will Opteron 8xx (8-way) chips work in a Tyan 2-way board?

nusrat

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I want to get a pair of Opteron 8xx chips
(max 8-way) to use *some* day in a quad board,
but to use right *now* in a dual board,
the Thunder K8W (S2885 / S2885ANRF).
I've seen eBay 8xx sellers claim that this works.
A Tyan-USA support-rep says it won't.
A Tyan-Taiwan rep says it will.
Maybe the USA guys are just giving me
the "party line", maybe to sell quad boards.
Why would an 8-way chip work in a quad board and
not in a dual board?
 
since they are "associative" I dont think you'd have aproblem - just ask tyan if there are any compatibility issues (and look at their website to confirm what cpus are compatible) perhaps a quick email to amd wouldnt be a bad idea either...
 
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