What Processor to buy?

First, I am new to AMD products.

I have a 244759-002 Compaq motherboard. No processor.

I check with the tech at hp/compaq and they said only a Athlon XP
1700+ (Socket 462 aka Socket A) cpu would work.

I would like to know is this correct? And if not I would like to know
what processors world work and what speed without overclocking. Also,
could a Athlon Sempron 2400+ work?

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Info/Everest-Home-Edition.shtml

what chipset is it using and what ram do you have?



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