P4 1.7(400mhz bs) on a 865GBF mobo, will it work?

[rock]

<myconfig>
Intel P4 1.7G, Intel 845 GLLY mobo, 256MB SDRAM,
Samsung 40-12-40 CD writer, 40 GB Seagate HDD
WIN98, WIN2K, MANDRAKE 9.1 with LILO as pri BL.
</myconfig>


I had posted a query on RAM upgrade earlier,

ps: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=27&threadid=1197937

There was one reply from a member about whether the above processor
of mine was compatible with the newer 865's mobos. I cross checked
this with the vendor who has never tried such a thing and has no
information to offer.

865 GBF has support for processor in a mPGA478 socket with a 400 MHz
system bus

My current mother board has support for processor in a µPGA478 socket
with a 400 MHz system bus

Would my processor be compatible with the 865GBf mobo?

What is the difference between mPGA478 socket and µPGA478 socket?

Hyper threading option is given by the newer processors... Will that
affect the way my system would operate as my processor is not HT enabled?
Would there be a case of malfunctioning system?

Will my change(assuming my processor should work with newer config) from
above config to 865GBF with 512 DDR RAM be better on performance?

 

[Regs]

Would my processor be compatible with the 865GBf mobo?

What is the difference between mPGA478 socket and µPGA478 socket?

1.Yes. If your 1.7G is a socket 478.

2. I never heard of a "µ" PGA478 socket. If there is a difference, I would imagine a subtile one. My guess would be vcore voltage.

Will my change(assuming my processor should work with newer config) from
above config to 865GBF with 512 DDR RAM be better on performance?

DDR and Rambus are both fast memory. DDR is just cheaper to produce. Performance wise..maybe a little of a performance increase, but that will likely come from just having a newer chipset.

Hyper threading option is given by the newer processors... Will that
affect the way my system would operate as my processor is not HT enabled?
Would there be a case of malfunctioning system?

No. Matter of fact, people who don't have Windows XP with a HT CPU don't even utilize it.

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: Regs

Would my processor be compatible with the 865GBf mobo?

What is the difference between mPGA478 socket and µPGA478 socket?

1.Yes. If your 1.7G is a socket 478.

2. I never heard of a "µ" PGA478 socket. If there is a difference, I would imagine a subtile one. My guess would be vcore voltage.

Will my change(assuming my processor should work with newer config) from
above config to 865GBF with 512 DDR RAM be better on performance?

DDR and Rambus are both fast memory. DDR is just cheaper to produce. Performance wise..maybe a little of a performance increase, but that will likely come from just having a newer chipset.

Hyper threading option is given by the newer processors... Will that
affect the way my system would operate as my processor is not HT enabled?
Would there be a case of malfunctioning system?

No. Matter of fact, people who don't have Windows XP with a HT CPU don't even utilize it.

All version of windows 2000 are multithread aware, and therefore HT aware. Its 95/98/ME and Windows XP home that are not multithread aware.

 

[FishTankX]

No, but Windows XP home supports hyperthreading, for some odd reason.