What chipsets will support AMD Barton core?

[EglsFly]

nForce2, KT400, KT333 ?
Anyword from MB manufactures about bios updates to support Barton?

 

[OverclockTHIS]

Originally posted by: EglsFly
nForce2, KT400, KT333 ?
Anyword from MB manufactures about bios updates to support Barton?

nForce2 will support Barton(200mhz)...probably with the BIOS update so that it can identify the CPU...
Don't think KT400 / KT333 will support it(lack of proper PCI divider at 166mhz and higher - unless you want to run your PCI/AGP devices at high frequencies ...and assuming they can handle it)...

 

[Vette73]

Its is still rumor that the Barton will EVER be 400mhz. And AMD already has said the first Bartons will be 333Mhz. So the KT400 will support them and SOME Kt333 boards will also.
And the nForce Should, if it was built into the early sets going out right now.

 

[OverclockTHIS]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Its is still rumor that the Barton will EVER be 400mhz. And AMD already has said the first Bartons will be 333Mhz. So the KT400 will support them and SOME Kt333 boards will also.
And the nForce Should, if it was built into the early sets going out right now.

Its not a RUMOUR...right from ANANDTECH...

"We just received confirmation (although AMD won't announce it until much later) that Barton will be shipping with a 400MHz FSB and the performance boost from the new FSB is pretty healthy."

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Its is still rumor that the Barton will EVER be 400mhz. And AMD already has said the first Bartons will be 333Mhz. So the KT400 will support them and SOME Kt333 boards will also.
And the nForce Should, if it was built into the early sets going out right now.

Actually the day2 COMDEX report here at Anandtech states

We just received confirmation (although AMD won't announce it until much later) that Barton will be shipping with a 400MHz FSB and the performance boost from the new FSB is pretty healthy. On current processors the use of a 400MHz FSB will improve performance anywhere from 0 - 15% on the nForce2 platform, obviously depending on the benchmark.

It seems to suggest that the nForce2 is the only sktA chipset for it at the moment as well but that's obviously my interpretation of the passage and doesn't exclude other's consequently. EDIT posted while I was typing

 

[EglsFly]

I remember reading somewhere recently that Barton would ship at 333MHz FSB first, then move up to 400MHz FSB later.

 

[GetInMyFatBelly]

the upcomming KT400A will support (400) 200MHz and dual DDR. I'm sure the the KT333 and KT400 will support at least, the 333MHz bartons.

 

[EglsFly]

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