What is the difference.....slot A and socket A

[supa_dre]

Hi there, to any one out here who can help me...........what is the difference between a Slot A and a Socket A processor

[supa_dre]

Ah ha!!

i just got it.........that was kind of a dumb question.....a slot is a, well, a slot ,and a socket is just that!

[RonDurante227]

See that smiley there, I have turned that color so many times since I decided to try and build my own computer and researched and shopped on the web for parts.
Not sure if thats what your doing, but I also suffered brain freeze on that same question ,hahahahahahah !
The big question remains, what color will I turn when I have everything I need and start putting it together !!!!!!!!!!!!

[Reid]

They are just two different ways to package an AMD Athlon processor. The important thing to note, from what I have heard, is that the Slot A design is being discontinued, and the faster Athlon's (Thunderbirds above 1G), are only in the Socket A form.

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[This message has been edited by Reid (edited 02-18-2001).]

[DirtyBird]

Just get Socket A. That way you can get a really cheap 800 MHz or so Duron processor and upgrade it to an Athlon/T-Bird at 1.2 GHz next year or something. But the motherboard needs to supprot both procesors first.(be sure to get a MoBo with 133/266, and 100/200 MHz FSB)