6400-->6500 mobo — #11

Post #11 by MacMan

Source Forum	68kMLA
Category	Hardware
Post Date	Fri, 6 Jun 2008 - 19:10
Original URL	https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/6400-gt-6500-mobo.13483/

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The 6200 through 6500 machines CANNOT be swapped. The 6360-6500 can, but the earlier 62xx and 63xx motherboards can't because the power supplies are drastically different than the later machines. The later machines need more power so if you plug a 6200 board into a 6500. (why would you even want to?) you will probably burn it up.

Thanks for clarifying that. My experience in the field is basically putting a 6400 motherboard in a 5200, which worked perfectly. I assumed the 5200 was simply a 6200 in a difference case with a monitor built-in, though I'm guessing the power supply is going to be quite different from a 6200.