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Dell 0WG864 motherboard compatibility with P4?

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  • 11-09-2007 1:25pm
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    theCzar
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    I'm upgrading my main system, getting new Box/MoBo/PSU/GFX and probably more, but not my processor just yet.

    I have a second (older) PC with a busted MoBo, it is my intention to take the the Box/MoBo I'm replacing and give it to the older machine to get it running again, but I need to know if my current MoBo, a rather ****ty Dell 0WG864 is compatible with the 3Ghz pentium 4 in the older machine.

    Do any of you know off hand? Or know of some place where I could find this out? (Both Dell and Intel are washing their hands of this)

    As a matter of interest, if an incompatible processor is installed, will it simply crash out, or actually damage the components?


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    #2
    Anti
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    What socket p4 is it 478? 775? as your Dell 0WG864 is a socket 775 motherboard. Which means the cpu has to be the pinless lga775 type.


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    theCzar
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    well its pinless I think (it just rests on the contacts)... how would I tell what socket it is?


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    astrofool
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    google images for socket 775 and 478 and compare them to whats on your board.


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    8T8
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    Is the computer still running if so download CPU-Z and it will tell you the type of socket and chipset in the motherboard.


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