i've been running an AMD 2800+ Athlon 64 processor (754 pin) on a ASUS K8S-MX board for the last 3 years without any problem!
i did face heating issues once after the service guy made his regular visit ..... turned out he was new on the job and wiped the thermal grease clean off the heatsink and processor!!!!!!!!!!!
AMD's have always served me well. they do run at a higher temperature than the intels but its never bothered me ..... but recent times have shown that the intel has taken a leap into the lead. even the latest phenom processor doesn't live up to its rival the core2quad. its a tad bit cheaper though ...... but i guess gone are the days when AMD was considered just a cheaper processor option......people today want performance and rightly at that.
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