![]() Intel D945GTP Motherboard (Free) – As mentioned it’s an older Socket 775 motherboard in the micro ATX form factor. Not a lot of money was wanting to be spent it was still unknown if the motherboards even worked. Having little spare parts from the 2000s era, I went online and sourced parts over a period of time. ![]() Nevertheless, for what they were I decided these could be the basis for a Windows XP-era gaming machine. The later Core 2 processor family were not supported. They were the Intel D945GTP dating back to 2005 supporting the Pentium 4 ‘Prescott’ and Pentium D ‘Presler’ processors. When I got the motherboards home, a more thorough inspection indicated they were Socket 775 motherboards, though older than expected. None of them appeared used but considering they looked to have been over ten years old they could have been complete duds. ![]() Not giving it much thought I decided to take a chance with them and took two. They weren’t in their original boxes but appeared complete with CDs, cabling, and back plate. Usually there wasn’t much of interest, however on one occasion there were three identical motherboards wrapped up. Around the corner was a computer store who left a basket beside their front door with items to give away. As I regularly do, I went for a walk at lunch time to get out of the office.
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