Croaker70 Posted November 5, 2001 Share Posted November 5, 2001 Is there any Differeence between the 2 sockets for the P4 423 pin or 478 pin ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElGato Posted November 5, 2001 Share Posted November 5, 2001 The most significant difference is the 423 was just an interim solution to get the P4 into the market. It has/had a very short shelf life, and I think can only support clock speeds up to 2GHz, where as the 478 is the one they should've bought out had it been ready in time, and supports speeds way past 2GHz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croaker70 Posted November 5, 2001 Author Share Posted November 5, 2001 so the 423 isn't going to be supported for very long ??? and the 478 should be supported longer..... So if one is looking for a P4 avoid the 423 ??? and go with 478 for future upgrades of CPU ??? :ponder: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElGato Posted November 5, 2001 Share Posted November 5, 2001 No it isn't, the 423 was never intended to be a long term solution for the P4. Yes, the 478 will be around for a while yet. Like the plague. Definately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaNus Posted November 9, 2001 Share Posted November 9, 2001 Why bother with an over-priced POS as the Pee4? As seen by Intels past they change their packaging to often, so knew motherboards are a constant. But with AMD they have the SocketA package that is said to remain constant so that you meirly need a BIOS update to use newer chips. The socketA has been in use for 4generations of AMD chips now. and the only package change I see is for an enirly differant architecture....the Clawhammer 64-bit chip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maetrix Posted November 9, 2001 Share Posted November 9, 2001 Intel is a joke, a company that intends users to jump through hoops to satisfy it's own ambitions. Microsoft has been able to get away with this due to kack of competition, but intel is quickly realizing that it does not have this luxury. I for one buy AMD because of the reasons listed in this forum. Buy AMD, not to **** off intel, not because you feel like you're rooting for the underdog, but because it's a better value for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khujo Posted November 14, 2001 Share Posted November 14, 2001 for one thing the 478 socket is tiny, first P4 i worked on that had one made my jaw drop, the chip is literally about the size of a quarter, all of it die with barely any of the board visible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywonka69 Posted November 17, 2001 Share Posted November 17, 2001 amd rulez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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