Prescott and Motherboard Support

Jocky · 02-07-2004, 08:35 AM

Found this on PC Stats.
Intel claims that most motherboards will work fine with a BIOS update, which third-party board vendors are expected to release. There's a chance that older Socket 478 motherboards are simply incompatible, though.

How serious is the problem, you ask? We tested a total of eight motherboards, randomly sampled from our test systems, for Prescott compatibility. Of the eight, only three actually worked, including the D875PBZ that Intel sent with the Prescott sample, ABIT's IC7-MAX3, and ABIT's AI7. Those boards that didn't work were ASUS' P4C800-E, AOpen's AX4C Max, two of Intel's D865PERL, and an older D875PBZ.

Although the ABIT IC7-MAX3 and AI7 successfully booted into Windows, neither motherboard properly recognized Prescott’s clock multiplier, in both cases reverting back to 2.8GHz. Each board was flashed to the latest publicly available BIOS, but ABIT clearly has some work to do before touting full Prescott compatibility. Consequently, we weren’t able to overclock the Prescott core at 3.2GHz. The only remaining platform with which to test, Intel’s D875PBZ, is limited to a four percent “Burn-in” mode that doesn’t facilitate aggressive FSB manipulation.

Mr Steveo · 02-07-2004, 09:01 AM

I believe a couple of people in Sandogs thread (Intel Chipset forum) have Prescotts running fully supported and smooth as silk. So far everyone over there seems happy with the Prescott / D875PBZ Canterwood combo.

**Sandog** · 02-07-2004, 06:31 PM

Unless it is a heat/power issue the other boards probably just need to get their BIOS's in order. It doesn't surprise me that the Intel board works. I wonder if the other Intel board was a 206? That wouldn't be nice.

Mr.Steveo, I wasn't aware that anybody in our thread had a Prescott yet. Maybe I missed a post.

pointreyes · 02-07-2004, 07:10 PM

So the P4C800E-D is a dead board for the Prescott? This has been one bad day for me so I'm not a bit surprised if this is the case. :sad:

BBThumper · 02-07-2004, 07:12 PM

......The p4p and the p4c both work with the Prescott now. Its been seen in threads here and Xtreme and O/C forums.......

VSEKH · 02-07-2004, 07:13 PM

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Originally posted by pointreyes
So the P4C800E-D is a dead board for the Prescott? This has been one bad day for me so I'm not a bit surprised if this is the case. :sad:

Asus most likely will release a bios update soon to enable Prescott support on this board if does not support it already.

pointreyes · 02-07-2004, 07:18 PM

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Originally posted by VSEKH
Asus most likely will release a bios update soon to enable Prescott support on this board if does not support it already.

I sure hope so because I though bios 1014 addressed this and I have a Prescott coming probably by Wednesday.

BBThumper · 02-07-2004, 07:19 PM

......Prescott has been supported since the 1011 I believe. Look what Fugger found:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...5&pagenumber=2

Sorry, its half-way down the page.........the Prescott ran alot better on his Asus than Abit......

pointreyes · 02-07-2004, 07:34 PM

Thanks BBThumper. I will take the risk I guess. I have been hearing that for video encoding that the Prescott really is good for it. However, I'm also hoping that the extra cache will make database preformance better.

BBThumper · 02-07-2004, 07:37 PM

....the only thing is that they look to run reallllllllly hot so make sure you have a good HSF.......

pointreyes · 02-07-2004, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BBThumper
....the only thing is that they look to run reallllllllly hot so make sure you have a good HSF.......

Makes me think of the good ole T-Bird days.

