I'm kind of forced into building my new system now as my current mobo died. I'm getting a Q9450 when I can but in the meantime I plan to run my current CPU which is a Pentium 4 630 3Ghz CPU from 90nm days (Prescott). I just want to make sure this chip will run ok on a P35 chipset. If not I may have to buy a cheap allendale in the meantime...
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Old P4, will it work on P35 chipset?
- Thread starter Arkalius
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I don't think the current generation of Intel chipsets support P4s. I checked Intel's site, and the P35 chipset is not listed as supporting anything other than Core 2, Pentium Dual-Core(E2xxx series), and Celeron(E1xxx series) chips: http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/P35/index.htm
I would think. One look at a GA-EP35-DS3P, it says..
CPU Support for an Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme processor/ Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor/Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor/ Intel® Pentium® processor Extreme Edition/Intel® Pentium® D processor/ Intel® Pentium® 4 processor Extreme Edition/Intel® Pentium® 4 processor/ Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA 775 package
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)
L2 cache varies with CPU
1600 (O.C.)/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB
So I would think most would.
CPU Support for an Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme processor/ Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor/Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor/ Intel® Pentium® processor Extreme Edition/Intel® Pentium® D processor/ Intel® Pentium® 4 processor Extreme Edition/Intel® Pentium® 4 processor/ Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA 775 package
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)
L2 cache varies with CPU
1600 (O.C.)/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB
So I would think most would.
Not only that but your Prescott will run Cooler than ever!!. You see the Prescott developed much of it's heat due to the chipsets it ran on. With a modern more efficient chipset they run much cooler!!
Check out my old 540 running on my Asus P5KE-wifi. I ran till my E8400 showed up!!
I also only used the stock cooler.
When was the last time you saw a Prescott running at 4275mhz and idling at 31C ??
It ran so cool I turned it up!! and never had any issues with heat!!
Now I reccomend this P5KE-wifi whole-heartedly cuz when I got my E8400 I added the Scythe cpu cooler and still on air well lets just say it hauls ass!!
Using G'Skill 6400HZ mem .
So get the board of your choice and have some fun with your old P-4
WeldZilla
Check out my old 540 running on my Asus P5KE-wifi. I ran till my E8400 showed up!!
I also only used the stock cooler.
When was the last time you saw a Prescott running at 4275mhz and idling at 31C ??
It ran so cool I turned it up!! and never had any issues with heat!!
Now I reccomend this P5KE-wifi whole-heartedly cuz when I got my E8400 I added the Scythe cpu cooler and still on air well lets just say it hauls ass!!
Using G'Skill 6400HZ mem .
So get the board of your choice and have some fun with your old P-4
WeldZilla