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I have a Shuttle XPC S113G system. I need to run 64bit linux and Windows 7 64 bit side by side. But in order to do that I need a processor that supports VT extensions.

What processor upgrade is recommended and would be compatible with the motherboard?

The current processor is a E5200 Intel dual core at 2.5GHz.

Can I put an E6000 series such as the 6700 CPU into this motherboard? even if the FSB is 1066MHz? my E5200 is only 800MHz, but the slot is the same.

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It will be fine with the 1066 FSB, I think it'll just run the chip at 800 then, but still will be fast but not as fast as it should be.

The sockets are the same, so it's fine.

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Do you need any special bios support for it? – Matt H Aug 31 '10 at 1:55
It is an old processor but if you already have the latest BIOS installed then it should be OK. – Sandeep Bansal Aug 31 '10 at 14:03
Ok, I think it'll be fine as you say. Just found out that my motherboard actually supports 1333 FSB natively. So I've purchased a Q8400 which seems to be compatable with this particular shuttle. As it is right now, I have an older processor that is running at 800MHz. – Matt H Aug 31 '10 at 23:35
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