AMD Spitfire Prices!

[RobRich]

It's only in the preliminaries right now, but here are the early per piece estimates in US dollars:

-550 = $79
-600 = $100
-650 = $140
-700 = $175

Considering the fact that these should be extremely good cpu's, with a large amount of o/c headroom, I think these prices are cheap. It if are interested in overcloking on SlotA, you will still need a GFA-like o/c card, but these are dropping prices rapidly. These prices are very early market predictions, but should be close.

Everytime I considering upgrading, AMD undercuts Intel again. Looks like I might have a k7 in future after all. I was planning on a Celeron-II 633, but if I can get a Spitfire 700 for $175, I'm going for it.

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I just got some info that the Spitfire 600 price has been confirmed with an AMD tech rep that doesn't wish to be identified. He also said that the Spitfire will support SlotA by use of an extra circuit that is embedded on the cpu's PCB. That means that any slocket vendor that wishes to liscense the cicuitry coulkd produce a SocketA to SlotA slocket. Imagine having all the speed and voltage controls on one card: NO MORE GFA's NEEDED. Also, none at AMD will release any cache specs for the Spitfire. They are only confirming that it will be more than Intel's celeron.

[This message has been edited by RobRich (edited 04-21-2000).]

[jad1097]

Looks like I may be getting one of those 700's also. With the Abit KA7 mobo of course.

[RobRich]

I would wait until more info is available, since the Spitfire is to be a SocketA cpu. That means that it will require a special slocket that has some extra AMD engineered circuitry inorder to run on a SlotA board. If you are interested in SocketA, then you might want to wait for the VIA KZ-133 chipset based boards.

[KillerBug]

yes! I wonder, will they have the shells?

[RobRich]

If AMD does actually produce a SlotA version, I doubt it due to cost concerns. Then again, that might be wishful thinking.