Getting my SFF up to date. Help on 478 cpu's please.

[lordrobs]

Ok so my main PC is in pc heaven after the mobo died and I don't want to throw money at an old socket A system... so my media PC has been promoted to media and gaming pc

Its an Asus S-Presso currently fitted with a 6800XT, 1GB pc3200, 120GB HD, Celeron 2.66GHz

The GFX is what was going to be fitted to my main pc, if I had bought something specifically for the S-Presso I'd have got something less power hungry

I'm thinking that a change to a P4 would bring it up to speed a touch but having only ever really been interested in AMD I have no idea whats best to go for. Prescott, Northwood its all foreign to me so come on people... educate me!

My only other concern is that the whole PC is powered by a 220W PSU. Its ok at the moment but am I asking for trouble with upgrading the cpu?

 

[lordrobs]

Yeah it will have to be second hand.

Which in a way helps me as if the psu can't handle it I can just pass it on without incurring too much cost.

Question is what do I go for? Decisions, decisions

 

[lordrobs]

Northwood, cool, at least I know which one to look out for

I know it doesn't support HT and that the max supprotable speed is 3400 so... the hunt begins!