help picking motherboard

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Ellroy

I am buidling a PC (my second ever) and need help determining what
motherboard I need. I was gifted with a P4 2.8GHz 500 MHz, 512L2,
478pin. The pack date on the box is 12-22-03 so I'm not sure if I'll
have have a problem finding a motherboard that will support it. I
appreciate any help.

Ellroy
 
YIKES! Will you be doing 'rocket science' or surfing porn sites? Just go to
any online store's catalog and search socket 478
 
You might have more trouble finding a mainboard (at least a new one) that
*won't* support it.

Try the mainboard finder at www.newegg.com. Search for Socket 478, 533/400
MHz FSB (front side bus). You'll mostly get boards with non-Intel chipsets.

The Socket 478 boards that support 800 MHz FSB ought to be backward
compatible with the 533 MHz CPUs, so you could use one of those as well. I
liked my Asus P4P800 (865PE chipset) the best of any mainboard I've ever
owned. A version of it is still available, but it's not a budget board.

Bob Knowlden


Address may be scrambled.. Replace nkbob with bobkn.
 
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