Processor & Motherboard

[Abarth GT]

I need to purchase a new motherboard and processor.. its the fisrt time i have purchased the 2 but am confident in putting the machine together

Just wondering if the 2 below are compatible.. so far the front side bus looks ok and the socket is the same

The only difference that i can see is that the processor is a celeron where as the motherboard is a pentium 4.. will this matter??

Anything else i should be looking for???

Any help is exremly appreciated!!!

Intel Celeron D 315 2.26GHz Socket 478 533FSB 256KB Cache Retail Boxed Processor With 3 Year Warranty and Fan Included


Asustek P4S800-MX S478 SIS 661FX MATX VGA Sound LAN USB 2.0 FSB800 Retail Box

Key Features
Feature Value
Form Factor Micro ATX
Compatible Processors Pentium 4
Processor Socket Socket 478
Chipset Type SiS661FX
Max Bus Speed 800 MHz
RAM Installed ( Max ) 0 MB / 2 GB (max)
Graphics Controller SiS 661FX
Audio Output Sound card
Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1 ( 1 ) x AGP 8x ( 1.5 V ) & 5 ( 5 ) x PCI & 3 ( 3 ) x memory - DIMM 184-PIN & 1 ( 1 ) x processor - Socket 478

[Doctor Stavros]

yes they will work together

[bikey77]

Yes they will, as long as the Celeron is a socket 478 as well.

[Doctor Stavros]

the fsb will auto downgrade to 533mhz, although are you sure the chip is celeron 2.2ghz? might be slow mate, make sure you compensate for it by using q lot of memory pref 512mb or1024 (1gb) ddr pc3200

[Abarth GT]

Nice 1 for your help lads.. do u think the processor is a little slow.. should i go faster.. its not for me.. its a private job that basically her cpu has fried and now i need to get a new board aswell.. using her existing memory ddr400

[Abarth GT]

Also when the motherboard says it pentium 4 and the actual processor is different i.e celeron in this case.. does its actually matter??

I always thought that as long as the credentials are similar i.e same socket and motherboard having enogh front side bus then they would both work together???

[Abarth GT]

Is this a better alternative:

Intel Celeron® 325 Processor - Skt 478 with 256 Cache 533FSB Retail