AMD to release its fastest desktop chip

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Advanced Micro Devices plans to launch its newest processor for desktop PCs in early May, sources have said. The chipmaker is set to deliver its new Athlon XP 3200+ chip during the first half of the month. The chip will sport at least one new feature, a 400MHz system bus, according to sources familiar with the company's plans.

The move to the faster bus, a step up from the company's current 333MHz bus, is intended to give the Athlon XP more performance by accelerating data traveling between the processor and system components such as memory.

While much of AMD's focus is on its new AMD64 chip family, which includes the recently introduced Opteron processor for servers, the Athlon XP chip is still what pays the bills for the company. It's in the chipmaker's best interests, then, to keep the desktop chip as competitive as possible with Intel's Pentium 4 processor.

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(2 replies) #1 leebobs on 30 Apr 2003 - 18:43

The Socket A format CPU's are on their last legs.... I wonder how much power this monster eats and how much heat it produces?!? Bring on the 64 already!!

#1.1 nonick on 30 Apr 2003 - 19:57

[neoquote=#1.0 by leebobs]The Socket A format CPU's are on their last legs.... I wonder how much power this monster eats and how much heat it produces?!? Bring on the 64 already!![/neoquote] the barton chipset can o/c to 2.5 ~ 2.6Ghz speeds, so what they are doing now is hitting those speeds before moving to the XP64...

#1.2 AlienX1088 on 30 Apr 2003 - 20:13

Yea, if ur on watercooling. No way an air cooling rig will hit those speeds and not suffer form the extremely high temps.

(3 replies) #2 AlienX1088 on 30 Apr 2003 - 18:54

What in the name of God are they doing? If they are indeed realeasing said AXP, then the 64 will most probably be pushed again.

#2.1 123_kid on 30 Apr 2003 - 19:19

[neoquote=#2.0 by AlienX1088]What in the name of God are they doing? If they are indeed realeasing said AXP, then the 64 will most probably be pushed again. [/neoquote] "the Athlon XP chip is still what pays the bills for the company". making the Athlon64 isn't free you know...

#2.2 Krux on 30 Apr 2003 - 23:41

[neoquote=#2.0 by AlienX1088]What in the name of God are they doing? If they are indeed realeasing said AXP, then the 64 will most probably be pushed again. [/neoquote] you can already buy opertons on newegg.

#2.3 vacs on 01 May 2003 - 04:34

he was talking about the the Athlon 64, not the Opteron! Big difference. and yes, the Athlon64 will probably be delayed again...

(1 reply) #3 m0 on 30 Apr 2003 - 19:29

does anyone know if this cpu will work with the Abit NFS-7? m0.

#3.1 nonick on 30 Apr 2003 - 19:59

[neoquote=#3.0 by m0]does anyone know if this cpu will work with the Abit NFS-7? m0.[/neoquote] All is needed is multiplier support, which can be added just by bios update, however the 200Mhz FSB must be supported by a chipset, KT400 or nforce2...

(1 reply) #4 shafi on 30 Apr 2003 - 21:46

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#4.1 stncttr908 on 01 May 2003 - 00:41

Gahhh I was going to get a good old Tbred B 2100+ for $77 shipped. Now I want this...but I can't afford it.

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