Motherboard and Intel P4 1.8A processors

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Hi

Do you need a special motherboard to run P4 512Kb Cache(dubbed A) processors?

I'm currently using an ASUS P4T-E which does support the 478pin P4 chips, but will it support the extra cache straight off? Or do I need to buy another motherboard?

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lagger

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you are good to go... the northwood chip will work fine for you


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Thanks!

Cool - that's good to hear considering I just brought that MBoard recently.

Just to be clear - it will work, but will it utilise the the full 512kb of cache, or just half?
 
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a bios update may-or-may not be needed...

Yes it will use all of the cache regardless.
 

FatBurger

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Tell me where I can get a 1.8A, dammit :smile:

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great....1.8 northwoods come out after i bought the 2A woody....<b>BAH!!!</b>

:mad: <A HREF="http://gamershq.madonion.com/compare2k1.shtml?2096468" target="_new">P4 + SDRAM</A> = <b>BAD</b> :mad:
 

AMD_Man

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But the 2GHz is faster at default speed and probably overclocks better.

AMD technology + Intel technology = Intel/AMD Pentathlon IV; the <b>ULTIMATE</b> PC processor
 

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"great....1.8 northwoods come out after i bought the 2A woody....BAH!!!

P4 + SDRAM = BAD "


me too lol

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FatBurger

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Juin, do you know what you're talking about?

I don't have an Athlon XP, I asked about Northwood...

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