motherboard

[rtr_rm]

i have a p4 2.0 with a ti4600 3d card but the motherboard i have is a sdram one and i want to get a ddr one.
which one would be best. and when i fit it is there anything else i need to do to get it all working. or is it just fit the board in join it all up and away you go
thanks for any help

[deadkenny]

The first thing to confirm is exactly which processor you have. There are actually two P4 sockets (423 and 478) and the 2GHz speed just happens to be exactly where they overlap. Assuming that you have a socket 478, then I would recommend an 845PE chipset board (ASUS P4PE would be a good choice) and PC2700 DDR.

[rtr_rm]

how will i tell which i have and thanks i was thinking of getting a asus one just which

[BipolarBill]

Use this:

www.aida32.hu

[deadkenny]

You could try some system info software like Sandra, AIDA etc. Or if you can visually determine your current mobo model, it should be possible to determine whether it's socket 423 or 478. If it's socket 478 then, as I suggested, the P4PE would be a good choice. If it's socket 423 then I would recommend selling it, because it still goes for a very good price (because it's the max that people with a socket 423 can upgrade to). You should be pretty well able to buy a Northwood around the same speed with the proceeds and then go ahead and get your new socket 478 board (e.g. P4PE). If you have a socket 423 and insistent on keeping it, about the only good upgrade you could make would be something like a P4T and RDRAM, but I would not recommend that.

[rtr_rm]

hey thanks lads the site worked well
and i have 478 so off i go to find the board thanks again

[rtr_rm]

hi again is that the p4pe bp that u on about

[BipolarBill]

Dead Kenny and I both like the P4PE.

[rtr_rm]

yes i like the look of it but have found 2 the p4pe/l and p4pe/bp
black peal

[deadkenny]

Black Pearl is a fancy 'collectors' edition. Personally, I don't have much use for that sort of thing. Once the mobo is installed and the case is closed I hope never to actually 'see' the mobo again anyway. But if you're into that sort of thing I can see how it might be pretty cool. Depends on the price difference too. If the BP edition isn't too much more expensive, it might be worth getting. If you're looking to save a few $'s, stick to the basic model.

[rtr_rm]

ok so the l mobo is as good as the bp the only diffrents is the cooling on it then the price diff is $35 what ever that is in £
hey and thanks for always replying i dont norm bother with these sites as in past have found it takes weeks to get a reply if u get one