Figuring out processor type?

[pcgamer808]

After about 4 months of putting up with a crappy PCI video card, I've decided to upgrade my mobo to something with PCI-E. I found a nice mobo on Newegg that supports both socket 478 and PCI-E but only prescott processors. Now I'm thinking that my processor is a prescott but I want to make sure. I kept only the documentation from the processor which tells me nothing about its type, but dumped the box while cleaning a while back so I was wondering if anyone knew any programs or tricks to find out what type of processor you have in your machine (prescott, northwood, etc.)

 

[pkroks]

go and download a program called CPU-Z. get it here

also everest is a good program. get home edition here

 

[vnf4ultra]

Try cpu-z.
http://www.cpuid.org/cpuz.php

I think all motherboards that support prescott can support northwood as well, at least IIRC.


Newegg has two boards like you want, I'd get the albatron of the two, it looks better.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813170143

That board has a review on newegg, dated 9/10/05, that has a user that used a northwood. It worked after he manually input the specs.