Socket 423?

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Can somebody tell me a little bit about socket 423? Does it only have boards that support RDRAM? Are boards still being made supporting socket 423? What is this modding i hear of that changes socker 423 into 478? Thnx :)
 
Socket 423 was the old intel P4 socket, before they went over to socket 478. I have a socket 423 board that's very old and very nice. It was a VIA brand board with an apollo chipset. It recently burst 5 capacitors, but can be replaced. You can convert a socket 423 to socket 478 with a small PCB, they are sold on ebay and on other computer sites, rather expensive I believe. If anything it's not really worth it to buy a 423 anymore, just buy a 478 or 775. I'm also not sure you can even find socket 423 boards anymore or chips for that matter, I know I'm having problems finding one for my other 1.6Ghz Socket 423.
 
Can somebody tell me a little bit about socket 423?
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See above post.

Does it only have boards that support RDRAM?
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No. There are those running SDRAM

Are boards still being made supporting socket 423?
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From an interface perspective its 2generations old. From a chipset and core perspective, possibly 10 generations old. Not a chance.

What is this modding I hear of that changes socker 423 into 478?
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What you heard was of a convertor to allow you to transition the chip to the 478 standard.
 
Lord AnthraX said:
Socket 423 was the old intel P4 socket, before they went over to socket 478. I have a socket 423 board that's very old and very nice. It was a VIA brand board with an apollo chipset. It recently burst 5 capacitors, but can be replaced. You can convert a socket 423 to socket 478 with a small PCB, they are sold on ebay and on other computer sites, rather expensive I believe. If anything it's not really worth it to buy a 423 anymore, just buy a 478 or 775. I'm also not sure you can even find socket 423 boards anymore or chips for that matter, I know I'm having problems finding one for my other 1.6Ghz Socket 423.
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how does the pcb looks like
i had been sreaching fo it in ebay and yahoo but no result
 
The PCB looks like any other PCB ... prolly the typical mobo green/yellow. There werent many nonstandard colored PCBs back in the day.
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He means the converter. It's a tiny board about twice the size of a stick of memory, It's like the old Socket 7-->Socket 370 converters. Goes in the socket first followed by the socket 478 chip.
 
Thnx guys, I have a 1.6 Ghz P4 Socket 423 File Server, and I was just looking to upgrade from 128 MB of RAM, to 512 MB or so. Amazingly 512 of RDRAM is more expensive than 1024 MB of DDR PC 3200. So I was looking for a board that supported SDRAM. Does anyone know where to find?
 
Ebay would be your best bet, or look on Pricewatch. ALL 423 boards supported SDRAM, I'm not sure of many that use RDRAM. The board I bought was a VIA something with the apollo chipset and a 1.6Ghz P4 like yours. The board finally fried itself after 3 years of use (popped 5 caps). If you wanna buy this one for 50$ or so (plus chip) and just replace the caps be my guest.
 
512 of RDRAM is more expensive than 1024 MB of DDR PC 3200
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LOL not surprising at all. RAMBUS Corporation are a bunch of arses for charging that much :P

So I was looking for a board that supported SDRAM. Does anyone know where to find?
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Some models to look at: ... do note that boards that dont have exclusive RDRAM usually wont be of the same calibre as thsoe that do:
- http://www.ecsusa.com/products/p4vxms.html
- http://www.pcx.com.ph/showcase/profile.asp?id=47
- http://www.pricewatch.com/2/2/723-1.htm search for the ASUS P4T-F

www.newegg.com
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Something a bit more concrete would have been nice.

ALL 423 boards supported SDRAM, I'm not sure of many that use RDRAM
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Not all of them: http://usa.asus.com/mb/socket423/p4t-cm/specification.htm

by caps you mean capasitors?
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Indeedy
 
Really? Most of the Socket423 boards ive encountered are all RDRAM boards ... there wasnt much of a shift (in the "performance boards" category) to DDR until Socket478 (at least that i noticed)
 
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