>Make sure your mobo will take a prescot if you can.
No intel mobo currently officialy supports a Prescott due to the fact that the power consumption being beyond what a normal motherboard can support. Allied with the fact that alot of manufacturers didnt include the new VRD support (for different voltages) , even if it can , in theory, it problably have issues with it.
If i'm not in error , the Prescott is going to put out 100+ Watts, and a nominal 92 Amp current consumption.
So much for AMD's being hotter.
Reference links :
http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2.../kaigai005.htm
(originally from Ace's Hardware)
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According to the article, the 3.6 GHz Prescott (0.09ยต Pentium 4, 1 MB L2 cache, 16 KB L1 data cache, etc.) was originally expected to have a maximum TDP of 89W, but it is currently at 103W. By comparison, the 3.2 GHz Northwood has a maximum TDP of 82W. Additionally, the article also states that Intel's future core, Tejas, was planned to start at 100W, but this could change as well with this latest development.
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http://www.anandtech.com/news/shownews.html?i=20014
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After meeting with a manufacturer in Los Angeles yesterday, we were told that the first batch of Prescott processors will not be compatible with any motherboard currently available on the market today. Before Prescott undergoes a complete socket overhaul in Q2 2004, all Prescott processors will be of the Socket 478 variety, shipments of which will start in early Q4 of this year. But due to a mandatory voltage regulation spec change from VIN 1.0 to VIN 1.5, these Socket 478 Prescott processors will not be compatible with any Socket 478 motherboards. Motherboards based on 865PE and 875P chipsets are among those not compatible with the first Prescotts we learned.
We know of many users that are currently purchasing motherboards based on the assumption that, because Prescotts will be Socket 478 until Q2 next year, current Socket 478 motherboards will be compatible until then. However, this assumption is highly unlikely to be true based on the information we were given on Wednesday. Intel and motherboard manufacturers may be able to find a workaround, but we wouldn't count on it.
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But this is as far as i know. Feel free to correct me
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