BigBen
25th May 2002, 10:47 AM
Athlon MPs to support high front side bus speeds
And AMD ready to cut prices deeply
By Mike Magee, 25/05/2002 08:12:24 BST
DISTRIBUTORS AND DEALERS for AMD tell us that the firm is preparing deeper than normal price cuts on its high end Athlon parts over the weekend.
That's in preparation for the introduction of the XP2200+ using the Palomino core in June, and the introduction of another MP (multiprocessing) part scheduled for the end of June, the beginning of July.
Normally AMD introduces new processors at the latest speed and drops other models down a notch, a method also used by chip rival Intel.
But, according to our sources, this time the XPs will drop by larger amounts than normal – we will supply that information when we've got it.
AMD will introduce an MP 2100+ we learn at the end of June, but the chip firm is ensuring that new higher speed XPs are "MP locked", so they won't work in dual boards.
Further, we understand, the high speed MPs AMD will introduce will support "much higher" front side bus and memory speeds and the multipliers won't be locked.
Distributors are telling their system builders to clear as much stock as they can on all AMD products, ready for the price cuts on the 27th of May.
Regards
And AMD ready to cut prices deeply
By Mike Magee, 25/05/2002 08:12:24 BST
DISTRIBUTORS AND DEALERS for AMD tell us that the firm is preparing deeper than normal price cuts on its high end Athlon parts over the weekend.
That's in preparation for the introduction of the XP2200+ using the Palomino core in June, and the introduction of another MP (multiprocessing) part scheduled for the end of June, the beginning of July.
Normally AMD introduces new processors at the latest speed and drops other models down a notch, a method also used by chip rival Intel.
But, according to our sources, this time the XPs will drop by larger amounts than normal – we will supply that information when we've got it.
AMD will introduce an MP 2100+ we learn at the end of June, but the chip firm is ensuring that new higher speed XPs are "MP locked", so they won't work in dual boards.
Further, we understand, the high speed MPs AMD will introduce will support "much higher" front side bus and memory speeds and the multipliers won't be locked.
Distributors are telling their system builders to clear as much stock as they can on all AMD products, ready for the price cuts on the 27th of May.
Regards