The 975 Chipset motherboards (with the new revisions) support single core, hyperthreading, dual core and quad core processors.
All those processors are based on the LGA 775 socket, so only BIOS/Chipset support is required. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anthony Q. Martin Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 5:56 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Swaping processors Which mobo lets you use a P4 and both dual and quad core CPUs in the same socket? Is this common? rls wrote: :: In the process of building a new pc. - To start with, I will use my :: old Pentium 2.53 ghz processor. I will replace that in April when :: Intel drops their prices. The old processor is single core, I will :: replace that with either the dual or quad core. :: :: :: :: It used to be that if you were going from a single processor to dual :: that you had to re-install the OS as it would not properly recognize :: the second cpu. :: :: :: :: This new machine will run both XP and Vista - will I have to do fresh :: installs with the new processor, or can I just pop the new processor :: in and be off to the races? :: :: :: :: Thanks :: :: Bob
