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To: Scumbria who wrote (103909)	6/4/2000 6:15:00 PM
From: deibutfeif	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Scumbria, re: Intel would not have released any PIII's faster than 800MHz to date, if they weren't concerned about appearing to lose the GHz race to AMD. Well, perhaps not - Intel is known for holding cards close until absolutely necessary - remember the 2764? By all normal standards, the GHz parts were/are not ready for production. If so, it sounds like a perfectly good reason to change what the "normal standards" are. ~dbf

To: Scumbria who wrote (103909)	6/4/2000 10:56:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

SCUMbria - Re: "By all normal standards, the GHz parts were/are not ready for production." That is correct - AMD's 1 GHz AthWiper had to be doubly jacked-up in voltage from 1.7 (Which was already Jacked-Up from 1.6 voilts on the original AthWiper)to 1.8 volts - with the addition of a doubly massive heat sink and fan - in order to get their 'Wipey's to an overclocked 1 GHz. Thanks for reminding us of AMD's desperation. Of course, the ThumperTurds with copper will run easily at 1.4 GHz tomorrow - right? Paul