Re: Dual CPU motherboards
- From: Rob Stow <rob.stow@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2005 20:32:23 GMT
Mark A wrote:
"Greysky" <greyskyat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:3SsJe.95$dk5.53@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Am I the only one who seems disturbed by industry's attempt to steer me into buying all new parts? I want to upgrade my computer to one of the new dual cpu types, either from Intel or AMD. However in order to buy into all the super hype surrounding these new uber-boards, I will have to get much more than a cpu. For Intel, I will also need to get new DDR2 memory and a new PCIx video card, as well as change to SATA hard drives. AMD appears less stringent as I can still get away with using my old memory. Am I the only one that appears to be um, 'upset', by the computer industry's attempt to rob me?
Does anyone make a dual (socket 775 or 939) cpu motherboard that has AGP for video, and uses regular old-fashioned hard drive controllers?
Most existing PCI-e 939 motherboards already support the dual core AMD 64 CPU's. The only thing that is required is an updated bios, and most of the major mb manufacturers have updated bios' available.
However, I don't know about whether there are any AGP mb's that support AMD dual core (simply because I have not checked).
Some do - but with a BIOS upgrade. Even within a specific model some do and some don't - such as the Tyan S2885.
Regardless of what AMD64 motherboard you get, if using dual-core chips is important to you then make sure you investigate thoroughly before you buy. If a BIOS upgrade is necessary, get the vendor to do it before they ship the board:
1.) If the current BIOS does not support dual-core, then you need to use a single-core CPU while flashing the dual-core BIOS upgrade. No big deal if you already have a single-core CPU on hand that you can use for this purpose, but many people don't and find themselves in a bit of a quandary after buying their new motherboard and dual-core CPU.
2.) If the vendor botches a BIOS flash it is on them. If you botch it, it can be expensive and time-consuming to fix.
My Asus A8N-E supports AMD dual core and also supports IDE drives (in addition to SATA).
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