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Intel nForce 4 chipset support Pentium D?

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Stu55

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Does the Intel nForce 4 chipset support Pentium D? Because if I were to upgrade that is what I would want is an SLI ready motherboard with a Pentium D CPU.
 
Yes it does, but there have been reports that it wont support the 820, only the 830+

I think this is probably FUD, but it is something to be aware of. Since you already have a 630, I don't see you going below 3GHz anyways.
 
anr11 said:
According to Asus support, the intel edition NF4 chipset has a limitation which does allow for support of dual core processors but only allows them to function as single core so it defeats the purpose.

http://support.asus.com/faq/faq.aspx?SLanguage=en-us&model=P5ND2-SLI Deluxe
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From your link:

Does P5ND2-SLI Deluxe motherboard support Intel Pentium D 820 processor?

Yes, P5ND2-SLI Deluxe motherboard does, but the Intel Pentium D 820 processor works only in single-core mode due to chipset limitation.
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That only applies to D 820. Other Pentium D's should work fine.
 
Ok, thanks for clearing that up. I had interpreted that differently.
 
I really do think that with some BIOS updates everythingg will be worked out. Otherwise the Chipset is obsolete before you could even buy it. Which I dont think NVidia would do.
 
I'd wait a bit before going this combo. While far from my favorite source, Tom's Hardware Guide had a lot of issues trying to get the NForce4 SLI to work with the Pentium D; several of their boards outright failed and none of them ran stably. They had to resort to an Intel chipset board to complete testing.

It may work in the future, but right now, it seems to be not-ready-for-primetime.
 
Once again, a case of a manufacturer's first attempt at a different platform not going as planned :) (NF1). While I don't plan on going Intel anytime soon (new AMD rig), I hope it doesn't become an issue since those cheap dual cores are appealing especially since X2's start at $550 :rolleyes: .
 
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