I gotta get somethin straight...

Hey I havent really paid attention to the new p4 setups cuz iv been busy with learnin assembly so i gotta get somethin straight.

Wut is that extra wire for on the p4 psu?

Wut are the diff p4s like the 1.6A, 1.6, etc.

How many different FSB speeds are there for these babys (last time i remember it was like 133mhz celeron, lol)

Can anyone help me out?


Thanks,
adam

1) I have no idea what the extra wire is for.

2) The "A" after the CPU speed indicates that it is a Northwood CPU, which is a far better overclocker than the old Willamette core. The "B" signifies that the CPU runs with a Northwood core and a quad-pumped 133MHz FSB (which is 533MHz).

3) Only 100MHz and 133MHz. The newer P4 Celerons (starting at 1.6 or 1.7GHz, I can't remember offhand) use the old Willamette core and are NOT good CPUs at all... in fact the Tualatin Celerons are probably better overall processors. They do have some marginal overclocking potential but nothing like the Tualatin P3/Celeys, or the Northwood P4's.

I was wondering something similar. Is this an "A" even though it does not say A?

Intel Pentium 4 / 2.26GHz Northwood 512K Socket 478 Processor 533MHz Processor Bus

Yes, though that would be a "B" chip. But, the important part is that it's a Northwood. A tip off of a Northwood CPU is that a Northwood is ANYTHING running at over 2GHz (Willamettes went up to two GHz), and Northwoods ALWAYS have 512k L2 cache.

And, welcome to the forums Queen of Blades.

I'm not sure what the extra wire is for either, but some Asus boards come with a 4-pin standard molex connector for PSUs that do not have the required P4 wire. Good for those upgrading...

The extra power connects are for more 12v power to the MB, as almost everything on a P4 setup is run off of the 12v rail, thats bad news for power supplies.

Ah, well that would explain why the Asus boards can substitute this with a Molex adapter if need be.

See, ya learn something new every day.

yep the p4 connector is for extra 12v power
some boards substitute a 4 pin molex to boost it instead
or like my board dont have one at all..

alright thanks a lot