Constantly developing technologies in the market of computer parts and software have led many owners of systems with a platform with a socket 775 to notice that the computer has begun to process tasks more slowly. Naturally, IT professionals will recommend the user to buy a more powerful processor that runs on the new platform. That's just for its performance, you need an appropriate motherboard and RAM, and this is an additional cost. In this article, the reader learns about other options for accelerating the work of a personal computer, and at the same time gets acquainted with the most popular platform in the world, its features and potential.
Strange Intel Technologies
It should be noted right away that the number 775 in the name of the socket determines the number of contacts between the processor and the motherboard. If there is a desire, the user can verify this independently by removing the processor and counting the number of contact legs on the motherboard socket. From the outside, everything looks great, especially after the manufacturer's statements about the complete interchangeability of processors for socket 775.
But only during operation, if the user wants to install a more powerful chip that supports working with the corresponding platform, it turns out that the motherboard simply does not see the processor. And no firmware updates can solve the problem. With a detailed study of the problem, the buyer will get acquainted with the specification of the motherboard for the 775 socket. Which processors are supported by it, the manufacturer describes only on the official website. Professionals in the field of IT consider this approach by the manufacturer a trick, because often to upgrade the processor has to be changed along with the motherboard.
Differentiation of processors for socket 775
Support for all existing processors for the socket in question with just one motherboard is possible, but unlikely. Firstly, a universal device will have a corresponding overpriced cost, and not every potential buyer will like it. Secondly, Intel’s policy does not allow the use of all existing technologies on one platform. Accordingly, it is important to have information not about which processors are suitable for the 775 socket of the motherboard, but what possibilities are revealed by the technologies supported by the motherboard. Compatibility occurs at the level of generations of crystals and their performance.
- Single-core Pentium and Celeron processors with a clock frequency of 2.66-3.88 gigahertz working on a bus 533-800 megahertz.
- Low-power multi-core platforms limited to 3.2 GHz.
- Transitional category of powerful processors with frequencies of 2.8-3.8 GHz, with two physical cores and a high bus frequency (800-1333 MHz).
- Multi-core server processors (Xeon and Extreme) for professional use.
Platform features
The data exchange rate in the range 533-1600 MHz is the main criterion responsible for the platform performance. Accordingly, any RAM existing on the market under the DDR2 interface is supported by the system. Virtualizing physical cores using Hyper Threading technologies can improve platform performance (though not all processors support this). Having all the necessary instructions and supporting 64-bit systems with a chip is the key to launching any existing application in the world.
There are, of course, negative aspects to this platform. For example, the most powerful processor on a 775 socket has a large power dissipation. Therefore, buyers have to buy powerful cooling systems for such a platform. The disadvantages include the organization of the installation of the processor on the motherboard. The manufacturer has placed the contact legs on the system board, and it is easy to break or bend them with inept user actions.
Only stars above
Naturally, many potential buyers are sure that the most powerful processor on the 775 socket is the Intel Core Quad, which has 4 physical cores. If we consider the criterion of "price-quality", then yes. But the tests conducted in the laboratories show that server processors do better with mathematical calculations. Accordingly, in games their performance will be better than that of representatives of the Quad line. But this does not mean that a cheap 4-core copy can be written off.
The top-end segment of crystals designed specifically for socket 775 is able to surpass in performance all representatives of the budget niche of processors created later for the socket platform 1156 (we are talking about Core i3).
Marketing Games Manufacturers
Advertising in the media assures all users that constantly updated software requires high-performance personal computer. And this applies to both programs and games. At the moment, such statements are aimed at all owners of platforms that rely on socket 775. Which processors are suitable for software, as practice shows, is not decided by Intel, but by software developers. Their interest is that a large number of users (ordinary business) gain a new product. Accordingly, they focus on popular platforms, which are the majority in the world.
Two physical cores, 4 gigabytes of RAM and a capacious hard drive (and a productive graphics card, when it comes to games) are the basic criteria for all the software on the market. It turns out that the owners of platforms with socket 775 are in a favorable position, they do not make sense to purchase expensive equipment. At least in the next few years.
What is the buyer's gain?
The main criterion for the purchase of computer parts is their cost. Definitely, not every buyer can afford to buy the best processor on a 775 socket. Choosing components for the system unit, many potential buyers seek harmonious criteria of "price-quality". At this stage, many IT professionals recommend taking a closer look at an expensive motherboard that can work with any Intel processor for this platform. A crystal to purchase inexpensive.
In the future, it will not be difficult for the computer owner to buy a powerful gaming processor with several cores in the secondary market and upgrade the system. As practice shows, such a solution will allow the user to have a fairly productive platform on hand without a large investment.
Sweeping stereotypes
The new 3-5th generation Intel processors on the market (Pentium G, Core i3 / i5) promise the future owner high performance in games and software. Many enthusiastic tests prove that new crystals show high performance. The comparison is made with similar platforms of the competitor AMD, but the top processor on the 775 socket is completely ignored. Such testing leads many users to the idea that they are trying to deceive them, forcing them to purchase expensive equipment.
And since it was an upgrade, there is a tacit technique for changing a computer platform. Its essence lies in the fact that an effective increase in productivity is observed only after one generation. In this case , it is recommended to switch to a system created using DDR4 technology from a platform that has a 775 socket and works with a DDR2 memory type.
Finally
As can be seen from the review, socket 775 is a fairly productive platform that has potential, and, accordingly, the near future. It’s too early to write off the ten-year technology. True, this applies only to owners of computers with a processor for socket 775. For the rest, who want to purchase their first computer, it is recommended to give preference to new platforms, as the old technology with a great experience loses its relevance and will slowly give up its positions in the next few years.