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Mixing CPUs in a multi-CPU system
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Mixing types of RAM is not always healthy, but I am curious as to what happens (if anything) when mixing CPU types in a system. Example: 8-Core 2.0Ghz Magny Cours CPU in socket 0 12-Core 2.0Ghz Magny Cours CPU in socket 1 Is there anything "bad" about this? Do the CPUs have to match, or is merely a…
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Fix for: Mixing CPUs in a multi-CPU system
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You'll have to go to the manufacturer's documentation (for both CPU and motherboard) to find the limitations. Such drastically different CPUs as you list are unlikely to work properly. In the past, CPUs that were identical other than the exact stepp…
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