northwood or prescott

shriekers · 04-01-2005, 12:46 PM

which is better the 3.0 Ghz northwood processor or the 3.0 Ghz Prescott for the 915 Mobo

Not worried abt heat just want performance

darklord · 04-01-2005, 01:23 PM

915 based motherboards are generally LGA775.If you are buying a LGA775 based board and looking for a CPU for it,then these chips are available only in Prescott series.
Northwood core seized at Socket478.

pradeep_chauhan · 04-01-2005, 01:59 PM

ASUS does have a 915 mobo for the Socket478 . Any how its more logical to go in for the Prescott series due to the large cache and thus a better performance. Yes the Prescott series is not good for overclocking as the heat is a big problem. My advice go for the Prescott series.

shriekers · 04-01-2005, 03:50 PM

so it's better i go for a prescott rigt is there any price difference

grinning_devil · 04-01-2005, 08:31 PM

mine is a prescott!!
nd havnt faced ny heating prob. with it ... ((continues running for 48hrs...which included heavy games,brought the temp to 46c!!))

courtesy siSoft Sandra!!

darklord · 05-01-2005, 09:27 AM

Hey Grinning,
btw which board are you using right now? :roll:

sharon · 05-01-2005, 09:41 AM

I saw a rescue kit for prescott while reading some CPU reviews. One can google it to find it.

From what I saw, the kit looked like a First Aid Box. It had a USB fan to provide additional cooling for CPU and a Blank CD to backup important data, says prescott is not as immune to viruses as it should be.

Lastly, it was interesting.

grinning_devil · 05-01-2005, 07:44 PM

my mobo . MSI 915P Neo2 Platinum

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04-01-2005, 01:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
darklord Wise Old Owl Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Pune,India Posts: 1,407	915 based motherboards are generally LGA775.If you are buying a LGA775 based board and looking for a CPU for it,then these chips are available only in Prescott series. Northwood core seized at Socket478.

04-01-2005, 03:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
shriekers Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 30	so it's better i go for a prescott rigt is there any price difference

04-01-2005, 08:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
grinning_devil Wise Old Owl Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Side Crater, Mars Posts: 1,038	mine is a prescott!! nd havnt faced ny heating prob. with it ... ((continues running for 48hrs...which included heavy games,brought the temp to 46c!!)) courtesy siSoft Sandra!!

05-01-2005, 09:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
darklord Wise Old Owl Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Pune,India Posts: 1,407	Hey Grinning, btw which board are you using right now? :roll:

05-01-2005, 09:41 AM	#7 (permalink)
sharon Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 18	I saw a rescue kit for prescott while reading some CPU reviews. One can google it to find it. From what I saw, the kit looked like a First Aid Box. It had a USB fan to provide additional cooling for CPU and a Blank CD to backup important data, says prescott is not as immune to viruses as it should be. Lastly, it was interesting.

05-01-2005, 07:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
grinning_devil Wise Old Owl Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Side Crater, Mars Posts: 1,038	my mobo . MSI 915P Neo2 Platinum