pcchips m863G v1.5

[Ankun]

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-185-033&depa=0

anyone know if this will work with a 2500+ xp-m?

[BipolarBill]

Click the Product Link on the lower left. It says 266/333MHz w/Sempron support. I'm sure that we can assume that the mobile Barton will work.

[BipolarBill]

http://www.pcchips.com.tw/PCCWeb/Support/CPU_Support.aspx?DetailID=265&MenuID=48&LanID=0

[The Lodge]

Make sure it has multi adjustments or you might end up with your cpu running around 800MHz.

[Peter M]

Since PC-Chips do also ship that board bundled with "mobile" Athlon XP themselves, it's a pretty safe bet for an XP-M.

[The Lodge]

Wow, they do? I did not know that. Chalk another one up in the knowledge category. :D

[Peter M]

http://www.pcchipsusa.com/prod-m863gv30c.asp

[Ankun]

cool thx guys. I am gonna order one in like 2 weeks probably. even if there are issues I still have a couple other socket a processors.

[sm8000]

Well, be careful what you order. The kind Peter was mentioning, I'm willing to bet has its CPU soldered directly onto it. Those other two CPUs you have won't matter then.

[Peter M]

No, this one doesn't. Their older bundle offerings did solder the CPU down to the board (and had the mainboard's CPU power supply stripped down to this processor's requirements), but now (on the M825 v9.xC and the M863 v3.xC) you're getting the normal board w/ socket plus CPU and fan/heatsink.

[sm8000]

Now THAT's a good deal!

[murray1]

I am now using the PCCHIPS M863G v 1.5 with an Athlon XP 2700+ and it is very fast and stable. This board is definitely a great deal for it's price and it performs as good or even better than some higher priced boards. I recently built a system with a PCCHIPS M848ALU v 2.1 board (ATX) and it performs equally as good as the M863G.
PCCHIPS boards are much better than people think. Most of the problems come from builder's errors. Just ask Peter Missel, he will tell you the same.