Motherboard Compatibility for Wolfdale and Yorkfield Processors
by Gary Key on October 29, 2007 4:30 AM EST- Posted in
- Motherboards
DFI
DFI has already released optimized BIOS spins for their P35 boards and we expect to hear about full NVIDIA support shortly, though our 680i board generally worked with the latest BIOS spin.
ECS
ECS has already approved Wolfdale on their G31T-M and P35T-A motherboards and we expect them to support Yorkfield also. The other Intel chipset motherboards are in testing at this time, and the chipset and board combination should support both processors. Once again, the only open support question revolves around their NVIDIA 650i SLI and 680i SLI motherboards.
EVGA
EVGA is one of NVIDIA's premier launch partners and utilizes the NVIDIA reference platforms. This is an advantage the majority of time when it comes to quick BIOS releases and general support. The only open question currently is the GeForce 7050 motherboard. The 650i/680i boards will have optimized BIOS releases shortly that will fully update Wolfdale/Yorkfield performance on these products.
Foxconn
Foxconn's current Intel chipset product lineup supports the new processors, though they will be releasing BIOS updates with improved CPU recognition and performance over the coming weeks. We have not received on answer on whether or not their 680i SLI motherboard will be fully supported.
| DFI Motherboards with Intel 45nm Processor Support | ||
| Model | Platform | Notes |
| LANPARTY UT P35-T2R/T | Intel P35/ICH9R | LP35DA19 Optimized |
| LANPARTY UT P35-T2R | Intel P35/ICH9R | LP35DA19 Optimized |
| Infinity Blood Iron P35-T2L | Intel P35/ICH9 | - |
| Infinity Blood Iron P35-T2RL | Intel P35/ICH9R | I35RDA05 Optimized |
| Infinity NF650i Ultra-T2 | NVIDIA 650i SLI | In Qualification Testing |
| LANPARTY UT NF680i LT | NVIDIA 680i LT SLI | In Qualification Testing |
| . | ||
DFI has already released optimized BIOS spins for their P35 boards and we expect to hear about full NVIDIA support shortly, though our 680i board generally worked with the latest BIOS spin.
ECS
| ECS Motherboards with Intel 45nm Processor Support | ||
| Model | Platform | Notes |
| GF7100PVT-M | NVIDIA GF7100/630i | - |
| NF650iSLIT-A | NVIDIA 650i SLI | In Qualification Testing |
| PN2-SLI2+ | NVIDIA 680i SLI | In Qualification Testing |
| G31T-M | Intel G31/ICH7 | Wolfdale Tested - Yorkfield in Qualification |
| P33T-A | Intel G31/ICH7 | In Qualification Testing |
| G33T-M2 | Intel G33/ICH9 | BIOS update required |
| P35T-A | Intel P35/ICH9DH | Wolfdale Tested - Yorkfield in Qualification |
| . | ||
ECS has already approved Wolfdale on their G31T-M and P35T-A motherboards and we expect them to support Yorkfield also. The other Intel chipset motherboards are in testing at this time, and the chipset and board combination should support both processors. Once again, the only open support question revolves around their NVIDIA 650i SLI and 680i SLI motherboards.
EVGA
| EVGA Motherboards with Intel 45nm Processor Support | ||
| Model | Platform | Notes |
| e-7150/630i | NVIDIA GF7150/630i | - |
| e-7100/630i | NVIDIA GF7100/630i | - |
| e-7050/610i | NVIDIA GF7050/610i | Awaiting Response |
| nForce 680i SLI T1/A1 | NVIDIA 680i SLI | BIOS update required |
| nForce 650i Ultra T1/A1 | NVIDIA 650i SLI | BIOS update required |
| nForce 680i LT T1 | NVIDIA 680i LT SLI | BIOS update required |
| . | ||
EVGA is one of NVIDIA's premier launch partners and utilizes the NVIDIA reference platforms. This is an advantage the majority of time when it comes to quick BIOS releases and general support. The only open question currently is the GeForce 7050 motherboard. The 650i/680i boards will have optimized BIOS releases shortly that will fully update Wolfdale/Yorkfield performance on these products.
