I'm running a Intel Foxconn P4M900-8237A motherboard, it is running a Core 2 Duo 6320 running @ 1.86Ghz per core. I would like to know what the maximum cpu speed is that this board can handle is? My Deatail's are as follows:
Processor serial number: BFEBFBFF000006F6, it is running a Core 2 Duo 6320 @ 1.86Ghz
Motherboard serial number; UYGD71902482.
Bios version: Phoerix AwardBIOS v6.00pg Date 29/1/07
Bios Vendor: Phoerix Technologies. LTD

Thank's
Speedy

I'm running a Intel Foxconn P4M900-8237A motherboard,...
Speedy

You could have had a look at foxconn's mainboards first to get that info

Core2Quad's are supported. edit1: And there are multiple BIOS updates available at their page.

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You could have had a look at foxconn's mainboards first to get that info

Core2Quad's are supported. edit1: And there are multiple BIOS updates available at their page.

Thank you for the info, it has been very helpfull
Speedy

has anyone run a Intel Foxconn P4M900-8237A motherboard with a q6700 cpu & a ATX 400 watt power supply? I'm thinking about doing this. Is this a good way to go? currently I'm running

ATX 400 PSU
Core 2 Duo 6320 @ 1.86Ghz
2gb 333mhz ram

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

Cheers
Speedy

has anyone run a Intel Foxconn P4M900-8237A motherboard with a q6700 cpu & a ATX 400 watt power supply? I'm thinking about doing this. Is this a good way to go? currently I'm running

ATX 400 PSU
Core 2 Duo 6320 @ 1.86Ghz
2gb 333mhz ram

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

Cheers
Speedy

How many drives (including DVD)? Seperate GPU or Integrated? I found with my quad, I had to upgrade the psu - 400w couldn't cut it.

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has anyone run a Intel Foxconn P4M900-8237A motherboard with a q6700 cpu & a ATX 400 watt power supply? I'm thinking about doing this. Is this a good way to go? currently I'm running

ATX 400 PSU
Core 2 Duo 6320 @ 1.86Ghz
2gb 333mhz ram

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

Cheers
Speedy

How many drives (including DVD)? Seperate GPU or Integrated? I found with my quad, I had to upgrade the psu - 400w couldn't cut it.

For maximum efficiency it's recommended to run a PSU at ~50% load (~80% eff.), at different loads PSU eff. drops. So, if your system draws 300W, I'd go with 550 - 750W PSU. I suggest you add power rquirements of all components (CPU, RAM, disks, graphics card, ... ), multiply with 2 and voila!

Greetings,

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How many drives (including DVD)? Seperate GPU or Integrated? I found with my quad, I had to upgrade the psu - 400w couldn't cut it.

For maximum efficiency it's recommended to run a PSU at ~50% load (~80% eff.), at different loads PSU eff. drops. So, if your system draws 300W, I'd go with 550 - 750W PSU. I suggest you add power rquirements of all components (CPU, RAM, disks, graphics card, ... ), multiply with 2 and voila!

Greetings,

I have 1 hard drive split in to 2 80gb drives, 1 dvd/cd writer, I don't have a graphics card. Is there a piece of software to add the power usage up for each piece of hardware, if not what’s the easiest way to go about adding them up?
Thanks
Speedy

Is there a piece of software to add the power usage up for each piece of hardware, if not what’s the easiest way to go about adding them up?
Thanks
Speedy

You could try this one, there are others out there, too, some that are much more detailed.

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You could try this one, there are others out there, too, some that are much more detailed.

Thank you this recommended a 356 watt psu so I'd be looking between 550-750 watt psu.
thanks
speedy

If it recommends a 356W psu, please buy a 380/400W model and you are fine :)
That page doesn't sum the consumption values and lets the calculation of efficiency and stuff to you. This is actually a value you should rely on.

