P4 s478 mPGA --> Core Duo s478 PPGA?

[therealnickdanger]

I was thinking of scrapping my 865GBF/P4 system and running with a more efficient AMD system, but upon further investigation of the Core Duo chips, I could save some money just upgrading the CPU. I've googled my butt off and searched all over Intel's website and I can't find anything that states whether or not the mPGA and PPGA sockets are compatible. Has anyone here tried it or does anyone know definitively? Thanks.

 

[stevty2889]

Socket 478 P4 boards, are not compatible with pentium-m or core duo/core solo chips. They are electricaly incompatible. There are a few specialized motherboards from Aopen and DFI that were made for the pentium-m, and asus has their CT-479 adaptor that allows you to run the pentium-m on some of their socket 478 motherboards. Core duo requires a newer chipset, and the desktop variations of those boards aren't available yet, but are supposed to be coming very soon.

 

[therealnickdanger]

I assumed it was too good to be true, but I'm glad you replied so quickly, I was tempted to order one and try it! Either case, I'm getting a new PC: AGP is too expensive nowadays...