Thermistor on a Abit?/pencil lead?

[wviperw]

I am considering either an Abit or Asus mobo for my Duron 700. I am going to overclock it, so I want to know the temp. Does the Abit have a thermistor on it? I know the A7V does but I don't know if the KT7 does. The Abit board looks better than the Asus, so if it doesn't have a thermistor, then should I still go with it?

Also, is there a special kind of pencil lead that I need to unlock the bridge? I just got a mechanical pencil with .5mm lead. Will this be fine for unlocking the L1 bridge? I just don't want to mess anything up...

 

[Tigris]

the asus 1.02 revision does not have a thermistor. its built in.
I would go with the asus A7V

 

[Avian]

The KTZ has a built-in thermistor sitting inside the socket that you have to bend down to the proper level yourself, so that it touches the processor.

Avian