quick question about some old bits i have

[bigmike20vt]

Hi

I just picked up an old shuttle pc for use in a media centre - my x2 4200 cant cope with 1080p HEVC encoded files. My E8400 smokes them but the case is massive, so am hoping the below will be ok.

Shuttle SD32V10
- Intel Core2 6400 2.13Gh

BUT I am just wondering if this will rig will take my E8400 chip?

I have googled but cant actually find the compatibility charts.

they are the same socket however AFAIK.

cheers

 

[This never ends well]

Both chips are lga 775, but my have to update MB bios 1st.

 

[bigmike20vt]

Thanks Jamie... updating the bios is no issue, so long as i can find it!

 

[pastymuncher]

Not neccessarily. It depends on what the chipset is. Some manufacturers released a beta bios for 45nm cpu support from the 965p chipset onwards but not all manufacturers did. If the chipset is older than 965p then it's unlikely to work.