Prescott - E or 775

[Kaiser_Sose]

Is there any reason not to get a 775 prescott

I need a new board too but NO GAMING will be done on this computer so I can stich with 865 / 875 ... but which cpu, E or 775 ... they both are SSE3. At clock per clock which one is the better performer

On a side note, anyone can first hand recommend which 865 / 875

DFI makes a 875 and Abit, Asus, Msi, and Soltek make a 865pe ... I have only found a couple reviews on these boards

 

[Lancelot]

If you need to buy new RAM from scratch as well I would get a LGA775 board, a basic PCI-E VGA card and DDR2. But if you only need to upgrade the CPU and mainboard a nice i875P and E-CPU will do just as nicely. Prescott-overclocking-wise the LGA775 boards have beefier power regulators and slightly better cooling options...

 

[sevendevilhell]

clock per clock, the 775 will perform better. but the socket 478 will be a bit cheaper.

 

[@md0Cer]

Well, 775 is more future proof as you can easily put a new CPU in later down the road. If you get a PCI-Express board, you can but a cheapo ATi X300 in or something, but in the future when there isn't any more AGP cards and you do want to game, you could upgrade the card. See what I mean?

A S478 system would be much cheaper for now, but if you go with a S775 system, it will be more future proof as in the ability to upgrade to new stuff later on down the road.

 

[batboy]

I've had two socket 478 Prescotts now and two LGA775 Prescotts, so I will tell you the 775 is the better route to go if you want a Prescott (like what Lancelot said). But, they are the same exact core, so the processors will perform the same. The 775 will give you a better upgrade path (like @MD said) and overclock higher on air (on average). If you get the Abit AG8 mobo, then you can use regular DDR RAM, although you will need to buy a PCI-E vid card. If you are not a gamer, then you can just get any cheapie vid card.

 

[wanab]

ya, i wouldnt put a P4E in a 478 socket unless you want to blow your MOBO!


"a presccott in a 478 is like a big block in a chitvette, just gonna tear your mobo up."

 

[sevendevilhell]

yeah they are the same core, and i don't know if the extra pins makes much of a difference, but i do knoow that the 775 chips will be more future-proof and should perform a little better than a same-clock 478.

i'm not an intel user though, so i don't really know.