Closed Socket Tech News.

Getting new life out of an old Pentium 4 mothboard. This is a neat idea, if you can't afford the price of a new board and new RAM with your new processor.
Tom's Hardware Guide Processors: PowerLeap Breathes 2.8 GHz Life Into Old Sockets - Reviving Socket 423 To Almost 3 GHz: "The fourth anniversary of the first Pentium 4 is quickly approaching - back when it was launched, the chipset still featured a Willamette core on the now practically defunct Socket 423. It's true that these systems were also based on the (in)famous Rambus memory that despite its heftier price tag was really no faster than the SDRAMs then available. The Socket 423 systems nonetheless sold well, meaning that today their users generally search in vain for ways to conjure up a faster computer. "

posted by Jordan @ 8/31/2004 09:15:00 AM