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Thanks very much for the response mechBgon. I was hoping it would be that easy. And to John: 1 - I did not specify "XP Pro" (though it is), and I suspect that the version[ of XP would not change the essence of the question or answer...

Currently using XP Corporate on an Asus A8N-E (socket 939). I will be upgrading the cpu from single to dual core. Will I need to reinstall WinXP, or simply swap processors and keep on trucking? TIA for your insight.

Thanks for your input GeezerMan; I think I'll jump.

I'm currently using a Venice core 3000+ in an Asus A8NE overclocked to 2.57GHz. Would I see a significant performance increase with the X2 3800? Will it work in the A8NE (which is a socket 939 board)? I use the rig mostly for games. I'm trying to decide if it will be worth the $93 to delay...

The setting for the 1T/2T memory timing in bios 1001 is: Advanced/CPU Configuration/Dram Configuration. It's the second option. I'm curious as to whether or not the Newcastle or Winchester core AMD 64 chips have the problem with the "fixed" HTT multiplier in the later bios versions (1003...

gbohn: As I replied in my previous post, bios version 1001 allows all the bios tweaks to function properly. I'm currently running my system at 292 X 9 resulting in 2.623 Ghz. To achieve that, I had to set the HTT multiplier at 3x and set my cheap memory at the DDR266 setting. The limiting...

I verified with Sandra that lowering the HTT multiplier settings in the bios would not lower the resulting FSB. It is just as gbohn described - it's like the HTT multiplier is fixed or "stuck" at 5x. The solution (for now, anyway) is to flash the bios with version 1001. I tried 1003 and...

I just got my A8N-E Nforce4 Ultra Friday, and I'm getting similar results. I managed to get the "CPU frequency" up to 245mhz, but when I try for 250 WinXP won't load. I get a blue screen that flashes by too quickly to read. I've lowered the CPU multiplier down to 6, set the HTT frequency to...

Thanks Amaroque

I'm planning to upgrade to an ASUS A8N-E (or possibly another socket 939 motherboard). I currently have two sticks of Corsair XMS 184 pin 256MB DDR PC-3200C2 that I'm using in an ASUS A7N8X. I want a total of one GB RAM for the new system. Would it be practical to buy two additional 256MB...