Mobile Barton 1800+ 25w??

[toastyghost]

http://www.centrix-intl.com/?source=froogle&directbuy=yes&itempartnumber=AXMS18

It's the first item in the list, a mobile Barton 1800+ with lower heat rating and price than the ones the Egg is selling. Are these cache-crippled, terrible o/c-ers, or anything else that makes the $49 price tag not constitute an effing steal??

 

[Blain]

I would think Centrix could be trusted with a Reseller Rating of 9.06.
A call to them should verify the CPU specs. Here are some code specs.

 

[toastyghost]

Wow good rating, I had never even heard of them and didn't think to check with RR. I'll see if the OPN code is consistent with their product information for it. That's really great if it's what they're calling it, I'd love to play around with a mobile Barton but I'm a little too b0rk for the $77 for a 2200+ from New Egg. Thank you for your help.

 

[toastyghost]

Oops I mean 2400+

 

[toastyghost]

Well hmph, last character in the model number says it's an mPGA package meaning it won't run on desktop. Is there any way to trick it? Cutting mobile bridges maybe?

 

[oldman420]

a socket a that wont run on a desktop are you sure?

 

[hytek369]

i think it is correct. i have heard of 25watt non-bartons.

 

[SickBeast]

Originally posted by: toastyghost
Well hmph, last character in the model number says it's an mPGA package meaning it won't run on desktop. Is there any way to trick it? Cutting mobile bridges maybe?

If you look at the photos of the CPUs, they look much smaller than a typical Socket-A chip. It WOULD be a steal if they would work in standard Athlon motherboards.

 

[toastyghost]

Yeah I figured that out after looking closer, I thought the packaging thing was referring to the size of the core die not the entire chip itself. Oh well if it looks too good to be true it usually is I guess...

 

[Jeff7181]

AMD has some <10 watt CPU's too... but they're embedded processors I believe.

 

[Blain]

I think I'd spend the extra 10W and grab an XP-M 2400+ 35W from some place.

 

[chinkgai]

where? the only amd processor i see is the one that the original poster is asking about

 

[oldman420]

http://www.centrix-intl.com/?source=froogle&amp;directbuy=yes&amp;itempartnumber=AXMS18

 

[L00PY]

That part is definately a micro-PGA chip (for use in thin-and-light laptops). While pin compatible with Socket A, the smaller packaging makes it impossible to drop into Socket A. FYI, there's also a 16W Barton out there in uPGA (AXML1800GYS4B).

 

[toastyghost]

If it's pin compatible that means theoretically an adapter is possible, right?