02-07-2004, 08:35 AM	#1
Jocky Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 211	Prescott and Motherboard Support Found this on PC Stats. Intel claims that most motherboards will work fine with a BIOS update, which third-party board vendors are expected to release. There's a chance that older Socket 478 motherboards are simply incompatible, though. How serious is the problem, you ask? We tested a total of eight motherboards, randomly sampled from our test systems, for Prescott compatibility. Of the eight, only three actually worked, including the D875PBZ that Intel sent with the Prescott sample, ABIT's IC7-MAX3, and ABIT's AI7. Those boards that didn't work were ASUS' P4C800-E, AOpen's AX4C Max, two of Intel's D865PERL, and an older D875PBZ. Although the ABIT IC7-MAX3 and AI7 successfully booted into Windows, neither motherboard properly recognized Prescott’s clock multiplier, in both cases reverting back to 2.8GHz. Each board was flashed to the latest publicly available BIOS, but ABIT clearly has some work to do before touting full Prescott compatibility. Consequently, we weren’t able to overclock the Prescott core at 3.2GHz. The only remaining platform with which to test, Intel’s D875PBZ, is limited to a four percent “Burn-in” mode that doesn’t facilitate aggressive FSB manipulation. __________________ P4 3.0E Prescott @3.6Ghz, P4S800D-E Rev1.04, 512mb Adata DDR450,512mb, 2x80gb Seagate Barracuda7200.7 SATA Raid0, 40gb WD 7200rpm. MSI Ti4200, Liteon 163 DVD, Liteon 48x12x48 CDRW. WATERCHILLED.
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02-07-2004, 09:01 AM	#2
Mr Steveo Stayed @HolidayInn Xpress Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,326	I believe a couple of people in Sandogs thread (Intel Chipset forum) have Prescotts running fully supported and smooth as silk. So far everyone over there seems happy with the Prescott / D875PBZ Canterwood combo. __________________ Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 * Intel DX38BT "Bone Trail" mobo * 2 x 2 Gig Patriot PC3 10666 1333MHz 7-7-7-20 * eVGA GeForce 8800 GTX * WD 150G Raptor * Seagate 500G SATA HDD * Soundblaster X-Fi Fatality * 2 x Plextor PX-810SA DVD burners * CoolerMaster 850W PSU * Silverstone TJ10-SW case * Silverstone FP34 card reader * Logitech G7 mouse * Logitech diNovo Edge keyboard * Sony 19" LCD * Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 x64 * Larry The Squirrel*
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02-07-2004, 06:31 PM	#3
Sandog Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 6,688	Unless it is a heat/power issue the other boards probably just need to get their BIOS's in order. It doesn't surprise me that the Intel board works. I wonder if the other Intel board was a 206? That wouldn't be nice. Mr.Steveo, I wasn't aware that anybody in our thread had a Prescott yet. Maybe I missed a post.
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02-07-2004, 07:10 PM	#4
pointreyes The race for quality has no finish line- so technically, it's more like a death march. Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 18,159	So the P4C800E-D is a dead board for the Prescott? This has been one bad day for me so I'm not a bit surprised if this is the case. :sad:
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02-07-2004, 07:12 PM	#5
BBThumper Happy, Joyous and Free Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Philly Posts: 2,024	......The p4p and the p4c both work with the Prescott now. Its been seen in threads here and Xtreme and O/C forums....... __________________ ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe AMD Phenom 9600 XP-90c w/ a T.T. 92mm fan 2 x 2gig pc26400 Nvidia 8400 2 x Raptors in Raid 0 ......My City's moto: Welcome to Philly, now get the heck out!!!!!!!
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02-07-2004, 07:19 PM	#8
BBThumper Happy, Joyous and Free Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Philly Posts: 2,024	......Prescott has been supported since the 1011 I believe. Look what Fugger found: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...5&pagenumber=2 Sorry, its half-way down the page.........the Prescott ran alot better on his Asus than Abit...... __________________ ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe AMD Phenom 9600 XP-90c w/ a T.T. 92mm fan 2 x 2gig pc26400 Nvidia 8400 2 x Raptors in Raid 0 ......My City's moto: Welcome to Philly, now get the heck out!!!!!!!
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02-07-2004, 07:34 PM	#9
pointreyes The race for quality has no finish line- so technically, it's more like a death march. Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 18,159	Thanks BBThumper. I will take the risk I guess. I have been hearing that for video encoding that the Prescott really is good for it. However, I'm also hoping that the extra cache will make database preformance better.
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02-07-2004, 07:37 PM	#10
BBThumper Happy, Joyous and Free Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Philly Posts: 2,024	....the only thing is that they look to run reallllllllly hot so make sure you have a good HSF....... __________________ ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe AMD Phenom 9600 XP-90c w/ a T.T. 92mm fan 2 x 2gig pc26400 Nvidia 8400 2 x Raptors in Raid 0 ......My City's moto: Welcome to Philly, now get the heck out!!!!!!!
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