I have an ASUS KCMA-D8 motherboard with two Socket C32 CPU sockets. Only one is used right now. Can if put a different (better) CPU in the other socket and have the motherboard use both? Or do motherboards with two CPU sockets require that both CPUs be identical?
Can you put different CPUs in a dual-cpu motherboard
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Best Answer
I guess you technically CAN do this... but it's just not a good idea.
I'd plan for equally-spec'd CPUs if you ever need to upgrade.