Intel P35 chipset might have compatibility issues with older CPUs
 

Although newer chipsets are meant to be backward compatible with older generation CPUs, our tests shows that boards based on the new INTEL P35 chipset seems incompatible with the older generation of Pentium 4 LGA775 processors.

In our test with a Netburst based P4 560 with one of the P35 chipset boards paired with a 800W PSU and various cards like 2600XT, 7900GT etc, the system installs the OS with no issues. Settings are put to Normal. With the P4 560 3.6G, the system cannot even BOOT up at all.

We made a query with some of the board makers, they said that most will not modify the circuitry to support the older P4 processors.

If you intend to change the board and pair it up with some older CPUs, please check before you go out to buy the board.

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