After my dual Athlon MP 2400+’s burnt out, I’ve been living in the laptop world. It definitely is a very different view from the desktop world, which I’ve preferred since the beginning of time. After getting the T43p though, I really miss the fact that I can use a dual screen of equal size on the desktop; not to mention that the density of pixels can be lower, so everything’s generally easier to view.
To actually be able to use that function though, I need a new processor. Of course, I have a few options - if I’m getting a processor, I can get an Athlon XP, an Athlon MP, or an Athlon XP-M; if I’m willing to upgrade the motherboard, I can get one that is pin compatible with Athlon 64, or even one that is Socket 939. For now, though, I think I’ll stick with XP-M. It’s cheaper, going to run a lot less hot, and works with my current motherboard, which can actually sport two XP-Ms at a later time.
For reference, the articles that I read yesterday on this topic are here:
- Intel Pentium M 780 as Heart of Your Desktop PC, with ASUS CT-479 Adapter
- The Next Generation of Cool: AOpen’s 37 Watt Pentium M Desktop PC
- 4 AMD Socket 754 MicroATX Motherboards: Getting the Job Done on the Cheap
- Life in the Fast Lane: New Boards for the Athlon 64
- Finally Available: Nine Socket 939 Athlon64 Motherboards!
- Digital Daily review of Epox 8RDA3+
- Digital Daily review of Abit NF7-S
- Digital Daily review of Asus A7N8X
- Digital Daily review of boards based on the NForce2 Ultra 400 Northbridge
Wikipedia, again, served very helpful.
- List of AMD Athlon XP processors
- List of AMD Duron processors
- List of Sempron processors
- List of Athlon 64 processors
That’s it for now, though I’m sure there’s a lot more articles that I’ve read about this topic that I never actually jotted down.
