can I buy a motherboard today that might take a 5ghz later?

[mrbill]

Can someone answer me this question. Can I buy a motherboard and use an intel 2.66ghz chip today and maybe a year or two from now replace it with a 5ghz chip?

I have tried to read and understand a few of the articles that are written here, but I am way too much of a novice to grasp the issuse. If I understand correctly what I have read, I think the new gigabyte GA-8INXP might do what I want. I would assume I need to buy 3200 dual ddr memory to do this. Am I incorrect? I think the asus P4G8X Deluxe might also work. are there any other options?

If that won't work, then what might? I know the gigabyte board will be major overkill for my needs. I don't do any overclocking and I don't have any plans to use a raid. Fire wire and usb are important to me. My main interest in a new computer is to play the current crop of games.

If I cant build a system that will be upgradable, I was thinking of going with the abit be7-raid board. Any suggestions? I want to keep access to serial and parallel devices so thats why I have not considered the abit IT7-MAX2. I have had good luck with my current abit board. I was able to upgrade it from a p2 450 to a p3 700 with no hassles..

my only other question is should I have any interest in gigabit lan? I really don't want to wait more than 2 weeks to get a board. So what do you people recommend. thanks in advance for any help!

 

[LoverBoyJ]

I don't think its possible. As of this moment, intel will be changing 533mhz (133x4) fsb Pentium4's to 800mhz fsb (200x4). They will also push to another chipset to support this very high bandwidth chips. Correct me if I'm wrong, but none of the current boards are able to achieve this very high bandwidth.

 

[bgeh]

Originally posted by: LoverBoyJ
I don't think its possible. As of this moment, intel will be changing 533mhz (133x4) fsb Pentium4's to 800mhz fsb (200x4). They will also push to another chipset to support this very high bandwidth chips. Correct me if I'm wrong, but none of the current boards are able to achieve this very high bandwidth.

you're right. in Q2, intel will launch the 800mhz fsb chips. if i am correct, prescott will also have the 800mhz fsb

 

[PhoenixOfWater]

Hmm... I don't see why not...
25*200 = 5Ghz
ppl have show us that the mobo that we have now can run at 200FSB(using a P4 1.7M Link)
as long as the mobo can use 25 multiplier then its should work fine...
but i think they would upgrade to a new chip with diff pins before geting to 5Ghz

 

[Kingofcomputer]

Probably no.

Conspiracy theory:
CPU and chipset makers co-operate to keep making modification on newer CPU and chipset, newer CPU always requires newer chipset even the speed doesn't change.

 

[PhoenixOfWater]

Originally posted by: Kingofcomputer
Probably no.

Conspiracy theory:
CPU and chipset makers co-operate to keep making modification on newer CPU and chipset, newer CPU always requires newer chipset even the speed doesn't change.

Hmm... no

ppl are able to run Tualatin CPU on old BX chipset mobo...and they can overclocking them too... the BX chipset was not made for Tualatin cpu or any CPU faster then 800Mhz.. (i think) but take a look here Link

I think it would work but most likey intel is going to make a new chip by then...

 

[ScrewFace]

Considering that the 5GHz Pentium4 will use the new .09m manufacturing process it's a given a new mobo will be needed. Perhaps, if you buy PC1200 RDRAM of DDR-400 SDRAM than your RAM is gonna last you awhile.🙂

 

[DAPUNISHER]

I wouldn't let gigabit LAN influence my buying decision 😉 BTW, an nForce2/t-bred/DDR400/9700 pro or 845PE/P4/DDR400/9700 pro setups will most likely handle 95% of people's present/near future computing needs nicely as only hard bitten gamers and power users task these systems to their utmost at this time. My advice is buy one of the combos you're interested in and stave off the upgrade as long as possible then base any upgrades E.G. graphics card, RAM, HDD and interface card, ect. on what will best address your computing needs at that time as or if needed much as you did with the P2 to PIII upgrade that has given you years of service.