Anyone know where to find a Powerleap PL-P4/N socket adapter

[Wangstang]

I am hoping someone may have a Powerleap PL-P4/N socket adapter sitting around. This adapter adapts the 423 socket to 478 socket P4 processors. The adapters showing up on ebay are an older design that does not function with a P4 processor that runs faster than 2.0Ghz which kind of defeats the purpose of the adapter. The Powerleap PL-P4/N appears to be the only one that will accept +2.0ghz processors.

I should note that there is one for sale on ebay:
Link

I'm not willing to pay that much for one as the kit originally sold for $50.00 and included a custom heatsink with fan. The above listing does include a CPU but like the adapter, it's over priced for today's market.

If you have one collecting dust in an old machine or on the shelf, I'd really appreciate the chance to purchase.

Thanks
Wes

 

[starams5]

I never knew such a thing was possible, have you seen this one: PCChips Pentium 4 423 to 478 Socket Adapter (Similar to Powerleap PL-P4/N)
http://www.stylefeeder.com/i/2...r-To-Powerleap-Pl-P4-N

 

[Wangstang]

Originally posted by: starams5
I never knew such a thing was possible, have you seen this one: PCChips Pentium 4 423 to 478 Socket Adapter (Similar to Powerleap PL-P4/N)
http://www.stylefeeder.com/i/2...r-To-Powerleap-Pl-P4-N

Yeah, that is the same unit that you normally find on Ebay. It's only good for 2.0ghz or slower. Powerleap introduced an adapter, PL-P4/M, which was the same design as what you linked.

Then Intel changed the pin design/processor design slightly while still keeping the 478 lay out. The change caused the adapter to not work properly with any P4 over 2.0Ghz. Powerleap revised their design shortly after and named it the PL-P4/N. Powerleap got a patent on the PL-P4/N and by the time they went out of business the market had dried up enough that no one bought out the patent.

Wes

 

[Zap]

It wasn't an arbitrary 2GHz divide. I think the difference was the older chips (all socket 423 and some socket 478 up through 2.0GHz) were Willamette cores while all socket 478 chips above 2.0GHz were Northwood cores (until Prescott came out, and so on). There was an overlap at 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0GHz with the Northwood core labeled "A" such as Pentium 4 1.6A.

For the money that the Ebay listing wanted, you can just about pick up a complete computer.

 

[RXJWAN]

I am also hoping to bay a Powerleap PL-P4/N socket adapter,I'd really appreciate the chance to purchase.

 

[PottedMeat]

Originally posted by: Zap
It wasn't an arbitrary 2GHz divide. I think the difference was the older chips (all socket 423 and some socket 478 up through 2.0GHz) were Willamette cores while all socket 478 chips above 2.0GHz were Northwood cores (until Prescott came out, and so on). There was an overlap at 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0GHz with the Northwood core labeled "A" such as Pentium 4 1.6A.

For the money that the Ebay listing wanted, you can just about pick up a complete computer.

If you've got a Fry's nearby they'll sometimes have a boxed Dual Core + Biostar Mobo for ~$80-100. Add in ~20 for a gig of DDR2 and drop the old hdd in and you've got a computer.

Yeah, and weren't Socket 423's PC133 SDRAM or RDRAM anyway?

 

[imported_lparkin]

Originally posted by: Wangstang
I am hoping someone may have a Powerleap PL-P4/N socket adapter sitting around. This adapter adapts the 423 socket to 478 socket P4 processors. The adapters showing up on ebay are an older design that does not function with a P4 processor that runs faster than 2.0Ghz which kind of defeats the purpose of the adapter. The Powerleap PL-P4/N appears to be the only one that will accept +2.0ghz processors.

I should note that there is one for sale on ebay:
Link

I'm not willing to pay that much for one as the kit originally sold for $50.00 and included a custom heatsink with fan. The above listing does include a CPU but like the adapter, it's over priced for today's market.

If you have one collecting dust in an old machine or on the shelf, I'd really appreciate the chance to purchase.

Thanks
Wes

PM me what you are willing to pay? Do you have the processor? I have a 2.5ghz for it too...

 

[imported_lparkin]

Originally posted by: RXJWAN
I am also hoping to bay a Powerleap PL-P4/N socket adapter,I'd really appreciate the chance to purchase.

I have one and a processor...2.5 ghz...if either of you still need this PM me and make an offer.