April 01, 2004
Pentium 4 to Athlon 64 Adapter
Those wacky Japanese are at it again. According to hayuki, some guys have devised an adapter that converts a Socket 478 for Pentium 4 processors (below left) to a Socket 754 for Athlon 64 (below right, adapter installed). While it adds some thickness to the seating of the CPU, it doesn't look like it adds enough to be problematic for heatsink clearance (unless the inside of your case is really tight).
Although I don't think "Socket II" is a very catchy name for the adapter, my hunch is they'll sell quite a few -- it's good knowing you can upgrade to a 64-bit processor without having to abandon the rest of your system. The big question now becomes, when will Athlon 64 prices come down out of the stratosphere?
Man, I cannot believe nobody noticed that this is totally fictitious...there's no way a simple "socket adapter" could transform a Pentium 4 motherboard into an Athlon 64 board.
And yes, that's more of my oh-so-talented Photoshop action there as well.
Happy April Fool's Day.
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