Celeron FCPGA2?

[sean_ed]

Hey people. Does anyone have any info about the difference between an FCPGA chip and an FCPGA2 chip. If they share the same FSB speed are they interchangable??

 

[Crashman]

Yes. Sometimes.

OK, the ONLY difference between FC-PGA and FC-PGA2 is that the later uses a heat spreader on top of the die. Both Coppermine and Tualatin cores are available in FC-PGA2.

A lot of people (including many companies) go under the erronious assumption that all FC-PGA2 processors are Tualatin. While this is wrong, the fact remains that most are. Tualatin's require a newer pin assignment. If your board is Tualatin compatable, either will work. Otherwise you'll need an adapter.

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