P4PE and 800MHZ FSB CPU....

[leech]

Ok, with a Bios update the P4PE supports the P4's with 800mhz FSB..... but my question is, if you buy one and only have a 800mhz fsb processor, are you basically screwed, or would the processor just run at 533mhz FSB until you updated the bios?

Leech

[bsdgeek]

It'd just be underclocking the cpu until you got the bios update, no big deal.

[leech]

Ok, that's what I wanted to make sure of. I wasn't 100% sure, but I figured it would. The reason I ask is because this guy at work is building a system and I suggested to get the P4PE since that's the board I have and it's been a great board, and I knew the BIOS update would support the 800MHZ FSB. He's building his own because I keep telling him to and because he ordered a P650 and it wouldn't fit in his stupid Dell Desktop PC (the thing had a half-heigh AGP TNT2 in it) And since he doesn't play games and he only uses his computer to get email and to play around with Photoshop Elements, I figured the P650 would be perfect for him.

Leech