Foxconn
| Foxconn Motherboards with Intel 45nm Processor Support | ||
| Model | Platform | Notes |
| X38A | Intel X38/ICH9R | - |
| P31A-S | Intel P31/ICH7 | - |
| G31MX-K | Intel G31/ICH7 | - |
| G33M | Intel G33/ICH9 | - |
| G33M-S | Intel G33/ICH9R | - |
| P35A | Intel P35/ICH9 | - |
| P35A-S | Intel P35/ICH9R | - |
| P35AP-S | Intel P35/ICH9R | - |
| MARS | Intel P35/ICH9R | - |
| P35AX-S | Intel P35/ICH9R | - |
| N68S7AA-8EKRS2H | NVIDIA 680i SLI | In Qualification Testing |
| . | ||
Foxconn's current Intel chipset product lineup supports the new processors, though they will be releasing BIOS updates with improved CPU recognition and performance over the coming weeks. We have not received on answer on whether or not their 680i SLI motherboard will be fully supported.
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nowayout99 - Sunday, November 25, 2007 - link
The popular Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L board is Yorkfield-friendly with the F6 update.mbf - Monday, November 19, 2007 - link
...changed its mind about support for Penryn processors on i975X-based boards. As the newly revised list at http://event.asus.com/mb/45nm/">http://event.asus.com/mb/45nm/ shows there is now not a single i975X-based board on that list. Very strange when an even more aging chipset like the i945GC at least still supports the dual-core (Wolfdale) models. Strange stuff indeed...papi4baby - Thursday, November 15, 2007 - link
Thanks.MichaelD - Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - link
I have a Gigabyte P965-DS3 Rev1.0. Any word on Yorkfield compatibility?CZroe - Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - link
As is stands, I'm most interested in the Asus P5N32-SLI PLUS. It was made as a cheaper alternative to the P5N32-SLI and is superior because it uses all solid caps and remains feature-identical with the 680i board. The interesting part is that it is actually a combination of a 650i and an AMD chipset to get 2x16 PRG slots and more. This is why I am extremely curious to know if it supportes these next-gen CPUs. It is often incorrectly called a 680i board or a 650i board, so Asus had to come up with their own chpset name for it on the website (though no one seems to have gone along).Please ask and update because it's popular in high-end systems. Also, it is the cheapest board I could find with DTS Connect, so I'm sure a lot of mid-range HTPC buyers snapped it up too and they would like to know.
MAValpha - Monday, October 29, 2007 - link
Wait, so abit is updating their 945G board, but not their once-flagship AB9 Pro or QuadGT? I'll be more than a little surprised if the VRM isn't compatible, as 1333FSB support certainly isn't the issue here...And more disappointing, DFI isn't doing anything with the RD600-based ICFX3200-T2R/G! Is this board just being swept under the rug as a costly mistake?
8KCABrett - Monday, April 7, 2008 - link
Actually, Abit does now have a beta BIOS which supports the 45nm CPUs out for a few more of their P965 boards, including the AB9 QuadGT.Here is a thread on the subject in the ABIT forums:
http://forum.uabit.com/showthread.php?t=136523">http://forum.uabit.com/showthread.php?t=136523
Here is the BIOS download post: http://forum.abit-usa.com/showthread.php?t=122393">http://forum.abit-usa.com/showthread.php?t=122393
Lord 666 - Saturday, September 20, 2008 - link
Took the plunge and tried installing a Q9550 into my Abit AB9 Quad GT. First tried the BIOS 17 that was on their Tawain site, but it was not marked beta. Watched the bios with the E6600 in board over the weekend, found it to be stable so I moved forward with installing the new CPU into an existing Vista Ultimate 32bit build.While the CPU was functional and noticeably faster than the E6600 that was in previously, there were random application errors during bootup and while idle. Right after bootup, there were application failures tied into Windows Media Center. After selecting a previously known working file with Windows Media Player, it would play the first second and then crash the application. WMC wasn't able to access live TV anymore because it stated my dinky USB TV tuner was not found (but saw it within device manager)
I wiped Vista and went to XP64 and have not had these issues... but that the same time don't have WMC and other XP 64bit issues.
Lesson learned is I should have stuck with the Q6600 with this board. In the process of finding a suitable board for the Q9550 and going to eventually pair the still rock solid QuadGT with a new Q6600.
Calin - Monday, October 29, 2007 - link
There was a time when only VIA had support in chipset for the fastest FSB from Intel (the 133MHz front side bus P3 chipsets)CZroe - Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - link
I dunno... Weren't there even 440BX boards with 133FSB? I think you are talking about UDMA133/EIDE133/ATA133. That was not an official standard and IBM refusted to make drives supporting it. When IBM sold the division to Hitachi and nVidia nodded with UDMA133 on the nForce, we finally got UDMA133 Deskstar HDDs. ;)