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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Cirruslvr who wrote (58202)5/15/1999 12:45:00 AM
From: Cirruslvr  Read Replies (2) of 1570706
 
More K7 info

I got this from Aces (http://www.aceshardware.com/)

"According to this Digitimes Taiwan Daily report (http://www.digitimes.com.tw/content.asp?datePublish=1999/05/15&pages=02&seq=01), K7 samples have already been sent out to major motherboard makers for evaluation. AMD is quoted as saying that the first batch of K7s will definitely be distributed in June (world wide), but mass shipment will have to wait until Q4 99. Those motherboard makers are reportedly quite impressed with the performance of K7, and are currently working on their 200 Mhz FSB K7 motherboards. These motherboards are expected to be mass produced in Q3 99. Also, because these K7 motherboards "run hotter", they will be using 6-layer PCB design, as oppose to the 4-layer used by most motherboards out there.
Another report from Digitimes (http://www.digitimes.com.tw/content.asp?datePublish=1999/05/15&pages=02&seq=06) mentions that all the K7 motherboards produced in 1999 will feature AMD's very own Irongate chipsets. Corresponding K7 chipsets from VIA and ALI won't be ready until 2000. It is also reported that K7 will start at 500 Mhz in June, and costs about 400-500 dollars each."

The chipset thing is a surprise.

Is the reason the motherboards get hot because of the faster "bus" speed?
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