dual core convertion

Toxicseagull

Toxicseagull

Toxicseagull

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hey, after reading around these forums a lot ive decided to join up, with a slight prompting as i have a issue i need to sort out, and you guys seem friendly and helpful.

i currently have a athlon 3200 64 and a a8n-vm csm asus (skt 939) motherboard. whilst not exactly amazing is perfectly fine as i do not OC or mod my hardware.

due to the recent price drop of athlons and my student like budget i have put off buying a duel core, but now i have my eye on a X2 4200.

now what changes will i have to do to my bios etc for this to work ok?
is anyone in the know if i need to update my bios to allow dual core? if so what version?
also is it true to utilise dual core effectivly you require XP pro? (i am not going to buy vista anytime soon)

any pointers for a relativly noobish pc builder are much appreciated in this step.
i have looked at the Asus website but it is one of the most unhelpful and frustrating websites ive come across in a long time.

again aprreciate any help :)
 
yeh im confident it can support dual core..its just is there anything else i have to do apart from slot the thing in? software wise or anything?

also what PSU Wattage would you recommend... im runing a 400W with a 7600GT, athlon 3200, 1 gb ram, 2 HD's, 2 cd drives.


~edit~ thank you semi pro :) , again any news on any software change i would need to make? what do you think about power supply as mentioned above?
 
im afraids its a "x-power" 400w. it claims 75% effeicenty and seems to (using asus probe) push 20 A along 12v rails so seems ok enough. but it is one of the things to be on my "to do list".

will a repair install be enough for windows or a full reinstall? as i have a OEM disc.....
another question if you dont mind.
can you describe whats the differeance apart from price betwen retail and oem? is it number of times a key can be used before you need to ring microsoft?


thank you both again for answearing
 
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