Gillbot
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I was advised that I should post here, as some may be more aware as to what may or may not work in my motherboard. Currently I have an MSI X79MA-GD45 (E7738IMS) motherboard (not my 1st choice but the price was right) and i'm looking to pair it with a lower cost CPU. I tried the Q19D route via eBay but upon arrival, the board wouldn't post, beep or do anything with this CPU installed. I had hoped that this http://www.cpubios.com/overclock-the-intel-q19d-es-processor/ would show that CPU may work, but alas nope. I tried every BIOS from 1.0 through 1.7 and nothing. I also tried the Q19D in my P9X79 which is also reported to work but alas, same result. No post, no beeps, nothing.
I know there is a flood of ES chips on ebay, but i'm hesitant to pull the trigger not knowing about compatibility. Typically, if the official version is supported then the ES usually works fine, but the Q19D threw me for a loop since it didn't work. Couple that with the vague descriptions and the "close to Xeon xx-xxxx" further adds to the hesitation.
Thoughts?
I know there is a flood of ES chips on ebay, but i'm hesitant to pull the trigger not knowing about compatibility. Typically, if the official version is supported then the ES usually works fine, but the Q19D threw me for a loop since it didn't work. Couple that with the vague descriptions and the "close to Xeon xx-xxxx" further adds to the hesitation.
Thoughts?
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