HELP on AMD processors

techmax said:

Guyz please help me ,i have never used any processor other than intel
i'm going to buy an ATHLON XP 2800+ and i want some information on this processor are these things written below correct-

1.my vendor says not to choose athlon as it tends to get hot and rely on intel

2.while installing any os or while booting sys via a bootable disk will i have to
install any xtra drivers for the cpu or the sys will run as on intel

3.my vendor also says that athlon tends to get damaged soon and its service
in india is not good

4.plz suggest a suitable mobo ,i'm wnt to go for an asus

plz help.....
thanks in advance

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1.my vendor says not to choose athlon as it tends to get hot and rely on intel---------> If system is built properly,there will be absolutely no problem whatsoever.

2.while installing any os or while booting sys via a bootable disk will i have to
install any xtra drivers for the cpu or the sys will run as on intel--------> NOthing of this sort is needed.This happens only if you wish to install XP on SATA drive that is connected to a SATA port on third party controller on the motherboard.


3.my vendor also says that athlon tends to get damaged soon and its service
in india is not good ---------> This is absolute crap.THis is not true.

4.plz suggest a suitable mobo ,i'm wnt to go for an asus---------> Best bet is Asus A7N8X Deluxe.

My suggestion-Get AMD Athlon 64 instead of normal Athlon XP.

besides one wouldnt get a athlon xp anyways they are almost extinct