| GA-P35-S3L | Intel P35/ICH9 | - |
| GA-P35T-DQ6 | Intel P35/ICH9R | F5c Optimized |
| GA-P35T-DS4 | Intel P35/ICH9R | - |
| GA-X38-DQ6 | Intel X38/ICH9R | - |
| GA-X38T-DQ6 | Intel X38/ICH9R | - |
| GA-73UM-S2H | NVIDIA 7150/630i | In Qualification Testing |
| GA-N650SLI-DS4 | NVIDIA 650i SLI | In Qualification Testing |
| GA-N680SLI-DQ6 rev2 | NVIDIA 680i SLI | In Qualification Testing |
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Like the other manufacturers, Gigabyte is in the process of releasing optimized BIOS releases at this time that address both performance and CPU recognition on their motherboards that use Intel chipsets. We will be testing their P965 motherboards shortly to see if the latest revision 3 boards work properly or not. However, since the P965 chipset does not officially support the new 45nm processors, there is no guarantee of compatibility. We fully expect the GeForce 7150 board to be certified shortly but we are still leery of the 650i/680i motherboards after experiencing problems with the 1333FSB rates with the QX6850 processors.
Intel
| Intel Motherboards with Intel 45nm Processor Support | ||
| Model | Platform | Notes |
| DX38BT | Intel X38/ICH9R | BIOS 1251 or up |
| DG33TL | Intel G33/ICH9R | BIOS 0297 or up |
| DP35DP | Intel P35/ICH9R | BIOS 0297 or up |
| DQ35MP | Intel Q35/ICH9R | BIOS release pending |
| DQ36JO | Intel Q35/ICH9R | BIOS release pending |
| DG33BU | Intel G33/ICH9 | BIOS 0297 or up |
| DG33FB | Intel G33/ICH9 | BIOS 0297 or up |
| . | ||
We expect to see further BIOS releases from Intel shortly on their branded motherboards that address CPU recognition and performance optimizations. However, you should not have any problems running your system with the motherboards and BIOS releases shown.
MSI
| MSI Motherboards with Intel 45nm Processor Support | ||
| Model | Platform | Notes |
| G31M | Intel G31/ICH7 | BIOS 7.x or later |
| G31M2 | Intel G31/ICH7 | BIOS 5.x or later |
| G33 Neo | Intel G33/ICH9 | BIOS 1.1 or later |
| G33 Platinum | Intel G33/ICH9R | BIOS 1.1 or later |
| G33M | Intel G33/ICH9 | BIOS 1.1 or later |
| P31 Neo | Intel P31/ICH7 | BIOS 1.1 or later |
| P31 Neo2 | Intel P31/ICH7R | BIOS 4.x or later |
| P35 Diamond | Intel P35/ICH9R | BIOS 2.1 or later |
| P35 Neo | Intel P35/ICH9 | BIOS 1.3 or later |
| P35 Neo2 | Intel P35/ICH9 | BIOS 1.4 or later |
| P35 Neo3 | Intel P35/ICH9 | BIOS 1.x or later |
| P35 Platinum | Intel P35/ICH9R | BIOS 1.4 or later |
| P35D3 Platinum | Intel P35/ICH9R | BIOS 1.1 or later |
| X38 Diamond | Intel X38/ICH9R | BIOS 1.x or later |
| X35 Platinum | Intel X38/ICH9R | BIOS 1.x or later |
| P965 Platinum | Intel P965/ICH8R | BIOS 1.7 or later |
| P965 Neo2 | Intel P965/ICH8R | BIOS 3.7 or later |
| P965 Neo-F V2 | Intel P965/ICH8 | BIOS 3.7 or later |
| 945 Neo5 | Intel 945GC/ICH7 | BIOS C.x or later, Yorkfield under Testing |
| 945GCM5 V2 | Intel 945GC/ICH7 | BIOS H.5 or later, Yorkfield under Testing |
| P6NGM | NVIDIA GF7150/630i | BIOS 1.x or later |
| P6N SLI | NVIDIA 650i SLI | BIOS 1.x or later |
| P6N Diamond | NVIDIA 680i SLI | BIOS 1.3 or later |
| . | ||
MSI has already posted full Wolfdale and Yorkfield compatibility testing on their website for each of the boards listed above. We have to hand it to MSI for being ahead of the game when it comes to customer support in this area. MSI will be providing additional performance optimizations in their BIOS spins over the course of the next few weeks.
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Crassus - Monday, October 29, 2007 - link
Thinking about it - what happened to the chipset business of VIA and SiS? I remember a time when I was considering either one or the other, and now I haven't heard anything interesting about either in years. Have they given up only on the retail board market chipset business, or the whole business, or am I missing something here?MGSsancho - Monday, October 29, 2007 - link
VIA has a mainstream product, but they mostly focus on specially products and embedded devicesDukeN - Monday, October 29, 2007 - link
Just an oversight or is the most popular Asus P5K series board not supported yet? (I'm guessing it's probably the most popular of that series).Heidfirst - Monday, October 29, 2007 - link
abit's BIOS15 release for FP-IN9 SLI has:1.Support Wolfdale & Yolkfield (sic) CPU.
& presumably their forthcoming I-N73H/HD GF7xxx/630i mobos will be OK too.
MGSsancho - Monday, October 29, 2007 - link
=)bongsi21 - Wednesday, March 18, 2009 - link
MSI has a complete list of fully supported Wolfendale processors listed in their website. But the problem is there is alot of controversial in the web about the P6n motherboards having an approve list but wont work with wolfendale processors especially with E8400 C0 and EO series even from the current latest bios.I for one had that experience, just purchase an e8400 processor and the motherboard post wont even start.
So lets not thank MSI for a redundant list. :p If you want faqs and sources from my statement try typing in the Googlesphere: "MSI P6N-SLI + E8400"
Jedi2155 - Monday, October 29, 2007 - link
Thanks indeed, I love how my eVGA 680i board still has full support and is still a premier high end board nearly a year after I bought it.Deusfaux - Monday, October 29, 2007 - link
It appears to go beyond your information in places, even though its been up for weeks?http://event.asus.com/mb/45nm/">http://event.asus.com/mb/45nm/
Like what about the 975x board people are most likely to have - the P5WDH Deluxe?
gramboh - Monday, October 29, 2007 - link
It looks like my P5B-Deluxe will be ok, I'm assuming OC1333 means you have to manually set the bus speed/multiplier?