how do I know if my cpu is norwood or presscot???

[jcassman]

got a new p4 3.0 will it say on the box?? want to make sure I get the right mb for this.. want a great gaming maching..the cpu has hyper threading, and I want to use dual channel memory I was looking at the ASUS P4P800SE but it says presscot for cpu will mine work??

[PCBrandon]

I *believe* that the Intel Pentium 4's have the prescott core. You might want to wait for someone else to confirm that.

Did you buy the processor online from newegg or another site? If so, could you post the link to the processor you bought?

[Kiwi]

AFAIK, no Northwood P4's are in the new pinless socket, all are in the older 478, like the late version Williamettes.

[blue60007]

We need to know what socket type it is. If it has Hyperthreading, it is probably Prescott (there were some older Northwood Hyperthreaders though), *but* the P4 Prescotts come on two different types of socket types. Either the Socket 478 or LGA775.

The P4P800 is an excellent board, it is socket 478, so if that's what your CPU is, then use that. Otherwise, if it's the LGA775 socket type you'll have to look at a different board.

[Panama Red]

Post up the number from on the box and we can tell you better what it is. Northwoods are pretty scarce right now but as Kiwi says no Northwoods were made for the 775 socket mobo's. If your cpu is listed as 775 socket, then you can bet it's a Prescott core.

[PCBrandon]

Ah, HT P4s have Prescott, thanks blue.

[Panama Red]

Originally Posted by blue60007 If it has Hyperthreading, it is Prescott,

Not true Blue. The 800fsb Northwoods were all Hyper threading too.

[blue60007]

Originally Posted by PCBrandon Ah, HT P4s have Prescott, thanks blue.

Not all Prescotts have Hyperthreading.

Ahh, I was thinking there were some Hyperthreading Northwoods. But, I don't think they are sold anymore.

[Cricket]

How much L2 cache does that 3.0GHz P4 have? If it's 1MB, it's a Prescott. If it's 512kb, it's a Northwood.

It's a Socket 478 P4 right? Not a Socket T (LGA775).

Cricket

[jcassman]

got this from newegg its actually is a P4 3E GHZ 800 BUS 1 MB L2 Cache..
and Im a dork went back to web site and it says prescot, so um now I know lol...ok so how about that mb good or not? and its a 478 pin

[Panama Red]

Hold on folks. That mobo is a 478 socket. It will support ANY P4/Celeron or Celeron D. That means a Northwood core or a Prescott core will work but it must be a 478 socket cpu.

[blue60007]

OK, so if it's a Socket 478 CPU, the P4P800 is a good choice.

[jcassman]

cool thanks guys now for memory thinking on going with corsair value kit can get 2 kits on newegg each kit is 1 gig so I will have 2 gigs memory its PC3200
DDR400 each kit runs about 76.00 not to worried about oc just want a gamer that will run my bf2 and rock, memory kits say they are dual channel

[Cricket]

Originally Posted by jcassman got this from newegg its actually is a P4 3E GHZ 800 BUS 1 MB L2 Cache.. and Im a dork went back to web site and it says prescot, so um now I know lol...ok so how about that mb good or not? and its a 478 pin

That CPU will work fine in that motherboard. The ASUS P4P800SE is a good motherboard...but, I suggest you don't use the USB headers for front USB hook ups. Hot synching USB devices into the front USB ports that are hooked up to the USB headers have been known to blow the southbridge on the P4P800 motherboards.

Cricket

[jcassman]

any comments on the memory???

[Cricket]

That memory is fine. It'll work with your setup.

Cricket

[jcassman]

thanks again this site rocks

[jayb1234]

If you post the rest of the parts you plan on using, someone can check whether they are compatible with the rest of the system.

[jcassman]

the parts im using are the proseccor and mb above mentioned,2 kits of corsair value dual channel mem..total 2 gigs,bfg 6600gt video card,soundblaster audigy4 sound card, and a western dig 120 gig hard drive, a sony floppy, and a standard 52x cd rom, plus a LG. cdrw..all in a pretty rosewill R114A black case with a 500watt power source I believe its called a pitbull got it from a friend of mine