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[manji]

Alright, I'm currently runnin' a p4 1.5ghz processor on an Asus p4t-e motherboard with 512megs of RDRAM. The board's old, the ram's obsolete, I'm pickin' up a whole new setup in the not-so-distant future...I'm pretty much done spending $$$ on this machine.

BUT...I wanna keep it as a 2nd box, if only to have a d/l~burn PC around. My last upgrade is a faster processor, mainly for file conversion and crap...and I want it as cheap as humanly possible.

I found a Celeron 2.4ghz for around $70 shipped, but from what I've read, that won't *actually* be a performance increase from my p4 1.5, because of the tiny cache (128 vs. an L2 256).

A Celeron "D" is available w/ an l2 256 cache, for around $75...but it's got a 533mhz fsb.

Here's the question:
What happens when you plop a 533mhz fsb processor into a motherboard that only supports 400mhz fsb?

Any help would be great...I know very, very little about cpu/mb compatibility.

 

[automagnus]

 

[ZombieSupaStar]

he said celeron


A HAW HAWHAW

 

[manji]

Yah, already pretty much talked myself outta the celeron idea

Still, what happens when the FSB on the CPU is more than what's supported by the MB? Does the Processor clock down to 400mhz, or will the entire thing just crap out?

 

[Shogmaster]

Alright, I'm currently runnin' a p4 1.5ghz processor on an Asus p4t-e motherboard with 512megs of RDRAM. The board's old, the ram's obsolete, I'm pickin' up a whole new setup in the not-so-distant future...I'm pretty much done spending $$$ on this machine.

BUT...I wanna keep it as a 2nd box, if only to have a d/l~burn PC around. My last upgrade is a faster processor, mainly for file conversion and crap...and I want it as cheap as humanly possible.

I found a Celeron 2.4ghz for around $70 shipped, but from what I've read, that won't *actually* be a performance increase from my p4 1.5, because of the tiny cache (128 vs. an L2 256).

A Celeron "D" is available w/ an l2 256 cache, for around $75...but it's got a 533mhz fsb.

Here's the question:
What happens when you plop a 533mhz fsb processor into a motherboard that only supports 400mhz fsb?

Any help would be great...I know very, very little about cpu/mb compatibility.

If you're keeping the same mobo, I forget it. The Cel D won't fit. Different pin.

 

[manji]

If you're keeping the same mobo, I forget it. The Cel D won't fit. Different pin.

Ah, the Cel D is forgotten anyway

Still, I need to figure out the FSB pro'llem...if it works, I can pick up a p4 2.4 for $122...if not, then I'm stuck w/ a 400mhz FSB p4 2.0 for the same price.

 

[Shogmaster]

Ah, the Cel D is forgotten anyway

Still, I need to figure out the FSB pro'llem...if it works, I can pick up a p4 2.4 for $122...if not, then I'm stuck w/ a 400mhz FSB p4 2.0 for the same price.

In that case, that 2.4Ghz P4 will probably run at 1.8Ghz in your mobo.

 

[manji]

In that case, that 2.4Ghz P4 will probably run at 1.8Ghz in your mobo.

Yikes...not much of an upgrade from the 1.5 in there right now...blegh.
Oh well, I think that box is done then...I'll d/l and burn crap on it, but it's time for a new setup.

Shog, thanks for the input. I appreciate the help =)

 

[Shogmaster]

no prob.