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Prescott ready motherboards?

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RISCutils

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Hey all

Anyone know what current board will be be able to take the Socket 478 based P4 Prescott chips when they come out?
(I know there might only be 2 of them)

I understand they will need some sort of different socket power setup.
Is this correct, if so which of the recent P4 boards have it?

I believe the ASUS P4P800/Deluxe and the Gigabyte 8KNXP have the necassary new power setups.
ASUS Website P4P800 page "-New power design supports IntelR next generation Prescott CPU!! "
Gigabyte Power setup said to be Prescot ready in the FiringSquad.com Review.
Can anyone confirm this to be certain?

Thanks

 
>> AFAIK, all 875/865 boards will run Prescott

I remember somebody from Intel saying that any 875/865 board will accept a Prescott "as long as it meets Intel power guidelines" or something to that effect. Since Prescotts are .09 micron chips they will require lower voltage than the Northwoods. A motherboard will only support Prescotts if it provides enough current at lower voltages. I wouldn't assume a motherboard supports Prescotts unless it says so because there is a lot of variation in allowable voltage ranges and current levels among the motherboards. Eventually the Prescotts will consume more power than the Northwoods. A motherboard will have to provide both lower voltages and higher currents to run the later Prescotts.
 
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