# mobo and cpu compatable??

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**Created:** [June 8, 2004, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mobo-and-cpu-compatable/167007 "2004-06-08T10:12:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![91GSteggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/ac91a4/32.png) [@91GSteggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91GSteggy)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2004, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mobo-and-cpu-compatable/167007/1 "2004-06-08T10:12:22Z")

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in the manual for my mobo under specifications summary for CPU it says Socket A for AMD Duron/Athlon Athlon xp 3000+ or higher. my cpu is a athlon 2600. they are both “barton” from AMD.

are these going to be compatable?

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**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2004, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mobo-and-cpu-compatable/167007/2 "2004-06-08T11:09:01Z")

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should be… it wants athlon xp 3000+ … if you’re just athlon 2600 it should work…

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**Author:** ![8Grand](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/8grand/32/5940_2.png) [@8Grand](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/8Grand)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2004, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mobo-and-cpu-compatable/167007/3 "2004-06-08T19:10:35Z")

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Im not sure if the 3000bartons are overclocked 2500’s or no, My buddy has his 2500 oc’d to a 3100, he could run it stable with air, but he has it water cooled

there shouldnt be a problem with it, it will probably read it as a 2500 in teh bios.

What board btw?

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**Author:** ![silvrhand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@silvrhand](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/silvrhand)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mobo-and-cpu-compatable/167007/4 "2004-06-09T11:30:06Z")

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amd xp mobile barton = unlocked multiplier  
amd xp barton = locked multiplier

same processor just one designed for laptops to be able to throttle the processor down during low cpu usage to save power and heat.

People are buying the amd xp barton mobile to put in their desktops and ramping up the clock multiplier.

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**Author:** ![91GSteggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/ac91a4/32.png) [@91GSteggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91GSteggy)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mobo-and-cpu-compatable/167007/5 "2004-06-11T07:29:32Z")

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> [@8Grand](#):
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> What board btw?

Asus A7N8X

sorry for the delay i was banned :embarassd