2006-12-29 20:06:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
it refers to the type of cpu's the board can take.
AM2 is an amd standard
478 and 754 are intel standards
2006-12-29 20:08:00 · answer #1 · answered by Dashes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AM2 motherboard is for AMD processor
Socket 478 and 754 motherboard are for Intel processor. Socket 754 is the later version than 478.
Check out http://www.build-gaming-computer-guide.com/gaming-motherboard.html
2006-12-30 05:39:35 · answer #2 · answered by Tazmanias 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it means AM2 board has 940-pin socket,socket 478 has 478 pin and
Socket 754 Motherboard has 754 pin sockets respectively.that means they can handle processors having the same no of pins or less if architecture supports.
Am2 boards cannot support 939 pin processors as the architecture for both is different even though the difference in pins is only one
2006-12-30 04:14:20 · answer #3 · answered by raj k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Socket 478, for example, means the motherboard has a socket to hold a processor with 478 pins. When you look for a processor you need to get one with a pin - match to your board socket.
2006-12-30 04:09:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