Is an Athlon number A850BOX, a SlotA TBird?

[Noriaki]

1 x AMD Athlon 850 MHz - plug-in module - L2 256 KB at Onvia.ca

It has this info:
Manufacturer's Number: A850BOX
Manufacturer's Name: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)

I know that A####xxxxx is a Thunderbird ####Mhz...but this A850BOX is kind of an odd number...

It says:
Slot(s) Required 1 x processor - Socket A
but it also says
Form Factor Plug-in module


So would you guys guess that this is a SlotA TBird 850Mhz?

I'm looking for an upgrade to my Athlon 550 classic...
I figure an 850TBird on my K7M with Alpha P7125 will hit 950 easily enough....maybe a nice even 1Ghz...

I already have GFD, P7125, and I have an opportunity to get 256MB of PC100 2-2-2 RAM cheap soon...I don't really want to go DDR for a while yet, and a SocketA KT133 board isn't that much better than my K7M...so I'm trying to find a TBird at about 900Mhz that will ship to canada.

Do you guys think this is it?

 

[dkozloski]

No matter what it is, the price is way too high. It should be about $150.

 

[Noriaki]

That's in Canadian dollars just so you know.

The socketA TBird 850 is about $285 which is about $185US
Stuff is frequently more expensive up here as we have less selection.

This is just slightly over $200US, it's more expensive than the SocketA, but it's cheaper than a SocketA 850 + Heatsink + Motherboard.

So I'd be willing to pay the $20-25US extra over the socketA, if this is in fact a SlotA TBird.

 

[odog]

<< Slot(s) Required 1 x processor - Socket A >>




ahhhh thats not gonna work in your K7M

 

[Noriaki]

I know SocketA won't, but it also says Form Factor Plug-in module

So which is it? A plug in module or a socket? anyone know?

 

[odog]

<< So which is it? A plug in module or a socket? anyone know >>



your assuming that a &quot;plug in module&quot; is not a socket....

 

[odog]

in other words... it's a socketA Tbird..

 

[Noriaki]

oh yeah...
I guess plugin module doesn't mean it's not SocketA.

Oh well...*sighs* back to the hunt I guess.

 

[Noriaki]

anyone have a good idea where to get a SlotA TBird that will ship to canada?
I've seen one or two places but no canadian shipping :frown: