socket 478 future

[stickybytes]

look ^^. the platform is considered dead but are there going to be any new processors coming out for it or is 3.4c the last one?

 

[Sonix7]

I think so, Intel Roadmap is pointing out to the new platform based on the P4 LGA 775 along its new 9xx chipsets series. AFAIK

 

[stickybytes]

Originally posted by: Sonix7
I think so, Intel Roadmap is pointing out to the new platform based on the P4 LGA 775 along its new 9xx chipsets series. AFAIK

that was exactly what i was thinking. and with the impending price drops on august 22nd, it looks as if sck 478 will discontiuned and sold for bargain prices. despite all that however, the prices of 478 motherboards have yet to drop drastically. the asus p4c800-e was 188 back in aug 03. its still 178. prices have stayed up there.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Well, 9xx with DDR2 is a disappointment price and performance wise even ignoring the recall, and PCI-E is worthless this year, so 478 will last a bit longer than originally planned.

Right now a P4C on 478 with plain old DDR is the best buy for an intel fan, since by trhe time DDR2 makes sense it will be running at a higher FSB and might require a new motherboard anyway.

Did buying a P1 at 60 MHz make sense? No. Neither did a P4 at 1.4 GHz. In both cases the first model of a new technology was overpriced and inferior to the previous intel platform.

 

[batmanuel]

It'll probably hang around for a while as a low cost Celeron D platform for the sub $500 PC market, like S370 lingered around for a year or so to support the Tualtin Celerons once the P4s came out. As far as P4s go, 3.4C is the end of the road.

 

[FullRoast]

When Intel went from socket 423 to socket 478, the board vendors stopped making 423 boards pretty quickly. The boards were still available for several months and they dropped in price, but the price drop kind of leveled off because the supply dropped way off.

I'd still buy a socket 478 board now, if I really needed to put an Intel system together and couldn't wait. You'll probably also be able to get some good deals over the next year. An 865/875P system with a fast or overclocked P4 will stay viable for a long time, just no upgrade path.

<Wow - I should read more carefully. I was fairly off topic! Back on course, I think the 3.4 is the end of the line for 478.>

 

[stevty2889]

I'm pretty sure the 3.4c/e are the end of the line for socket 478.

 

[M16Grenadier]

They probably will release more Celly D's on 478.