AMD Thoroughbred

[godzilla]

anyone know if current slotA motherboards r gonna support this chip?

im about to buy a new 333ddr board and dont know if i should stick with my current tbird and wait for the new thoroughbreds or buy an xp
thanks for reading!

[uncle_jimbo]

I Hope you mean SocketA, anyway, I would advise against a Thoroughbred, why ? Because the Thoroughbred will be released on May 2nd at a speed of 1700+ (1.467Ghz), so basically, the initial Thoroughbreds will most definitely be slower than the latest Palomino based Athlon XPs, so, I would recommend that you invest your money in an Athlon XP 1900+, 2000+, or 2100+. Back to your question, yes it will work, but it may require a BIOS flash before installation, like the Pentium 4 Northwoods require a BIOS fash with motherboards that dont support them out of the box.


-- uncle_jimbo

[JCB]

Let's wait and see how they oc. They'll be pricey to start, but that makes everything else more affordable.

Besides, why should we hurry? AMD'S not.

BRUNO

[lildude]

hopefully they will be like the P4 1.6a's and will be able to massivly overclock. hehe. that would be sweet and make them worth their price tag.

[godzilla]

yeah i MENT SocketA thanks uncle_jimbo, but i was thinking along the lines of what lildude said, high oc potential. So if i just get an xp for now.. whats next, the Barton chips? Will THESE be compatable with a socketA board?