Do Palomina and P4 need new mobos too?

[Erki]

Thats the question.

Or they fit on socket A and 370?

Erki

 

[BurntKooshie]

P4 is its own socket - not Socket 370, nor slot - it uses a 423 pin socket, and later a 478 pin socket. The two won't be physically compatible .

Palomino uses standard "socket A".

 

[Zedfu]

now that you mention it, it's a pretty good question.
well, since the palomino will soon be manufactured with .13 micron process, it makes sense that it's gonna ve using a new type of socket since there could be a differenct pincount. but, of course, thisis just a thought.

 

[Erki]

It's good to know these things. So I think it is reasonable to pass Sockets A and 370 and wait till these beauties go to masses (come available and cost not so much).
(Now having K6-2 400@523, plenty of HDD, 128Mb RAM and 32 Mb ATI XPert200)


Erki

 

[zision]

By the time those beautities drop in price and come to the masses, there's going to be something even faster to wait for. Give up and buy.