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Okay fellas, I'm an AMD fan, but here's a little story.
I went to a garage sale with a guy that deals in old computer parts a lot. I found a LOT of interest in a socket 478 motherboard he had. It was $5!! So I jumped on it, and here I am.
It's not that great of a board, but my g/f's computer's on the fritz. I'm going to build her a new budget PC, and this is a nice little piece to my puzzle.
The FSB is 400mhz for the processor, and I was wondering about this little detail imparticular. If I can find a P4 with a higher FSB, will it be compatible? Will it just downclock, or are there issues with this sort of thing? I'm hoping that it won't be an issue, and I'll buy a 400mhz FSB processor, but I would still like to have the 533mhz option open if I trip over a good deal... I'm going to be e-baying this, so I'm looking for a deal, not great performance or anything.
By the way, I'm saving more than just money on the motherboard. I'm saving money on the ram, which is old school PC133 that I have lying around for free.
Thanks for your all's insight. I'm an AMD fellow, not an intel, but I just couldn't pass this dude up!
Ryan
I went to a garage sale with a guy that deals in old computer parts a lot. I found a LOT of interest in a socket 478 motherboard he had. It was $5!! So I jumped on it, and here I am.
It's not that great of a board, but my g/f's computer's on the fritz. I'm going to build her a new budget PC, and this is a nice little piece to my puzzle.
The FSB is 400mhz for the processor, and I was wondering about this little detail imparticular. If I can find a P4 with a higher FSB, will it be compatible? Will it just downclock, or are there issues with this sort of thing? I'm hoping that it won't be an issue, and I'll buy a 400mhz FSB processor, but I would still like to have the 533mhz option open if I trip over a good deal... I'm going to be e-baying this, so I'm looking for a deal, not great performance or anything.
By the way, I'm saving more than just money on the motherboard. I'm saving money on the ram, which is old school PC133 that I have lying around for free.
Thanks for your all's insight. I'm an AMD fellow, not an intel, but I just couldn't pass this dude up!
Ryan