P4 3.0+ Ghz Will need a new MB to run - Report from digitimes

[Adul]

Reason, the power rating will be raised from 60 w to 70w for the onboard PWM supplies.

Motherboard makers revealed plans to launch two board versions for each of their primary product lines in the fourth quarter in order to accommodate both Intel?s current and new Pentium 4 processors, which will be running at clock speeds over 3GHz.


Requiring 70W power supplies, the new P4 processor is incompatible with present motherboards, which only support the 60W standard, board manufacturers said. For the technology update, companies need to change the on-board PWN (pulse width modulation) controller IC design from three-phase mode to four-phase. In addition, to pack in an increased number of components, board makers have to rearrange the circuit layouts as well.

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Off cource people here will run it without issue more then likely. Then again...

 

[John]

Board makers estimated that these changes will add an additional US$2 to their production costs for each P4 motherboard.

Considering all of the changes and revisions of the P4 this doesn't surprise me.

 

[CZroe]

WOW! Fit's right in with my LAST POST (Though I rememebr reading this the other day now)

It's no biggie though. Tualatins needed more strict socket 370 mobo requirements, and the existance of the Powerleap s478-to-423 adapter proves that there wasn't much difference in the second P4 generation either

 

[R2D2]

Shoot, and I'm upgrading CPU, Mobo, and RAM in September!!!!!

I can't put this one off until spring... Rats

 

[mchammer187]

doesnt really bother me

when i upgrade i upgrade cpu, mobo and ram in one clean sweep

dont want to run a brand spankin new chip on a dated chipset anyway

 

[Valinos]

What's new with Intel? Of course they want you to toss out your old Intel chipset and buy a new one. Nothing new to see here folks, move along.

 

[Adul]

Originally posted by: mchammer187
doesnt really bother me

when i upgrade i upgrade cpu, mobo and ram in one clean sweep

dont want to run a brand spankin new chip on a dated chipset anyway

guess that depends on what chipsets are out at that time.

 

[BFG10K]

Meh, I'd probably upgrade my motherboard anyway as I was planning on getting a B-Northwood which doesn't run on an i845D chipset anyway. Also now I'm considering AMD again combined with some SiS or KT333 chipset so really a motherboard upgrade is pretty much a given for me.

I'll probably upgrade before the end of the year so it certainly will be interesting to see what options I have.

 

[Wingznut]

Originally posted by: Valinos
What's new with Intel? Of course they want you to toss out your old Intel chipset and buy a new one. Nothing new to see here folks, move along.

It's not that simple, Valinos...

The vast majority of people who buy cpu's, buy them in a pre-built system. The demographic of people who would upgrade just the cpu is miniscule. So (imho), the notion that Intel has this "scheme" to get upgraders to buy a new motherboard... Well, it simply doesn't make sense.

With the Tualatin, there was a very significant change to the process which required a new stepping of the chipset. Yes, you can use a converter, or some sort of hack to get a Tualatin to work on a CuMine board. But that would never guarantee the stability/reliability that's expected of Intel.

Now, I can't really say if this digitimes story is accurate or not (since I don't work with chipsets/motherboards). But as with anything you read on the 'net, don't necessarily take it as a fact just because someone posts it. We've seen stories like this come and go, and the tendency around here is to overreact to these kinds of "breaking news".

(Again, let me reiterate... I'm not saying that it's NOT true. I honestly don't know if it is or isn't.)