Which motherboard?

[patchc]

I have a new Intel P4 3.2 Ghz Skt 478 Prescott Processor. Which motherboard should I buy to go with it in the context of trading? At present I have an MSI, which I like, but does not support the Prescott chip. I forgot to mention that I have 3 hard drives.

Thanks in advance.

 

[JFK]

Hi Patch,

Depends on the Chipset & Front Side Bus speed. You can check it out on Intel’s site
http://www.intel.com/products/processor/pentium4/index.htm

Gigabyte are good
http://www.gigabyte.com/controller?...Computer<br>Parts___Motherboards___Socket+478

Apoen as well
http://global.aopen.com.tw/products/mb/

 

[patchc]

Thanks for the reply JFK. The processors full title as I understant it is INTEL Pentium 4 3.2 GHZ /1M/800 SL7J7 What would be an appropriate heatsink/cooler for this processor?

 

[Volatile]

I find the web site http://www.tomshardware.com/index.html provides lots of good, free independent reviews on various computer components and peripherals - you may want to browse to see if they have any useful information on it.

 

[JFK]

It might be a stright forward 478 socket
http://processorfinder.intel.com/scripts/details.asp?sSpec=SL7J7

Try this
http://indigo.intel.com/mbsg/default.aspx?reset=true

looks like you need to select P4 520-540

if you then stick to the 915 chipset you will have more to choice.

Form factor is the box size/config – ATX is the usual.

I’ve only ever bought heatsink/coolers with the Processor, but whoever you by the MB from should be able to supply the correct one.