Socket 478 and Socket 775

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Socket 478 and Socket 775

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Name: enterprise
Date: October 15, 2004 at 12:15:35 Pacific
Subject: Socket 478 and Socket 775
OS: windows xp pro sp2
CPU/Ram: p4 3.4ghz/512mb ram

Comment:

Im a bit confused here, well you see if you have a pentuim processor at 478 socket can you use it in the new 775 socket
Enterprise

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Response Number 1

Name: wizard-ict
Date: October 15, 2004 at 12:18:56 Pacific
Subject: Socket 478 and Socket 775

Reply: (edit)

The simple answer is No! The socket is basically the number of pins on your processor so it physically wont fit. You can get adaptors but it really isnt worth it (isnt the 775 only used by AMD not Intel anyway?)
Wizard ICT. Microsoft Certified Professional

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Response Number 2

Name: enterprise
Date: October 15, 2004 at 12:32:34 Pacific
Subject: Socket 478 and Socket 775

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Well you see i thought this and no the socket 775 is for pentiums
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Response Number 3

Name: lazyman
Date: October 15, 2004 at 23:03:10 Pacific
Subject: Socket 478 and Socket 775

Reply: (edit)

S775 is Intel Prescott.
S754 is AMD A64 which also provides S939 and S940.

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Response Number 4

Name: Tbird4point6LX97
Date: October 16, 2004 at 07:05:54 Pacific
Subject: Socket 478 and Socket 775

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