Pentium 4 to Pentium D

[Denier-of-Soup]

I've got a 2.7 GHz Northwood P4 right now, and was wondering if there are any other processors I could upgrade to without having to replace my motherboard or my DDR RAM. Would Pentium D work?

 

[borat_sagdiyev]

what socket do you have?

 

[r_moore04]

im guessin its a 478, and no u cant have Pentium D with out gettin a 775 motherboard plus most 775 motherboards r DDR2 now, soo u will have 2 get new memory

 

[Denier-of-Soup]

I'm now sure about which socket I've got. Is there a way I can make sure without having to open up my computer?

 

[alvino]

Nothing CPU-Z can't do.

http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

 

[Denier-of-Soup]

The mainboard section has information on the manufacturer, the model, chipset, southbridge, sensor, bios, and graphic interface. There's nothing about CPU sockets there.

edit: I'll try googling for my motherboard's model.

 

[alvino]

Under the 'CPU' tab, read the third line. It should be called 'Package', and that'll tell you what socket it is

 

[Denier-of-Soup]

It's socket 478. I guess I'll have to buy a new motherboard if I want to upgrade. -_-'

Thanks for the help.

 

[alvino]

Yup, looks like you have to.