More on CPU specs of the ReadyNAS Pro

Ok, I should really look a little more before asking questions..

I think the chipset on the flame6 mobo is a q963. There is certainly on board VGA and sound and lspci seems to suggest it could be..

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Q963/Q965 Memory Controller Hub (rev 02)

Now, checking intel's website for compatible chips I found:

http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=27 ... L9U2,SL9ZF
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6700 (4M Cache, 2.66 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB)

Now, the current CPU is:
http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=29 ... LA3H,SLA8Z
Intel® Pentium® Processor E2160 (1M Cache, 1.80 GHz, 800 MHz FSB)

Doing a comparison between the two, on intel's site:

Don't think embedded matters, see below
E2160 is embedded
E6700 isn't

Hmmm.. speeeeed bump!!
E2160 1.8GHz 1MB-L2 800MHz
E6700 2.66GHz 4MB-L2 1066MHz

Might be a problem, but may be not, see below
E2160 Core voltage: 0.85 - 1.5v
E6700 Core voltage: 0.85 - 1.3625v

Good.. virtualbox / vmware fun.. might need a kernel recompile though
E2160 No VT-x
E6700 VT-x enabled

This is the make up of the chip, apparently.. LPGA is plastic or some such..they should be interchangable
E2160 PGA-775
E6700 LPGA-775

Key thing is that the E6700 is also rated at 65W, like the E2160.. so the heatsink should have no problems, right?

Only problem I can see is the top voltage is slightly lower.. If the mobo decides to run it at 1.5v, it'll likely cook it.. Not sure if the flame mobo will behave and run it at its correct voltage.. would be nice though..

I saw somewhere that someone was using an E6300.. The specs between the E6700 and E6300 aren't actually that different. The E6300 isn't embedded so presumably that isn't a problem on this mobo and it also appears to have the same top voltage of 1.3625v

Sooooo... the E6700 be a contender?! If the chipset is Q963 or possibly Q965 it won't support any 1333MHz chips.. pitty :( However getting a nice core2 in there would significantly help my transcoding exploits!!