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To: Scot who wrote (100264)	3/27/2000 3:02:00 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576628

Posted about a week ago... It is a major concession that Abit makes an Athlon motherboard. Jim

To: Scot who wrote (100264)	3/27/2000 3:03:00 PM
From: Scot	Respond to of 1576628

More MB news, MB roundup at Anandtech: anandtech.com The other factors included what some motherboard manufacturers claim to be negligence on AMD?s part to help them with developing motherboards as well as the lack of a 4-layer reference design. AMD?s reference Athlon motherboard, the Fester, featured a 6-layer construction that went against the cost concerns of most Taiwanese motherboard manufacturers, including ABIT, who was often criticized for not producing an Athlon motherboard. It wasn?t all their fault, it simply didn?t seem feasible (from a profit perspective) to produce a 6-layer motherboard. Luckily, things have been turning around for AMD with the motherboard situation. With the release of VIA?s KX133 chipset, and over 15 motherboard manufacturers listed on the VIA homepage as offering KX133 products, the Athlon motherboard market is expanding very quickly. In preparation for the influx of Athlon motherboards into the market over these next few months, we have rounded up 11 Athlon motherboards, 5 of which are based on the new KX133 chipset. The boards included in this roundup are the AOpen AK72, ASUS K7M, ASUS K7V-RM, EPoX 7KXA, FIC SD-11, Gigabyte GA-7IX, Gigabyte GA-7VM, Microstar MS-6167, Microstar MS-6195 K7Pro, Soyo SY-K7AIA, and the Tyan Trinity K7 S2380.