[SATLUG] OT:Hardware Question

[Eli Cantu]

Dennis Myhand wrote:
> Eli Cantu wrote:
>> your motherboard has a manufacturer, and a model name/number with 
>> this information, it's a trivial task to accurately look up the cpu 
>> socket type & memory type, and find a suitable replacement via newegg 
>> (which lets you search by "socket type")
>>
>> with the info you have given, it's pretty much just guessing games.
>>
>> e
>>
> Okay, maybe I did not phrase the question clearly enough.  I do 
> understand that if I have a socket 478 chip, I will need a socket 478 
> mobo to use it.  What I am asking is will a Socket 478 Northwood 
> processor work on a board which only lists Prescott and Celeron D 478 
> chips on its specifications?  Is a P4 socket 478 a P4 socket 478 no 
> matter the name?  Or are there differences in the processors (Or 
> Motherboards) which keep them from being compatible?  That information 
> is not on NewEgg.  I know, since what was on NewEgg is what led to 
> this question.
>
ahhh. OK, so you are already going down that track, sorry.  I suspect 
that it's probably bios/motherboard specific.   Have you tried googling 
with your motherboard revision and add to the search term "fastest cpu", 
or "fastest processor".  Also the manufacturers website will show 
compatible cpus for each motherboard (though sometimes they are a bit 
conservative).

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