Best MOBO for Socket 478

bopbop11208 · Dec 26, 2004

I just found out that I have a P4 2.5 lying around, which would be the best mobo for socket 478 out there and how much can you OC this CPU give or take.... Thanks

batboy · Dec 26, 2004

The "best" mobo is very subjective. What is your budget and what features do you want? Do you already have RAM and if so what? Might wanna look at the Abit IS7-E2 or AI7 if money is tight.

Is this a 2.5 400 bus CPU or 2.53 533 bus CPU? Either way, with decent cooling, 3 gig is possible.

bopbop11208 · Dec 27, 2004

this is 2.53-533 and my ram is 2x512 mushkin ram. money is not an option

is Abit IC7-G or IC7-G Max II are good for northwood - OC'ng

batboy · Dec 27, 2004

Oh yeah, the Abit IC7-G is a great mobo. But, the AI7 has vdimm of up to 3.2v compared to the IC7 max of 2.8v.

bopbop11208 · Dec 27, 2004

is that the only diff. between this 2 boards

batboy · Dec 27, 2004

The IC7 is better if you ever decide run a Prescott. The IC7 supports ECC RAM.

bopbop11208 · Dec 28, 2004

but if I run a northwood will there be diff in performance?

Miguita · Dec 28, 2004

I recommend IC7-G, it has all the features you'll need, without being overkill. A Northwood should run just great with this mobo. Prescotts are crap, IMO. Rather buy a Northwood w/ 800 FSB if you want more bandwidth.

bopbop11208 · Dec 28, 2004

unfortunately I have a P4 2.53 - 533 FSB, guess I have to settle with that.... thanks

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