Will P4 550 3.40GHz 800MHz 1MB Socket 775 work on this mobo??

[bluesky787]

Hi all,

I'm try to build a new PC from scratch. I'm interested in the EVGA nForce 680i SLI NVIDIA Socket 775 ATX Motherboard..


I would love to know if the Intel Pentium 4 550 3.40GHz 800MHz 1MB Socket 775 CPU will
work with this MOBO???

LINK to MOBO reference

Link to CPU reference

I read very carefully the Mobo said CPU's supported are:

Intel Pentium 4 Extreme Edition
Intel Pentium 4 LGA775
Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Core 2 Extreme, Intel Core 2 Quad


I am NOT interested in Multicore CPU's so I thought this
Intel Pentium 4 550 3.40GHz 800MHz 1MB Socket 775 CPU ((Prescott core))
seems like a great deal because at the site I am looking at
its on sale for only $73.00. Everywhere else noone else
sells this exact CPU,,, and most sites sell DUAL CORE intels which
as I said I try to avoid.... I rather get a single core at high GHZ speed
than dual core at lower speeds.... That's just me.. The dual core
CPU prices seem exponentially higher than the single core I am looking at..


So can anyone tell me if this CPU and MOBO will match and be compatible?

What is meant by LGA775??

And as for Intel Pentium 4 Extreme Edition .. what mean EXTREME EDITION???

If I only get a single core, then will the Intel Pentium 4 550 3.40GHz 800MHz 1MB Socket 775 CPU ((Prescott core)) work for this Mobo? I don't think this CPU is the extreme edition, so if it doesn't fall under the category of LGA775 (which I don't know what this is) then it would not work since the third category is all for multicores...


Thanks

 

[ch33zw1z]

Originally posted by: bluesky787
Intel Pentium 4 LGA775

yes

 

[bluesky787]

One more thing!


For my Mobo it says in description that it supports/has 6 SATA headers and doesn't say anything more about SATA!!!!

Also it for harddrive types it says it supports ATA/133... This
is NOT SATA right? But then it also says we can use SATA hardddrives, but
it doesn't specify what kind of SATA.. Can you see
if you know if the MOBO and Seagate SATA 320GB / 7200 / 16MB / SATA-300 Harddrive will work together??

Also, what about the Computer CASE and the Mobo? Will they fit good?




I am confused, the Case has this :
Ultra UV Wizard Blue ATX Mid-Tower Case with UV Reactive Clear Side

Form Factor: ATX Mid-Tower
Compatible Motherboards: ATX
Micro ATX

Depth: 19"

Width: 8"

Height: 16"



The MOBO has this:
EVGA nForce 680i SE SLI (TR Version) NVIDIA Socket 775 ATX Motherboard
Form Factor: ATX

Length: 12.000 in. (30.48 cm)
Width: 9.600 in. (24.5 cm)

There is 3 dimensions for the case and yet only 2 dimensions for the Mobo. Which ones do I use for which in doing a size comparison to see it the Mobo will fit the case? If it doesn't I want the same Mobo, so where can I find a case to fit the Mobo??

So will this combination fit? Thanks

 

[ch33zw1z]

1st Q: SATA, Serial ATA, connectors are not the same at ATA/133(which are PATA, or Parallel ATA). SATA standards are v1.0(aka SATA1.0, SATA150, SATAI, and SATA1.5Gbps) and v2.0(aka SATA2.0, SATA300, SATAII , SATA3.0(just to confuse you), and SATA3.0Gbps). SATA is technically backwards and forwards compatible between drives and controllers(headers). SATA v2.0 specs on hard drives do have some extra features and could possibly require a jumper setting to work with older SATA v1.0 headers, the board your getting is SATAII and you should have no issues with any SATA drives you get.

2nd Q: ATX is a full board, and requires an ATX compatible case to install it. Micro ATX isn't as big, but still adheres to the upper motherboard mount standards for MicroATX boards. in short, MicroATX boards are compatible with both MicroATX and regular ATX cases, but you need a ATX tower for an ATX board.

There's three dimensions for the case because they also measure DEPTH, which is the length from the front on the case to the back.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: bluesky787
I am NOT interested in Multicore CPU's so I thought this
Intel Pentium 4 550 3.40GHz 800MHz 1MB Socket 775 CPU ((Prescott core))
seems like a great deal because at the site I am looking at
its on sale for only $73.00. Everywhere else noone else
sells this exact CPU,,, and most sites sell DUAL CORE intels which
as I said I try to avoid.... I rather get a single core at high GHZ speed
than dual core at lower speeds.... That's just me.. The dual core
CPU prices seem exponentially higher than the single core I am looking at..

I think that you are making a BIG mistake. You have fallen prey to "the Mhz myth". Not all CPUs are created equal. C2D cpus (even the single-core Celeron Conroe-L models) process more work per clock than the older Pentium 4 CPUs.
Some would say that the C2D is equal to a P4 at twice the Mhz. So an E2140 Allendale C2D dual-core CPU, each core runs at 1.6Ghz, that's close to 3.2Ghz worth of "P4 Mhz" per core. And it's dual-core, and not more than $10 more than the CPU you picked out. Once you overclock it, the value increases proportionately.

If you play games, or video encode, or do distributed computing - the C2D family of CPUs is definately worth it.

There's a reason why the CPU you were looking at is so cheap - it's obsolete.

Even a cheap A64 would be faster.

If you absolutely despise dual-core (for some reason), then please, get the Celeron 440 CPU, it's a Conroe-L CPU at 2.0Ghz, it's just as fast as a 3.4Ghz P4, but it uses far less power to run, only 35W. Your electric bill and the environment will thank you. Plus, it should be slightly cheaper. This is the CPU that I used in my mom's machine for just this reason.