Socket 478 or LGA775 ??

[KenComp]

I want to build a computer for my Pastor.
Should I stay with Socket 478 or is it time to go with the LGA775 Socket ??
Any input would be helpful.
Thanks.

[edge]

Whenever I build a system, I base it on what it's going to be used for more than anything else. If he doesn't intend to play any games on it, 478 will last him a good long time. Ofcourse, LGA775 is the newer technology, so should say, the mobo or CPU need replaced, it may be easier to find in the future.

If you can find an LGA775 mobo/CPU for a relativly close price to a similar 478 system in the specs range you want, go with the 775.

If he's just running office apps and browsing the internet, assuming he's not a computer guru or anything, he would never know the difference.

[KenComp]

Edge, thanks for the many informative answers.
I didn't know if there were any advantages to the 775.
The only one that stood out was the ability to upgrade to
a 2 meg version of a 775 processor.
Thanks again.

[edge]

No problem! That's basically what you're looking at. The LGA775 is a newer/better technology ofcourse, but there's still nothing wrong with 478 systems. They are fast, stable, and still very standard.

Good luck!

[skold]

if you absolutely insist on going with a p4, id go with socket 478. ive heard the lga775 sockets are rated for only a few insertions. sure, the cpu won't get damamged since theres no pins, but your motherboard could get trashed, and good luck bending the pins back into place.

[Marcin]

Often thing which decide of decision is price. Calculate it and if is small difference between S478 and LGA775 so buy the second

[LKG01A]

remember that p4 in lga775 runs a LOT HOTTER that a p4 in µpga478, so i'm affraid you can forget quiet cooling systems, it's up to you

[skold]

i dont think heat has anything to do with the socket itself, but just with how crappy prescott is.

[chipcollector]

There are many advantages and disadvantages. Northwood cores are good for overclocking, thats about it. Prescotts may run hotter, but you have to understand that they also can sustain much higher heat temperatures than the northwoods. For instance, The max load temperature for a prescott is 65C (While running stable), while the northwood is 55C. Lets not forget that an overclock northwood @ 3.2GHz is not the same as a 3.2Ghz with Hyper Threading, and probably not equal to a 3.0GHz with hyper threading. Northwoods also have a much lower FSB, which is not good for the newer video cards out there than have a higher memory speed than the cpu's fsb speed, this creates a bottleneck to the videocards power. Cache also plays a roll on how much information the cpu sends. The 775's have 1MB of cache and up while the northwoods have 512k.

The 775 systems offer much more than a more promising upgradable future. They are not only faster and more stable than the socket 478 cpu's, but in some cases CHEAPER. I've seen 2.4 and 2.8Ghz sell for around $100 and up, but a 3.0GHz 775 cpu sells for $98!

PRO's for 775
Hyper threading
higher FSB
more Cache
Future ready
Affordable

CON's for 478 and 478 northwoods
Old
Not upgradable
less cache
lower FSB
no hyper-threading
and expensive in some cases (try finding a 2.6GHz 478 for less than $120)


That's about it. Hope I changed some minds are changed