<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/26/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Jarom McDonald</b> <<a href="mailto:jarom_mcdonald@byu.edu">jarom_mcdonald@byu.edu</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
When you go to newegg and find the X2 3800+, one of the possibilities<br>will be to do a CPU/motherboard combo, in which newegg will recommend 2<br>or 3 compatible motherboards they have in stock (and give you a package<br>
discount).<br><br>Jarom McDonald<br><br><br></blockquote></div>A word of warning on Newegg's combo deals: in the fine print you will read that Newegg is not responsible for ensuring compatibility between items in a combo deal.
<br><br>"But who in their right minds would sell you a mobo/cpu combo that isn't compatible?"<br><br>Newegg.<br><br>I purchased an X2 3600+/DFI combo deal that wouldn't post. The BIOS on the mobo didn't recognize the cpu architecture. I was very fortunate that DFI USA agreed to send me a replacement BIOS chip at no cost that I was able to insert and get the machine running...
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