whats the hold up on the 133mhz bus Athlons?

[soulm4tter]

I think this is part of the reason why we aren't seeing many motherboards yet.

 

[soulm4tter]

bump, where are these chips? i can't understand how there is a problem if current Tbirds can run at 133mhz bus when lowering the multiplier.

 

[ViRGE]

Right now, it's a wait for motherboards. The 760, Magik, and KT133A are all just now going into full production. We won't see any retail 266mhz FSB chips until after the tweakers have gotten their hands on the first batch of 266mhz FSB mobos.

 

[XMan]

I think most of them are being gobbled up by the OEMs.

 

[Dark4ng3l]

oem's have no use for 133mhz fsb athlons since the poeple that buy their systems dont know what fsb means.

 

[XMan]

Gee, I guess that explains why Micron is selling systems with PC2100 memory, huh?

 

[ViRGE]

Bah, Micron is the only person with and DDR chipsets.

 

[Moonbeam]

Is it Mr. or Ms. or Mrs. Micron?

I called MSI today to find out when I can get a K7T Turbo. They said one month due to new year holidays in China.

 

[LXi]

<<I called MSI today to find out when I can get a K7T Turbo. They said one month due to new year holidays in China.>>

Uh oh, that doesnt sound good, Chinese new year doesnt end until February.

 

[Moonbeam]

Actually the lady told me the fab plant was on vacation for a week now and would need a couple a more to ramp up and get out some quantity. She said the board was due out Jan 1 but wouldn't be available till the end of the month. Who knows if she's right, but she sounded quite sure of her facts.

 

[SuperNoOne]

<< I called MSI today to find out when I can get a K7T Turbo. They said one month due to new year holidays in China. >>



And about the ABIT KT7A, anyone know when it will be available, they have it's description in their site, but nothing about release dates, and i'm to lazy to send them a mail.

 

[Jumpem]

I read that the Asus A7M266 will be shipping towards the end of January.

 

[LXi]

Right now Im assuming most Taiwanese manufacturers will ship their new boards late January, because they all have the same new year holiday dates. Chinese new year is January 24th, so I think they will try to beat that date to ship the boards.

 

[Moonbeam]

Sup, I called Abit in Freemont Ca. for you but they are closed till Jan 2.
You can call them then, if you want, at 1-510-623-0500. Maybe the Taipei office is open: 886-2-2698-1888.

 

[Celstar]

Chinese new year is early this year. end of january.