The core of a PC is its CPU and motherboard. This grouping is vital to a PC; you can't work one without them, and they unite to execute basic and main functions of system. Pentium 4 motherboard has a long history, as this range of Pentium was generated for many years and came in no fewer than three equally unsuited varieties.

CPU Socket Basics

1. A motherboard is usually defined by its socket form. This refers to shape and design of slot in which CPU sits. Over course of Pentium 4's lifespan, it went through many socket types, containing 423, 478 and 775. These numbers generally refer to how many pins are on bottom of CPU. So an early Pentium 4 has 428 pins on bottom and fits into a CPU slot with 428 pin holes. Socket 478 was called "Socket N," and 775 were also called "Socket T." These alphabetic tasks did not signify abbreviations of anything.

Sockets and Chipsets

2. A motherboard is also defined by its chipset model. A motherboard can enter in a range of chipsets all through natural life of that socket. The 423's main chipset in its brief lifespan was i850. This chipset allowable for one "4x" speed AGP, 6-channel included audio, Ethernet, two IDE channels and RDRAM, which is a lot different from DDR RAM that we are utilized to seeing now.

Advantages and Disadvantages

3. This chipset did not support "hyper threading" CPUs, nor did it support Serial ATA storage devices or PCI Express. Afterward 478 chipsets like 845e supported quicker DDR speeds and USB 2.0. The chipsets for this socket finally supported higher AGP speeds, bigger amounts of RAM, "Dual-Channel" RAM and Serial ATA.
775 Arrives

4. Currently, the 775 socket type came into play. This was a main change. The 775 motherboards supported multi-core CPUs, PCI Express, and DDR2 RAM and included Wi-Fi Internet. These CPUs also had flat undersides with contacts rather than pins. The pins were moved into motherboard socket itself.

775's Evolution

5. Though this motherboard supported friendly Pentium 4s, it was oriented to Intel's Core and Core 2 Duo CPUs, which offered higher performance, lower power necessities and lower heat generation. The 775 socket would finally see quad-core CPUs, exterior SATA connectors and many PCI Express slots which could be utilized for several high-demand functions aside from video display.