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Preformance Difference (478 and lga 775)

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AcidTone

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Im currently looking to do some upgrading to my system and was wondering if there was a proformance difference between the two socket types? Or if there is any difference at all.

Thanks in advance
 
478 is a dead platform. With virtually no price difference between the two, there's no reason to build a new system on an old platform. Upgrading's a different story.
 
That's unfortunate too since I am really not impressed with any of the 775 boards I am seeing. Am I the only PC owner that doesn't need a ton of USB ports, onboard RAID and onboard sound?
 
Theres not a performance differences between the sockets per se, but they utilize different generations of chipsets and CPU's, which do have a performance difference. 478 is considered a obsolete socket now, but you can still find great hardware for it and if you're not needing a cutting edge machine it would probably suit your needs.
 
...it's an old dog, and it won't learn any new tricks, but FWIW, I sure like my IC7-G and my Prescott. If you could find a "deal" on this combo, it could keep you happy for some time.

I'm happy enough with the performance I should be able to "leapfrog" a generation or two in MoBo chipsets / CPU's.....

FWIW - B.B.S.
 
What's not impressive about Asus SLi Pentium 4 boards? The processors themselves are the same on the platforms, but LGA 775 gives you dual core and higher clocked processors. No reason to go with socket 478.
 
I'd choose the newer 775 over the 478 socket because you can get a faster processor if nothing else. 3.4GHz is the fastest 478, but you can get a 775 that's 3.8GHz.

I recently switched from a 570 to a 670 (570 has 1MB Line 2 cache; 670 has 2MB Line 2 cache) and did see an improvement on benchmarks. If I were building another P4 machine I'd choose a 660 (3.6GHz) or 670 (3.8GHz) CPU.
 
I have heard nothing but bad things about 64 bit, then again it may have been the people using it. I have decided that i am going to go with LGA775 in my new system as soon as i get some extra money.
 
AcidTone said:
I have heard nothing but bad things about 64 bit, then again it may have been the people using it. I have decided that i am going to go with LGA775 in my new system as soon as i get some extra money.
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With good hardware and the latest drivers its not a problem. XP X54 Edition is generally very good and has no real issues, other than there are a few programs and applications that won't install on it. As usual the program compatibility wizard is the biggest pile of shit. It always was with Windows XP, I've never seen that worthless thing work.
 
Ok here is another question. If I was to get a 64 bit chip is there a way to run it at 32 bit until i get a copy of XP64 bit? Or will the 32 bit version just run on it?
 
AcidTone said:
Ok here is another question. If I was to get a 64 bit chip is there a way to run it at 32 bit until i get a copy of XP64 bit? Or will the 32 bit version just run on it?
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The 32-bit version will run on it just fine.
 
Ok great. Didnt mean to sound like a complete newb there but havnt worked witht he 64bit at all yet. Hell im lucky that were I work I have some p4 to deal with at all. Thanks for the help.
 
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