P4PE and Prescott

[Relayer]

Do they have HT?

which would be better the 2.8 Prescott and a 3.06 Northwood?

I have a 2.6 Northwood now. Should I just get a new mobo and an 800fsb chip or wait until faster chips come out, etc.

(I just talked myself into waiting)

 

[mechBgon]

For the record, here's Asus's CPU-compatibility finder. Go pull up the P4PE anyway, they have some interesting notes there but nope, no Prescott support.

 

[Relayer]

yeah I figured as much. I'm not sure if I need to upgrade to an HT 3.06 or not. Also, I have 2 512's I am using, so I can't use an 800FSB chip.

I might just wait or go for an A64 next time.

 

[mechBgon]

Well, or if you have a pal who wants to upgrade mobo & CPU, then maybe you could sell it off and fund your upgrade Why do you focus on the 3.06, is it that your RAM is DDR333 and you would need DDR400 to jive with a 3.2? Because Asus says it'll support the 3.2 Northwood...

 

[Relayer]

Originally posted by: mechBgon
Well, or if you have a pal who wants to upgrade mobo & CPU, then maybe you could sell it off and fund your upgrade Why do you focus on the 3.06, is it that your RAM is DDR333 and you would need DDR400 to jive with a 3.2? Because Asus says it'll support the 3.2 Northwood...

Asus says it only supports 1 DIMM with the 800 MHz FSB chips. I do have DDR400, so, like you said, I could sell the P4PE and my 2.6 P4 and get a new CPU and mobo.

...I told myself I wouldn't upgrade until 5GHz's were around though.

 

[mechBgon]

Ohhh, gotcha. That's sound logic on your part. Well there's always the For Sale & Trade forum if you get an itchy "Add To Cart" finger