how to tell socket??

[Travo925]

Ok, how do I find out which socket my processor uses???

 

[elmarcorulz]

what processor do u have

 

[Travo925]

um...all I know is that it is a 2.8Ghz Pentium 4

 

[Cromewell]

the dimension 2400 is supposed to carry a 2.4GHz Celeron

 

[elmarcorulz]

itll be Socket 478, but dont quote, youll need to double check it with praetor or someone, but im 99% sure it is

 

[Cromewell]

yes it's S478, I forgot to include that in my post. It should be based on the 845GV chipset as well so the fastest CPU supported is a 3.06GHz P4B

 

[Travo925]

well mine has a 2.8...i swear....

[img=http://img183.exs.cx/img183/6201/untitled5ge.th.jpg]

 

[Cromewell]

Maybe you don't have a dimension 2400, they are spec'd to come with a 2.4/2.6GHz Celeron. Use cpuz (www.cpuid.com/cpuz) to ID the processor, it will have the socket type as well.

 

[elmarcorulz]

yea, dont worry its a P4 2.8 (or so it says) so itll be a Socket 478

 

[Cromewell]

A 2.8GHz P4 isn't guranteed to be s478 (this case is a S478, but that's not the point ), S775 has a 2.8 as well.

 

[elmarcorulz]

in that case, check with http://www.lavalys.com/products/download.php?pid=1&lang=en

 

[Travo925]

thanks all, even though cpuz doesnt tell what socket...

 

[elmarcorulz]

use the link i sent, and itll tell you what motherboard you have, tell us what it is

 

[Cromewell]

sure cpuz shows you the socket

look at the row labeled "package"

 

[Travo925]

ah, i didnt even put 2 and 2 together, thanks. And yes, it is a 478 thanks all

 

[elmarcorulz]

thats what we're here for

 

[Praetor]

Ok, how do I find out which socket my processor uses???

Look at the mobo. It says on the socket mount

 

[elmarcorulz]

but that means opening up the computer

 

[Praetor]

but that means opening up the computer

Yes it does

 

[elmarcorulz]

lol, but why open it, when a program would do nicely

its like hiring a clenaer, then doing the cleaning yourself