Tomich Posted October 25, 2004 Posted October 25, 2004 Hi ho everybody.. i was just wondering.. is it possible tu run a Mobile XP procesor on a desktop computer?.. if it is, what are the differences between a Mobile and a desktop proc. ?? do U need some special motherboard to do this?.. ok.. Thanx for reading.. and i hope to have an answer bye bye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionix Posted October 25, 2004 Posted October 25, 2004 Yes it works. The mobile chips are great, they run the same speeds at lower voltages. No you dont need a special motherboard, just a socket A Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byron Posted October 25, 2004 Posted October 25, 2004 Mobile processors are also completely unlocked, so you can change the multiplier to anything that you please :-P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sYstEmATiC Posted October 25, 2004 Posted October 25, 2004 the normal user or even someone who knows what they are doing wont notice a difference at stock speeds.....only difference in performance is when overclocked in which they are much faster than the desktop cpus.....and i will 2nd that u can use them on any destop amd athlonxp board. BTW: Welcome to the club. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomich Posted October 25, 2004 Posted October 25, 2004 (edited) Thx guys.. now i know what im gonna buy when my bitchy boss pays me(if he does) Thx a lot Edited October 25, 2004 by Tomich Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lontek Posted October 29, 2004 Posted October 29, 2004 (edited) Hey man, One thing to be careful about: Be sure you buy a Mobo that has the ability to set the Multi's. If you don't, you run a good chance of the board not recognizing the CPU and defaulting the speed to 600MHZ. This is one pitfall with the mobile processors. I know,, I just went through that. Additionally, if possible stay with a ATX standard form factor. I went with the mini-ATX and it really limits your choices of boards that have the multi settings. Once I got through these avoidable hassles, I really llike my desktop/ Mobile CPU rig. Athlon XP 2600+ Mobile @2.5 GHZ. Edited November 17, 2004 by Lontek Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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