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Athlon 64 Motherboard Triple Threat Round-Up

Posted by timothy on from the only-8-pages-to-click-through dept.

SpinnerBait writes "Soon after AMD released the Athlon 64 to the public, eager motherboard manufacturers unveiled their latest motherboards for AMD's new baby. Some are offering basic packages that boast features and performance, yet forgo the extras found in premium bundles. Other manufacturers are offering snazzy new packages with all kinds of extras and unique features. The only thing left to do is decide which one is for you. HotHardware has an article posted up, that showcases and benchmarks three top Athlon 64 motherboards, from Asus, MSI and Shuttle. These boards are looking more refined every day."

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  1. run 64bit with less than 3G memory ? by ticktack · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Non of three motherboards supports more than (max) 3G memory, what is the purpose of using 64bit cpu?

  2. Sure. by Namarrgon · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If you consider a 0.5% lead in a synthetic benchmark to be "schooled", I suppose. And ignore the other 3 graphs on that page.

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  3. KEEP YOUR FUCKING PAWS OFF MY PS2 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    why, oh why they don't they remove the most fucking stable thing in my fucking PC...

    I bet the PS2 keyboard I'm using is older than you bitch.