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from what I've read the only difference between an MPand an XP is the the MP has been qualified for dual DPU use - that's not to say an XP won't work - it just hasn't been qualified
So really the MP is just a more expensive XP
Oh yeah - MP's ship unlocked - Xp's have the L1's cut
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True. Not only do they come in faster clock speeds, but they are cooler and also support the SSE instructions that Intel first brought out. While that may not seem like much, it makes a large difference when you consider that a LOT of software manufacturers optimized their programs for the SSE instruction set. :)Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill
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I heard that AMD might start making the XP cpu's incapable of running in SMP, which would be a real shame considering how much cheaper they are than the MP's.
As for dual motherboards, I'm looking forward to getting my hands on this one from Gigabyte myself. :)
Ripped from x-bit labs:
AMD Athlon and AMD Duron CPUs;
AMD 762 North Bridge and AMD 768 South Bridge;
Four 184-pin DIMM slots supporting up to 4GB of DDR memory;
Integrated Promise PDC20267 ATA/100 IDE RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 0+1;
Integrated Intel Pro/100+ (Intel 82559) network controller;
4 USB ports;
AGP Pro50 slot;
Two 64bit/66MHz PCI slots;
Three 32bit/33MHz PCI slots;
ATX form-factor.
"We would like to mention that GA-7DPXDW can also work with the non-Registered DDR DIMM modules, if there are not more than two of them used. Moreover, there are no special requirements to the power supply unit, and any device compliant with the ATX 2.03 spec can be used. The mass shipments of Gigabyte GA-7DPXDW should start in December."
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