Depends - AMD make lots of different processors - What one are you looking at (Athlon, Phenom, Sempron)
Its not needed but recommended for better use.
An AMD Opteron is not a CPU, but rather it is a processor inside a CPU. The AMD Opteron just recently came out with their newest model, the 6300. It is said to be the first 16-core x86 processor.
You can use an amd sempron or an amd athlon II with an am3 socket, but when am3 was released it was meant to be used with the amd phenom line of CPUs. You can use all three: amd sempron, amd athlon II & amd phenom.
You should be able to.
What term does AMD use to describe the processor technology that uses a 64 - bit instruction set with 32 - bit internal core processing
No, both manufacturers use different shipsets.
The MSI PT880NEO motherboard unfortunately uses an Intel Socket 478, which fits the Pentium 4 processor. An AMD Duron is incompatible with this motherboard, so sorry!
For gaming AMD a8 quad core but for everyday use in office,school and businesses go with the intel core i5 ^___^
What term does AMD use to describe the processor technology that uses a 64 - bit instruction set with 32 - bit internal core processing
Many heatsink and fan kits are compatible with both Intel and AMD sockets. Check the specifications carefully, though.
Unfortunately, no. AMD uses the Pin Grid Array socket system, where the processor has many pins that fit into holes on the motherboard. Intel, on the other hand, uses what is called the Land Grid Array socket system, where there are many pins on the motherboard's processor socket that connect with contacts on the processor. They're completely reverse systems, and attempting to use one with the other will result in severe, unrepairable damage to both the processor and the motherboard. Please do not attempt to use any Intel processor with a motherboard that uses AMD processors, or vice-versa.
Yes it will.