maximus wrote:
Hmm, I guess that means Asus is lying: P5Q PRO CPU support list
Very peculiar. Wikipedia and ARK both list is as incompatible with Netburst. 😊
If it works - absolutely go for it; it's a much more modern chipset than a lot of the older stuff, which should mean better memory performance and PCIe 2.0. If historical accuracy is your goal, the 975x or an nForce 500 would be where I'd aim though. If SLI is your goal, why not shop the board off of the GX2 HCL and go with QuadSLI with 7950s? (SLI-AA is pretty cool)
Look here:
http://www.nvidia.com/content/geforce_gx2_sbios/us.asp (note that it isn't absolutely comprehensive, but GX2s aren't universally compatible with all PCIe boards)
Something else interesting about the 975x - at least the Intel 975BX2 will support Core 2 and Netburst; I also vaguely remember the 975BX2 being a popular choice for Hackintosh builds. Still no SLI with two cards, but should work with the 7950GX2. 😀
Ah, that's another project I have in the pipeline: the ultimate AMD/ATI rig circa 2006 with an Athlon 64 X2 6400+ and a pair of X1950 XTX cards in Crossfire. There's a whole stack of Asus motherboards with the AMD 790FX chipset that would be perfect for this. X1950 Crossfire Edition cards seem to be much easier to find than X850 CrossFire Masters.
Again, chipset is newer than the rest... 🤣 (Xpress 3200 is what came out alongside the X1800/1950 series)
The X800 CrossFire solution is also problematic because it limits you to a total max resolution of 1600x1200, but on a CRT that's more like 1280x1024 (it can't do higher than 60Hz at 1600x1200). Something that also comes to mind, if you want to try SLI and the "ultimate AMD rig" - what about a QuadFX system? Of course that doesn't get you a D 965, just a thought I had. 😊