I don’t know about the rest of you guys, but nothing makes me higher than getting behind the keyboard of a super fast system. I’m not just talking about a system that can load Windows up in under 30 seconds, I’m taking about a computer that seems to have a program open before you even think of opening it. That’s what I call speed!
Before I continue, I will say that I am an official AMD stockholder. I own AMD stock and promote AMD Products because I feel they are quality for the dollar, I do not promote them because I own stock.
Rumor has it that on the 15th of May, AMD is set to announce it’s Palamino core Athlon Processor. It’s name is a very interesting one for John Q. Techie. Athlon 4. It is named this way for what I see can only be two reasons.
- The same reason the K6-III and K6-2 were named, to compete with the Pentium II and Pentium !!! processors. It started when Intel named the i586 the Pentium…it’s all in the name folks.
- It’s the fourth Athlon core, following the K7, K75, and the Thunderbird.
What is the interface of this new chip? No problems in this department, it’s Socket A all the way.
What’s needed for this new chip? For most of us, just a BIOS update. It might help to have a motherboard with the ability to provide a bunch of power to the processor as it is predicted that this chip will reach 2GHz.
What’s new about it? It is said to run at a lower power…possibly 15% or more less wattage than the current Thunderbird core which is known to suck the juice and kick out the heat, much like a drunken chronic smoker.
Hopefully, I’ll be able to upgrade to this new chip, spending it’s initial cost. I’ll leave you guys this to chew on: How well will this puppy overclock if it need less power, and still uses .18micron copper process, or even SOI technology licensed from IBM?
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