If it's ok?

demon8991 · 10 May 2009 at 13:20

I am fixing my mates computer because his motherboard has died.

Specs:

Pentium 4 of some sort
1.5GB DDR2 533mhz
PCI Express Graphics (ASUS not sure pretty sure it is ATI)
SATA HDD
IDE Optical

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-114-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=326

I just want to know whether the above motherboard will run the above components ok?

Thanks in advance

racerboy59 · 10 May 2009 at 13:51

I don't see any reason why it wouldn't run.

D D Danneh · 10 May 2009 at 13:54

Should be fine. Tell him to get a new CPU and more RAM while he's at it too.

Smit · 10 May 2009 at 14:33

Surely it depends on what type and socket the P4 was?
If it was socket 775 then it should be ok. However I seem to recall that some of the P4s were using socket 478 or 423. You really need to find out which P4 and which socket it was using before anyone can say if that motherboard will work or not.

rowannew · 10 May 2009 at 14:39

it should run
but before you order make sure the p4 is a 775 because as smit said some p4s might have been using a different socket.

later down the line get him to buy a dual core and some more ram

Rowan

demon8991 · 10 May 2009 at 14:49

yeh the p4 socket is a 775

reflux · 10 May 2009 at 14:54

Check the CPU support list before you buy the board. Most socket 775 boards these days do not support P4s.

D D Danneh · 10 May 2009 at 15:04

http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=prodcpusupport&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=170&cat3_no=&prod_no=1470#menu

Cristian · 10 May 2009 at 15:47

the first p4's were released on sk423, then after year or so they moved to sk478 which stuck around for a bit.
If the old pc has pci-express and ddr2, it's most likely lga775 though.

coupe69 · 10 May 2009 at 15:59

reflux said:
Check the CPU support list before you buy the board. Most socket 775 boards these days do not support P4s.

I'm pretty sure most still do support 775 P4's :confused: