I have to buy a new Athlon Motherboard?? ****!!

[marcvi]

I just read an article from ZDnet explaining how AMD is going to release the thunderbird. Very few processors will be release that support the Slot A mobo. The rest of them are made for socket A. I'm upset, big time. I just bought a k7m and I'm please with it. I thought Athlons were so young for thier design and I could upgrade just the processor till 2 ghz. Past articles fooled me into thinking that was possible too, saying that Athlon will mainly used slot A anyway. **** them all. Are Athlon Slot A is done for. I just have a question. If I upgrade to a T-bird and get a slocket A mobo, will I be good for upgrades for at least two years of future athlon upgrade. I built my athlon system 2 months ago and I just realized I can kiss my upgrading erection goodbye. Anybody have any thoughts or info, on what's going to happen and what I should do?

[Dominus]

Relax, I doubt AMD is going to be that stupid. Imagine the money they would stand to lose.

There will most likely be a Slot-A Slotkit developed; the same thing happened with Intel and Socket 370.

The archetectures aren't that different between Athlons and T-Birds. Just the packaging format.

[rrick31]

i had to see for my self.and it looks like amd is pulling a intel on its user oh well to bad,i guess we will have to wait and see what the shake down will be.

[marcvi]

http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1235&p=1


AMD is starting to bend us over, read this it's important if your pro athlon. Don't get a T-bird or duron, wait, wait wait, wait for the **** mustang or sledgehammer, your throwing you **** money away if you buy before them, **** AMD, get your sh#t straight!!!

[CMonster]

As if Intel CPUs were any different.