Thoroughbred cpus

[xVaSSagox]

After reading Anand's article on the Athlon XP 2100+, I was just wondering, is there any new news on how compatible the Thoroughbred cpus will be with the current motherboards/chipsets?

 

[Swanny]

No definate news. But it will most likely be fine with a BIOS update.

 

[DKNG]

The A7N266-C new BIOS supports the thoroughbreds. I'm pretty sure the kt266a and the other chipsets should be able to support the t-bred.

 

[LostHiWay]

I really wish they would make the Thoroughbred FSB run at 166mhz even if it meant not being compatible with older motherboards. I think AMD is sacrificing performance in order to make some people happy.

 

[Banana]

Will the T'Bred work with a KT133A board? Also, if it's supposed to run cooler than current Athlons, then I wonder if the current crop of HSFs that are rated up to XP2100 will also work with the lower end T'Breds.

Anyone?

1YP

 

[dew042]

<< Will the T'Bred work with a KT133A board? Also, if it's supposed to run cooler than current Athlons, then I wonder if the current crop of HSFs that are rated up to XP2100 will also work with the lower end T'Breds.

Anyone?

1YP >>



seeing that the kt7a had troubles with the move to the XP i find it had to believe that the kt133a is likly to be compatible. a thought.




here's some commentary and quotes from overclockers.com on march 13 that draws some questions:

Quote of the Day "If your motherboard currently supports the Athlon XP processor then the highest you'll definitely be able to upgrade to will be the 2100+ that we're looking at today. Whether you'll be able to upgrade to the Thoroughbred core or not is still a bit foggy; the reason being that AMD themselves haven't finalized exactly what the Thoroughbred core will come equipped with."

Compare that to what AMD was apparently saying almost a year ago: "AMD actually told us that as long as motherboard manufacturers adhere to the guidelines they set forth, a motherboard purchased today would work with not only the Athlon 4 but also the Thoroughbred and Barton cores. This means that the Thoroughbred and Barton cores will both be on Socket-A Athlons as well."

If AMD wants to be taken seriously in the corporate market, they have to stop playing these games. Predictability is more important than a little more performance. Yes, Intel switches sockets at the drop of a hat and is hardly ideal, but at least you can find out a few months ahead of time whether your current purchase will get obsoleted real soon or not.




be scared, very scared. a poor upgrade path would destroy AMD, so hopefully it will have wide compatibility.... hopefully.
dew.

 

[Jerboy]

Thoroughbred?

boy AMD is really naming their CPU after horses.. Mustang and Thoroughbred.

Previously Thunderbird, Morgon, etc..

Where's Ford Thoroughbred by the way? 😉