Mobo to CPU compatability

[redfella]

Will this motherboard support a Intel 2.4 Northwood CPU?

Only reason I ask is because it says "Prescott" in the "CPU Type". And nothing about Northwood.

Thanks.

 

[potato28]

Socket 478=Good to go!

 

[redfella]

Originally posted by: potato28
Socket 478=Good to go!

Yea, my Northwood CPU is a socket 478.

 

[stevty2889]

Originally posted by: potato28
Socket 478=Good to go!

Not neccessarily, not all socket 478 cpu's will work on all socket 478 boards. You have Williamette, Northwood, and Prescott based chips, plus 400, 533, and 800mhz FSB variations, and not all socket 478 boards will support all of them..

As long as your 2.4 northwood is 533 or 800mhz FSB it will work with that motherboard. If it's the 400mhz FSB varation, it's not supported.

 

[redfella]

Originally posted by: stevty2889
As long as your 2.4 northwood is 533 or 800mhz FSB it will work with that motherboard. If it's the 400mhz FSB varation, it's not supported.

Yep it's a 800 FSB. Thanks!

 

[redfella]

Originally posted by: stevty2889

As long as your 2.4 northwood is 533 or 800mhz FSB it will work with that motherboard. If it's the 400mhz FSB varation, it's not supported.

By the way, how do you know this stuff? Just by trial and error, or from what you've heard, or did you read it somewhere? -Just curious. Thanks.

 

[redfella]

Or is that just common knowledge and I'm a moron for asking?

 

[stevty2889]

I had a lot of different socket 478 motherboards and chips. It's the same thing with LGA775, there are several differant chipsets used with LGA775, not all of them support all LGA775 cpu's.