Socket A - Socket 462??

[Thoughtless] · July 31st, 2004, 03:06

Alright. These two sockets really confuse me. Is there any difference between them? I need to know cuz I'm kinda building my own stuff and I need a AMD cpu. I'm planning to use my AMD Athlon XP 2200 from my compaq system and put it in my new PC. I want to keep my compaq for my father. What I'm gonna do is, is to buy a AMD Duron for the compaq presario and use the Athlon XP for myself

. Now I saw these two sockets and I was thinking Am I doing the right thing? Can anyone help me?

Gamer1 · July 31st, 2004, 07:31

no difference at all between the two sockets as they are one and the same

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[Thoughtless] · July 31st, 2004, 08:13

ok thx

Player-X · July 31st, 2004, 11:53

Just make sure the board can support the CPUs FSB

SnakeBite · July 31st, 2004, 17:03

if they're the same, why two names?? heck, I don't see the point.

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D.D. · July 31st, 2004, 21:34

lol. i hear u bro. its just marketing in the end. for instance, y ddr400 and pc3200? they do mean the same thing, but i guess some ppl think higher numbers sell better.

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SnakeBite · July 31st, 2004, 23:11

yeah, well.. maybe they think ppl thinks a number sounds better than an 'A', or vice-versa ^^

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Gamer1 · August 4th, 2004, 09:42

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Originally Posted by SnakeBite

if they're the same, why two names?? heck, I don't see the point.

one's a technical terma dn ones a nickame. much like intel's new socket, the socket t, also known as lga 775.

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Morrigan: (Proc:AMD Athlon 2500+ @ 11x200) (Mobo: Asrock K7V88) (RAM: Corsair XMS 512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: NEC 16x DVD Burner 3200AG) (GFX Card: Radeon 920064MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live! 5.1)

July 31st, 2004, 03:06	#1
[Thoughtless] 3D Gamer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Mars sector 11 Posts: 226	Socket A - Socket 462?? Alright. These two sockets really confuse me. Is there any difference between them? I need to know cuz I'm kinda building my own stuff and I need a AMD cpu. I'm planning to use my AMD Athlon XP 2200 from my compaq system and put it in my new PC. I want to keep my compaq for my father. What I'm gonna do is, is to buy a AMD Duron for the compaq presario and use the Athlon XP for myself . Now I saw these two sockets and I was thinking Am I doing the right thing? Can anyone help me?

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July 31st, 2004, 07:31	#2
Gamer1 Anti-Brand Loyalist Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Its too dark to tell... Posts: 3,241	no difference at all between the two sockets as they are one and the same __________________ Iris: (Proc:Intel Pentium4 2.8Ghz w/ HT UNLOCKED @ 15x200) (Mobo: Asus P4C800-E) (RAM: Corsair XMS 2x512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: Lite-On 16x DVD Burner 1673S) (GFX Card: Radeon 9800 All-In-Wonder Pro 128MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy) Morrigan: (Proc:AMD Athlon 2500+ @ 11x200) (Mobo: Asrock K7V88) (RAM: Corsair XMS 512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: NEC 16x DVD Burner 3200AG) (GFX Card: Radeon 920064MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live! 5.1)

July 31st, 2004, 08:13	#3
[Thoughtless] 3D Gamer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Mars sector 11 Posts: 226	ok thx

July 31st, 2004, 11:53	#4
Player-X Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: From Kuching in Malaysia now stuck in Houston Texas Posts: 9,111	Just make sure the board can support the CPUs FSB

July 31st, 2004, 17:03	#5
SnakeBite Translator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Norway Posts: 669	if they're the same, why two names?? heck, I don't see the point. __________________ This is my new improved sig.

July 31st, 2004, 21:34	#6
D.D. band Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: HERE Posts: 4,912	lol. i hear u bro. its just marketing in the end. for instance, y ddr400 and pc3200? they do mean the same thing, but i guess some ppl think higher numbers sell better. __________________ 1. Small, Cheap, Powerful - you can have only two 2. Everytime you engineer something foolproof, the world comes up with a better idiot. 3. 「学問とは虚栄である。」 The PS3 Cell Processor Explained Page, IBM Research's Introduction to Cell Multiprocessor and Cell Processor Programming Guide

July 31st, 2004, 23:11	#7
SnakeBite Translator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Norway Posts: 669	yeah, well.. maybe they think ppl thinks a number sounds better than an 'A', or vice-versa ^^ __________________ This is my new improved sig.