Motherboard/Pentium Chip

[Latty05]

hi i am thinking of upgrading my system buy getting a new motherboard the one im rthinking of getting is the ASUS P5ND2-SLI
i was wondering if i needed to buy a new pentium chip for it or can i use my existing one atm and just swap it over?

 

[RicoDirenzo]

What exact P4 chip is it? Hard to help if we don't have all the dope! (so to speak)

 

[Latty05]

well the one i hav now is a pentium 4 3.0GHZ chip

 

[MrCoffee]

well the one i hav now is a pentium 4 3.0GHZ chip

What core and how many pins?

 

[Latty05]

how do i find this out? sorry im a bit of a newbie when it comes to detail

 

[Latty05]

Socket 478
Pentium 4N
Intel 845G-B

does that help?

 

[Latty05]

the motherboard i want is socket 775 i think so i wouldnt be able to swap it over unless i got a 478 compatable motherboard?
am i on the right lines?

 

[RicoDirenzo]

You need to tell us if the current board is a socket 478 and wether the CPU is a Celeron of Prescott, Northwood core and its frontside bus speed (400, 533 or 800Mhz).

 

[MrCoffee]

put simply a 478 pin pentium will not fit in a 775 skt mobo, if you want a new mobo without changing the processor then you have to get a socket 478 board.
There is more involved which is why we need to know the core etc..

 

[Latty05]

this is the motherboard in my pc

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...cname=c00018887&product=396416&dlc=en&lang=en