975X quad core question

Hey guys, I have a 975X Platinum Power Up Edition, and I'm trying desperately to avoid having to replace it. From what I can tell, the Q6600 or Q6700 (depending on which I can find the best price on), is the best CPU that the board supports (65nm limitation is killing me!).
Here's my question: do I need to flash the BIOS to add quad core support, or is it strictly a plug and play deal? I can't recall ever having updated the BIOS, so I actually don't even know which version I'm running. I just checked it, and I didn't see "BIOS Version 7.0" or anything, so... ?

Quote from: Rake on 23-April-09, 09:05:22
This is what my screen shows me at first (cut off number is BIOSv1.06.63):
And then, for about 0.2 seconds, this flashes onscreen:
And that's it.
That seems to suggest that I need BIOS 7.6. Is that correct?
You are looking at wrong places, check the images again!
Or:
Quote from: Henry on 23-April-09, 08:04:08
>> Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher <<
It will tell you what BIOS version is currently installed.

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Apple says the i5 quad-core imac does not start up if only one of the lower slots is occupied - which is not true.
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