K6-2+ availability?

[Caitiff]

I've been scouring the net, but I haven't seen any resellers w/ any of these chips yet. I know some of you guys have 'connections' to resellers that usually can get 'impossible' stuff, like the slot a T-birds. Anyone got a line on one of these? Plz no flames about out of date SS7 platforms, I'm just trying to forestall the inevitable a little bit longer.

 

[Cruisin1]

Yeah I'd sure like to know to.. so someone help us out here.

 

[DarkManX]

I dont think that chip was ever released.

 

[Eli]

Dark:

http://www.amd.com/products/cpg/mobile/k62+brief.html
http://www.amd.com/products/cpg/mobile/k6iii+brief.html



GOd I wish I could find one. .

 

[Caitiff]

I guess none of the hardware ferrets on the board care about throwing a bone to us old SS7 users. Ah, the sadness.

 

[chucky2]

Ahem: http://amdzone.pcstats.com/messageview.cfm?catid=13&threadid=18783



Chuck

 

[Caitiff]

YAHOOOOOOO!!!
I knew somebody here would figure it out!! Thanks CHUCKY2, you da man!!

 

[chucky2]

Caitiff-No problem!

I've already got one ordered.

It sounds like Ace's may do a review of the chip. That's something to look forward to.

Chuck

 

[Eli]

I knew Vega was selling them, but I didn't wanna give it away.. was afraid they'd all disappear before I got to buy one.. :Q

 

[chucky2]

Eli- You'd hold out on us?

I'll start a thread in the CPU section to let everyone know how the chip works on the Tyan and FIC boards. It would be great if anyone else could drop a line on their experiences with the chip. That way, we know what works and what doesn't.

Chuck

 

[HannibalX]

Hey I thought AMD wasn't going to make this chip... whats the chief improvements? AMD fixed most K6-2 probs with the 400 when they introduced the new CXT (or was it CTX) Core.

 

[Goi]

I think its basically a K6-III with 128KB on chip L2 cache instead of 256KB, in a 0.18u process and perhaps enhanced 3DNow+
It'll probably be used for a while in the Notebook market before being replaced by Durons or some other low-powered Athlon iteration.

 

[chucky2]

Goi- Here ya go: http://www1.amd.com/products/cpg/result/1,1265,1048,00.html

Chuck

 

[Goi]

There, I was right afterall, with the exception of the PowerNow! feature. I've heard of it, but forgot about it. Anyway, not all K6-2+ notebook systems support that feature yet.

 

[chucky2]

Just dropped the chip into my Tyan S1598C2 board (BIOS 1.06c). See the thread I opened in the CPU section for further info.

Here it is: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=28&threadid=203217



Chuck

 

[StanTheMan]

what about K6-III+ ? will they work on regular mobos with 2 volt support? or they will need a special bios update?

 

[Goi]

I don't think AMD ever made any K6-III+, or even had them planned. The K6-III line started and ended with just the K6-III, which was replaced by the K6-2+

 

[Eli]

Oh, no.. I planned to tell everyone and their dog.. as soon as I had mine..

I was surfing in some I-Opener forums, and people were looking for mobile K6 chips, so I set out looking for them. I found Vega via pricewatch, and then noticed that on their site, they had the PowerNow! logo next to all the Mobile K6-2's....


Goi:

Just go visit AMD's website. The K6-3+ is very much a reality.

http://www.amd.com/products/cpg/mobile/index.html

http://www.amd.com/products/cpg/mobile/k6iii+brief.html

I heard someone in a thread somewhere say() that they talked to someone at Vega, and they didn't expect the K6-3+ till late this year or even Q1'01. Apparently only a couple OEMs get this "special" chip..

 

[ObiDon]

A LONG time ago they released the K6-III 400, then the K6-III 450. Recently, they released the K6-III 333...what's with the backtracking?!?! At least it's only $30...

 

[Eli]

The K6-3 333 and 350 are Mobile chips that were never used. AMD was just cleaning house. When they're gone, they're gone.

 

[ObiDon]

The K6-III 333 processor I saw at the store was a socket 7 chip. I have yet to see the 350 in any form.

 

[Eli]

Yeah. All K6-x's are Socket7. Go look on Pricewatch, there'sa couple vendors selling K6-3/350s.