re-use processor

[scylla]

Right now I'm using a dell 4600 to research and trouble-shoot my first build. After I'm finished and everything is stable, I'd like to use the dell processor in a re-build effort to have a useful 2nd pc.

I know dell has alot of proprietary stuff in their pc's, like the mobo and connections, so I wanna dump just about everything except the cpu and vid card.

I'm curious, does dell use specially ordered and configured cpu's that are unusable in other mobo's?

Cpu-z says my processor is a p4 2.8 socket 478 mpga family f model 3.

[mjc]

Nope, Dell doen't use 'custom' cpus...that would defeat their 'cost saving' measures.

[saphalline]

Socket 478 hardware is disappearing fast. You're unlikely to find anything with modern capabilities, but you can certainly build a cheapo secondary system around that CPU. Just try to avoid any SiS chipset-based mobo's. :rolleyes: