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  • Maxpower

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    Processor Help

    In the next year or so I will deff be upgrading to much better system, but for now I am using an AGP Shuttle AV49V/VN and MUST upgrade the processor. It runs socket 478 P4 (supporting HT) and it says with 400/533 MHz FSB. I am not to fimiliar with processors and would like to know if a P4 HT 3.4gh processor would work with my system. I assumed it would because it has the same socket (478) and my mo-bo says its P4 HT compadible. The problem now is that the new P4 HT processor says it is a Prescott and runs at 800Mhz and according to my mother board manual, it will run 400/533 MHz processors. Any ideas it the new processor would work?? and Whats the difference between a Presscott and Northwood P4 processor? I've looked everywhere for help on this and nothing explains it. The Shuttle mother board website is garbage!!! Doesn't offer any support! Any advice would be great here and thank you very much!!!

    -ps. My board says it supports Pentium 4's with HT with 400/533 MHz FSB but ALL the HT P4's run at 800Mhz. Seems like a contradiction.
  • IndianScout

    #2
    Re: Processor Help

    they are quad pumped, it's really 133/200 fsb for those CPU's

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    • Stormy{CAN}
      Member
      • Apr 2007
      • 958

      #3
      Re: Processor Help

      Originally posted by IndianScout
      they are quad pumped, it's really 133/200 fsb for those CPU's
      You need a P4B/533 mhz cpu up to whatever the max speed is that your motherboard supports. About the only way you can get a P4C/800 mhz cpu to work is you have to option in the bios to overclock the fsb to 200, and even that isn't guaranteed.

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      • Munk_Madness

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        Re: Processor Help

        id hate to say it but to be upgrading i would be replacing the mobo and getting a 775 socket or better as the 478's are now getting harder to find and technology they have gone as far as they can, my suggestion is do what im doing at the moment, if your going to replace something make sure you can use it when you replace your motherboard and processor and just save up for next year or when you can no longer play the new games on low settings then go out and do a full on rebuild making a hardcore comp again

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