Is Intel E6550 CPU compatible with Intel DG965OT Mother Board?

[paul_117]

I'm the proud owner of an Intel DG965OT motherboard and I've just come into possesion of an Intel Core 2 Duo processor E6550 with a front side bus of 1333 Mhz. Page 15 of the Intel Mobo Manual clearly specifies using it with a Core 2 Duo processor with "1066 or 800 Mhz bus" - but I am wondering how much trouble I will cause myself if I go ahead and use this 1333 Mhz FSB processor?

These two items were purchased separately and now I'm debating if I can put them together - I can't see anything on Intel's website that helps much.

Any ideas appreciated...

[liambl]

That CPU won't work in that motherboard, the FSB's have to match.

[Freakitchen]

For your info, here's Intel's compatibility tool for your specific motherboard.

http://processormatch.intel.com/CompDB/SearchResult.aspx?Boardname=dg965ot

As liambl says, if you want to use that processor, you need to buy a motherboard that supports 1333FSB processors natively.

[paul_117]

Thanks very much for replies - you saved me a lot of time trying something that would not work anyway. Thanks again.