Why I'm I so sure about this? Simply because I'm powering an Intel C2Q 6600@3,2GHz, 2GB of overclocked PC6400, Geforce 7300, one hard disk and one DVD-RW with a simple Seasonic SS-400ET 400W psu.

The system will even run @3.6GHz on cold winter days, but that is a different story, my cooling can hardly handle those 1.42v :-(

So please buy a good quality PSU from a major brand and you'll save money and nerves :)

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That calculator recommends me a 396W power supply. Everything else would be a waste of energy...

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You could try this one, there are others out there, too, some that are much more detailed.

Thank you this recommended a 356 watt psu so I'd be looking between 550-750 watt psu.
thanks
speedy

I have had good luck with this power supply, 550 watts and not too expensive.

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Thank you this recommended a 356 watt psu so I'd be looking between 550-750 watt psu.
thanks
speedy

I don't know if you live somewhere near a MicroCenter, but right now they have the Antec Sonata III for about $90, it comes with a 550w 80+ certified power supply, so if you also need a case, that's a pretty good deal.

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That calculator recommends me a 396W power supply. Everything else would be a waste of energy...

Seems you don't understand the fact, that (for example) a 700W PSU will not draw 700W all the time. At ~400W (57%) load and 80% efficiency it will draw 400W/0.8 = 500W, which is by far less than a 400W PSU at full load and 50% efficiency (yes at full load eff. drops considerably) which gives 400W/0.5 = 800W!!! Not to mention the fan would be screaming! So, having a PSU that is twice as "powerful" as maximum system requirements is not only most efficient, but also the most cool and quiet way of "feeding" your power-hungry chips.

Happy crunching,

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has anyone run a Intel Foxconn P4M900-8237A motherboard with a q6700 cpu & a ATX 400 watt power supply? I'm thinking about doing this. Is this a good way to go? currently I'm running

ATX 400 PSU
Core 2 Duo 6320 @ 1.86Ghz
2gb 333mhz ram

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

Cheers
Speedy

I run several quads on 350W PSUs. I only have a single hard-drive, no CD/DVD and use onboard video. When I build them and test them, I actually use a 300W PSU.

I think the 333MHz RAM is going to hold you back when running the Q6700.

I think the 333MHz RAM is going to hold you back when running the Q6700.

I will be changing my ram to 4GB of 667MHz (the max my Board can handle) I probably only need 2gb but I like to have the most of everything.

With the Q6700 2.66GHz cpu can you make all 4 cores work on the same job.? So in theory if a task on 1 cup was going to take 1 hour if 4 cpu's were to crunch it would only take 15 minutes.
Cheers
Speedy

With the Q6700 2.66GHz cpu can you make all 4 cores work on the same job.? So in threoy if a task on 1 cup was going to take 1 hour if 4 cpu's were to crunch it would only take 15 minutes.
Cheers
Speedy

No, one job per core.

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No, one job per core.

Thankyou I thought this was the case
Cheers
Speedy

No, one job per core.

Thankyou I thought this was the case
Cheers
Speedy

It may not remain the case always, though. BOINC is moving toward a system which will allow use of multiple CPUs or GPUs or whatever on one task, and there are likely to be some experiments in parallelizing the seti_boinc code. The observation that doing 4 similar WUs at the same time on a quad tends to show contention between the tasks suggests that a parallelized version which coordinates the usage of shared resources might be more efficient.

                                                                  Joe

No, one job per core.

Thankyou I thought this was the case
Cheers
Speedy

It may not remain the case always, though. BOINC is moving toward a system which will allow use of multiple CPUs or GPUs or whatever on one task, and there are likely to be some experiments in parallelizing the seti_boinc code. The observation that doing 4 similar WUs at the same time on a quad tends to show contention between the tasks suggests that a parallelized version which coordinates the usage of shared resources might be more efficient.

                                                                  Joe

That is a whole new approch and I'am curious wich appears more efficient.
And Speedy would be right.

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