Celeron question

Khannie

will this: http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=301029&cks=PRL fit in this: http://www.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=Pundit&langs=01 ?

If so, could I underclock the celeron so that it only needs passive cooling? I'm trying to keep the noise level and cost down.

What the hell is socket PGA478 anyway? Is it any different from bog standard socket 478?

I'm normally an AMD man, so I know very little of the Intel world.

Adam

well physically it will fit yes, and should work. though one thing is throwing me, the mobo specs for processor support specify 2.8GHz+, not sure if that means anything less than 2.8 wont work, therefore your 2.4GHz wouldnt work... im sure someone else will be along with a much better answer than mine but i do my best!

Khannie

fade_to_grey wrote:

but i do my best!

That's all I ask

Thanks. That's a good start.

Khannie

I'm bumping this one 'cos it went from the top of page one to the bottom of page 2 in less than 12 hours. Sorry, but.....

*bump*

jor el

Khannie wrote:

If so, could I underclock the celeron so that it only needs passive cooling? I'm trying to keep the noise level and cost down.

You could underclock the celeron as long as the CPU core frequency isn't locked, if it is you won't be able to change it. You could drop the FSB which should be possible even if the core is locked. Have a look for some overclocking help sites, the principle is the same except you are under-clocking.

What the hell is socket PGA478 anyway? Is it any different from bog standard socket 478?

PGA is pin grid array (an array of pins on a grid) and 478 means 478 pins on that grid. PGA478 is just a fancy way of saying socket 478 so it's the same thing.

I'm normally an AMD man, so I know very little of the Intel world.

Me too, I haven't used celerons since I had a dual PPGA S370 mobo so take all this with a pinch of salt.

The mobo on that system your looking at is a P4S8L, which ASUS don't have listed anywhere on their sites, except for that page. So I'd guess it's a special edition for that barebones system, probably based on the P4S8X which was as close as I could find.

The 2.8GHz+ normally means that the mobo currently supports up to 2.8GHz, and the + indicates it has capability of going higher but none exist yet at the time of writing the spec.

Khannie

One green apple for you sir!

Thanks a bunch. That's just the ticket.

jor el

Eh, OK. Confused as to what exactly I did as most of that was semi-made up from things I've read/heard/dreamed in the past, but you're welcome, I guess.