Athlon MP

[Dragon_Engineer2]

I plan on purchasing a new mother board,athlon mp,and ram.Ive got everything worked out except the cpu.I don't feel like dealing with the whole trench thing with the xp(call me lazy)but I do want to over clock.What I need to know is will the Gigabyte GA-7VRXP have any problems detecting the athlon mp?

[Skiing Squirrel]

Is your mobo dual?

[Yodums]

The Gigabyte is a motherboard made for only a single cpu, not dual. MPs are made for dual systems (2x CPU's), and they provide the full support for that. Look into the Athlon XP 1600+, because it's not worth it to dish out 60.00+ dollars for an MP. IT comes factory unlocked + SMP capable, but there's no reason to really unlock the 1600+.

[supraway]

I think what he's getting at is that Athlon MP's are factory unlocked. So, he doesn't have to do the whole unlocking process. I'm sure the board will be fine.

[Edit]
Oops.... nm that, just realized that Yodums answered it.

[Caffinehog]

Originally posted by Yodums
but there's no reason to really unlock the 1600+.
unless you buy a cheap board like gigabyte that might not do over 150fsb and you want to increase the multiplier to overclock. Or you can't afford good memory.

[Dragon_Engineer2]

Money shouldnt be a problem but what board would you recomend?If the Gigabyte can only hit 150mhz I would not be happy.I plan on using CORSAIR MEMORY XMS 3200PT 512Mb.

[Dragon_Engineer2]

Well Ive changed my mind.I'm going to hold tight and wait to see what next month brings in terms of hardware.