An Intel and AMD CPU in the same motherboard at the same time?



An Intel and AMD CPU in the same motherboard at the same time?

An Intel and AMD CPU in the same motherboard at the same time?

This is the FIC 4386-VC-HD – a 386/486 hybrid motherboard released back in 1992. It has a multi-tiered PGA socket that can be used for a 486 CPU or a math co-processor. Because it has a soldered on AMD 386 DX/40 CPU, it is one of the few boards out there that allows you to have both an Intel and AMD CPU installed simultaneously. Obviously the 386 CPU will be disabled when a 486 CPU is installed, but it is still an interesting sight to behold! There was a lot more flexibility in this era of PC hardware than we see today.

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