Athlon Motherboards? 14
cale writes "Ok, so every vendor on the net will let you preorder one of these Athlon puppies, but has anyone seen any motherboards as of yet? I am looking to upgrade my aging K6 (original) to something with a bit more juice, and I have chosen the Athlon, except for the problem that I just can't find any motherboards for it. So if someone could steer me in the right direction that would be great." They aren't out quite yet, but my understanding is that they are on their way. What do you all think of this new technology?
Re:Another pain in the Arse... (Score:1)
Why? Your question is irrelevant to the question of why AMD moved to Slot A over Socket 7. I don't care why Intel moved to Slot 1. I do know that the Athlon couldn't possibly be made to work on Socket 7 motherboards. Do you even know what EV6 is? If not, shut up or go post elsewhere about something you have a clue about.
AMD moved away from Socket 7 precisely for the "new and better technology" reasons you're so quick to dismiss, although technically it's not new -- the Alpha has been using it for some time. Why a slot rather than a new type of socket? Well, if you're going to change anyways, who cares? If it ain't Socket 7, it might as well be either a socket or slot. Slots are nice in that you have less of a problem with bent pins, and although ZIF sockets are supposed to solve that, chips can still be damaged while not being installed. More importantly, since it makes no real difference either way, but many consumers find slots easier, why NOT a new slot type?
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Re:Actually, it "Logically" can... (Score:1)
Re:Another pain in the Arse... (Score:1)
Another pain in the Arse... (Score:1)
Now AMD has waded into the same waters and come up with this new Slot A - which looks identical, and is physically compatible with Intel's Slot 1, yet not electrically compatible! But the same problem exists - limited choice for users, not to mention confusion - not all of us are so technically up to date so as to know that these two very similar looking components are totally incompatible - believe me, I see these users every day, they aren't total idiots, but they aren't Nerds, and they just aren't prepared to accept the fact that despite the reality that Slot A will plug into the Slot 1 socket, the components won't work - period!
And before anyone starts up with the "New and Better Technology" cry - ask yourselves what the big advantage was with Slot 1, and why when it was fiscally expedient for Intel they forgot all about it for the Celeron Series and went for Socket 370? Just because they flip the CPU on it's side and mount it on a PCB with a couple of Cache RAM chips (maybe!) doesn't alter the internal architecture, which is really the bread and butter of the Processor, and in great part, the system. They proved that themselves with the performance of the Socket 370 systems, not to mention the ready availability of those SlotKet Converters - if the Slot 1 form factor was so advanced, they surely should not have been so easy to create, or implement, or been so successful.
Bottom line, it's all about getting back to Proprietary Hardware for the sake of greed, don't let them fool you, it logically can't be about anything else, can it?
Actually, it "Logically" can... (Score:1)
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What? Athlon is an awesome name for a chip (Score:2)
If somebody made a three processor box, they could call it the ironman!