Kill it with fire.

Anonymous Coward wrote:

Kill it with fire.

Why?

Because Pentium 4s are the spawn of satan.

🤣 they are!

I'd salvage the case though, looks interesting.

I don't know what you want to use it for, retro gaming wouldn't work very well as far as I know.

The best CPU for s478 is a 3.2 ghz P4 Extreme Edition, it's what I'm using right now actually.
RAM, I can't tell what the max is, with 2 slots my guess is 1GB with 512MB each
HDD, I can't tell if SATA is there or not, I use a 10,000rpm velociraptor on mine.
As far as sound any dedicated card is usually better than on board.
OS would have to be XP, I don't even know if it would work with 98
GPU you can get a zotac made geforce gt 610 if you want just to say you did*
PSU would need enough wattage to work with it though.

*may not work all that well, I have a zotac gt 430?, and it wouldn't install properly in a dell have.

Be aware some of those OEM pci only based socket 478B boards will have issues with Windows 98/Me after the install is finalized and Windows loads for the first time. They run into a issue regarding the ide channels, and will make it where only the hard drive works. This will force you to use a pci IDE card to get an install functioning in some useable manner.

wash and keep the case, set the rest on fire. is possible take a video of it.

But seriously. I keep socket 478 p4's. but only fastest in the socket. i.e. fastest 800mhz, 533, 400 etc. the rest are immediately tossed in the scrap box. I don't even check to see if they work.

ProfessorProfessorson wrote:

Be aware some of those OEM pci only based socket 478B boards will have issues with Windows 98/Me after the install is finalized and Windows loads for the first time. They run into a issue regarding the ide channels, and will make it where only the hard drive works. This will force you to use a pci IDE card to get an install functioning in some useable manner.

Is not this mobo manufactured by MSI?

northernosprey02 wrote:

ProfessorProfessorson wrote:

Be aware some of those OEM pci only based socket 478B boards will have issues with Windows 98/Me after the install is finalized and Windows loads for the first time. They run into a issue regarding the ide channels, and will make it where only the hard drive works. This will force you to use a pci IDE card to get an install functioning in some useable manner.

Is not this mobo manufactured by MSI?

More then one company supplied the OEM boards, and even then, the problem may not be related to just OEM boards. Either way, you will know if its going to be a issue or not for you when you do the install.

Can you help me to choose a good component for upgrade?

Its not so much a matter of upgrading, as it is downgrading. If you mainly plan to use Win 98 I would track down a board that can work with it well. Research the board, but its basically a given that most any Socket A board will work fine, as will any Socket 370, Slot 1, and Slot A. Personally, if you can get the motherboard to run in Windows 98 ok as is, I would not bother buying a Pci video card. The Intel Extreme Graphics runs a fairly good amount of games rather well from DX 7 and prior, so if you have not bought a card yet, try the onboard video first and see if it can suit your game needs.

This case contains exactly the opposite of what you hope for, when opening it. The only plus is that the chipset is not made by VIA.

gerwin wrote:

This case contains exactly the opposite of what you hope for, when opening it. The only plus is that the chipset is not made by VIA.

What's wrong with VIA chipset?

For sound card, my choice is SB Live! 5.1 or SB Audigy Value. Which is better?

VIA: That they specify support for a certain new feature, but their implementation is usually bugged and/or slow in the first revisions. In regard to AGP, USB, IDE, RAM, Power saving.
That is just my opinion...

First revision....and second revision....and third revision............

Did they ever get PCI bus mastering working?

I'm back at VOGONS!

I just got 1GB memory module from my friend also IBM ThinkCentre S478 mobo and Pentium 4 2.8 Northwood, I install the memory module on my old Celery PC and it's still work like a champ.

I install Windows 98 with some obstacle, but after I install all driver it was got BSOD. I believe the IGP driver screwing arround, how to fix that crap?

northernosprey02 wrote:

I'm back at VOGONS!

I just got 1GB memory module from my friend also IBM ThinkCentre S478 mobo and Pentium 4 2.8 Northwood, I install the memory module on my old Celery PC and it's still work like a champ.

I install Windows 98 with some obstacle, but after I install all driver it was got BSOD. I believe the IGP driver screwing arround, how to fix that crap?

go back to windows XP. more than 1gb of ram is too much for 98 to handle. (not without mods and whatnot)

I just updating the BIOS however when I install P4 2.8 GHz 533 it was doesn't boot. However when I saw it on MSI website it support 533FSB processor even in 845GL which doesn't support it. Is the official CPU support was just a lie or what?

I also benchmark them with 3DMark 2001SE, but it only got horribly low points (approx 1500). I want to benchmark them with 3DMark 99MAX, but it doesn't run because it was needing DX 6.1 (but WinXP has latest version, what the hell is it?)

Some games works perfectly however it was render poorly (such blurry texture). I have playing Age Of Empires II but sound played sluggish, running SimCity 4 was run sluggish (but not so much) and probably it gave me an video driver crash and it make the desktop run to 16 color (crappy)

I am currently using it for temporary, because my PC broken down. I have to build new one after final exam next 2 week.

Just founding P4 2.0A somewhere in my house. But much pin are bended, so I repair it from last night. After I repair them, it's working! Yay!!! 😁

And I have ASRock G PRO S478 mobo which it has SiS 650 chipset, but not sure if it working properly because it won't boot.