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Bires
11-11-2004, 07:26 AM
So I got the bug this morning and wondered if my P4 1.6A would work in my Dell400SC (a i875 board, that should not accept 400MHz CPUs). I figured it would run it at 533 or not at all. To my surprise, it didn't even give out an error or anything. It just ran the 1.6A like it belonged there. (@400MHz)

Great news, as I will have a CPU for my Dell after I steal the 2.4C out of it to build my new computer around the Soyo Dragon2. http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80999
DarkFury
11-11-2004, 09:06 AM
Yes... the i875 board is backwards compatible with all 2nd generation P4 chips (478 pins).

But of course, it won't handle any 423 pin P4s... :D

That is one of the nice things about them... if you can afford to wait for the "higher end" stuff... you can just get by on low end stuff and build up the rest of your system. :D
Bires
11-11-2004, 11:16 AM
Yes... the i875 board is backwards compatible with all 2nd generation P4 chips (478 pins)

Oh. I thought the standard i875 chipset only ran 533 and 800's.
DarkFury
11-11-2004, 06:19 PM
Oh. I thought the standard i875 chipset only ran 533 and 800's.
Generally, I'd think that all of them could step back to the 400 speed....

Just like when we had 533 boards that could step back to 400.
Bires
11-11-2004, 09:39 PM
Generally, I'd think that all of them could step back to the 400 speed....

Just like when we had 533 boards that could step back to 400.

I was using this:
http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets/875P/