Re: MSI K8N Neo2 For Dual Core?
"Bryan J. Smith" <[email protected]>
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On Tue, 2005-08-23 at 19:59 -0400, Robert L Cochran wrote: > I finally found the courage to upgrade my MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum > (MS-7025) BIOS to version 1.9 which I believe supports AMD 64 dual-core > CPUs. I'm thinking of actually buying such a CPU. Does it makes more > sense to replace this motherboard with a new one that might be better > suited to dual-cores? Unless the BIOS doesn't enable it, there's virtually _no_ benefit when it comes to AMD. The package has DDR out, HyperTransport out, no change in that. > I have 2 Gb of fairly cheap memory, but it bothers me that with every > change of a motherboard, I have to put down a large sum to get a fresh > set of memory, too. So I'd like to avoid buying a complete set of memory > if possible. I'm currently using Adata memory. In Athlon 64 / Opteron, the memory timing no longer affects any other part or the system. So you can use anything, from DDR200 (PC1600) to DDR400 (PC3200). So in addition to fundamental size issues, the only restriction is Registered/Buffered for Socket-940, Unbuffered for Socket-754/939. > Am I better off staying with my current board or should I trade it for > something else? > And yes, I have been reading Bryan's postings and the responses to them > with interest, but haven't studied them deeply. -- Bryan J. Smith [email protected] http://thebs413.blogspot.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The best things in life are NOT free - which is why life is easiest if you save all the bills until you can share them with the perfect woman