Preliminary Tualatin pricing...and pinout changes???

[Zoomer]

From: http://www.videopro.com.sg/


<< Intel Pentium !!! 1.13 GHz CPU 0.13u (Box) S$545.00
Intel Pentium !!! 1.2 GHz CPU 0.13u (Box) S$585.00 >>



This translates to:
1.13Ghz ~ US$ 303
1.2Ghz ~ US$ 325



<< ...I talked to several motherboard manufacturers and they did mention that there are several pin changes. I think you'll need to get boards based on either VIA 694T or i815EP B-step for Tualatin to work properly. >>



From this thread:
http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?s=&amp;threadid=10674

???

 

[danii8]

Yes, i heard new board is necessary for Tualatin.
but, over 300 plus new board???
I will stay with AMD for a while.

 

[AndyHui]

Not think, you NEED a new board, with the Intel i815EG/i815B chipset (aka B-stepping).

Existing Coppermine processors utilise the VRM 8.4 definition table for voltage requests. The new Tualatin processors use VRM 8.5 to allow voltages 1.3 volts and below.

 

[aznmist]

Are you the famous andy hui? Can I have an autograph?

 

[Boogak]

Man, those prices are outrageous. Looks like my next upgrade will be a Coppermine PIII 1ghz, then a new Athlon system when nForce comes out.

 

[BurntKooshie]

If you guys think those prices are outrageous, I guess you'd hate to have been a PC enthusiast early on, when it was normal for a new chip to cost well over 1,000 by itself!

 

[Boogak]

I remember those days, but these cpu's are different. They're based on 2 year old technology (pIII) except higher clock speeds and smaller die. If they're released at those prices, they'll cost almost twice as much than higher clock speed Athlons and P4's.

 

[BurntKooshie]

It's based off of 6 year old technology - the Ppro

 

[Adul]

Ouch, a p4 look good compared to that.

I'll stick with my AMD system for now. Can't wait for the nforce based MB either.