Prescott socket?

[gman]

What is it, 478 or the new one, or both. Do we all need to go out and by new MB and power supplies to make this change? Just wondering.

 

[Mad_Pyro]

http://www.anandtech.com/cpu/showdoc.html?i=1948
with the 90mm parts being Prescotts.

Aside from Celerons, Socket 478 is seeing the end of the line. 775 is the future.

 

[gman]

That's what I kinda figured. So, the Prescott will at least start out as a 478 socket. Man that's gonna get expensive upgrading all this stuff, AGAIN!!

 

[MemoryInAGarden]

Unless you really need a 478 processor, I'd recommend holding off until BTX, DDR-II, and PCI-E hit the market so you'll have a longer system lifespan

 

[Unit-0]

Originally posted by MemoryInAGarden
Unless you really need a 478 processor, I'd recommend holding off until BTX, DDR-II, and PCI-E hit the market so you'll have a longer system lifespan

At which time they'll have faster, cooler, and better stuff due to be out in 6 months max 0_o

 

[ZenOps]

Its way too long of a wait for DDR2.

Its not expected to be at a consumer level until 2005. BTX may not become popular until mid-2005.

 

[Tedinde]

Who can ever wait!!!!!

 

[MemoryInAGarden]

Originally posted by ZenOps
Its way too long of a wait for DDR2.

Its not expected to be at a consumer level until 2005. BTX may not become popular until mid-2005.

When DDR-II is introduced, isn't it supposed to have a top speed of 533 mhz or something? Corsair PC4400 is already faster than that, although uses quite a bit more voltage to do it with