Re: Processor and M/board Question!?

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From: Rod Speed
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 00:57

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MT <mtracy@mcmedia.com.au> wrote in message news:9a31th$29tv$1@corolla.OntheNet.com.au...

> my last upgrade was with a K62 300 and a FIC motherboard
> with VIA chipset. I found that with certain professional sound
> cards and direct disk recording that the chipset was incompatible.

Which particular motherboard and what were the symptoms ?

> Although the AMD processor and the setup I have now is
> excellent for everything else, I want to make very sure that
> I have no compatibility problems with anything that comes out
> in the audiophile world in the future, and I guess that means
> sticking with the industry standard Intel and the intel chipset.

Yeah, its always a risk when you are doing something most dont do.

> Trust me, I would love one off the Athlon processors!

Dunno, they are also a bit twitchy on power supply and temp too.

Sure, better value, but still significantly more risk involved.

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