Core Duo T2300 Socket 478

[morbidman]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819111180

When it says 478, will it function in an old socket 478 motherboard? Thanks.

 

[jazzboy]

Afraid not.

There are no motherboards yet available which will accept one. I think Aopen will probably have one for sale soon (they seemed to like making mobos for Pentium M).

Anyway I believe Core Solo/Duo socket should be properly called socket 480 - even though there may only be 478 actual pins.

 

[morbidman]

oh well.

 

[robertk2012]

Why is that?

 

[jazzboy]

Core duo is rather a lot different in design to the banias/dothan pentium-m.

But the main reason is that its dual-core (which will likely require new chipset) and its 65nm (which means that it will have different power requirements) and has a faster FSB.

 

[robertk2012]

ugh the numbering. I know what a core duo is.