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To: Petz who wrote (37758)	4/29/2001 8:16:54 AM
From: John Evans	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

RE: 1.3 GHz notebooks That number may refer to the speed of the notebook plugged into the mains. PowerNow alters processor voltage, as well as frequency. The ultimate frequency limit would depend on the wattage of the portable power supply, which I estimate for notebooks at about 80-100W, and the fan inside the notebook. To evacuate the extra heat, the fan could have two speeds. It would be a little noisy, but it's not inconceivable that a Palomino notebook could run at those speeds. Studies have shown that most people use their notebooks plugged in. Of course, on battery power the Palomino would drop back to a more reasonable 1GHz max. Regarding Crush, some people have questioned the utility of 4.2 Gb/sec bandwidth, given that the Athlon's FSB is only 2.1 Gb/sec. However, AMD could easily produce a 166/333 FSB (or higher) version of the Palomino. Many people are already running their OC'ed Athlons at that FSB speed on the KT133A chipset -- some even higher, up to 180/360 with stability. I expect that like most modern chipsets, the Nvidia Crush will separate the FSB and memory bus speeds. I also expect that Crush will easily run at 166/333 MHz.