AMD Barton to use 200Mhz FSB

[Wombat]

Yes, just get an account with one of the MANY online brokerages.

[Ribbit]

Originally posted by Indiana
If it's DualChannel, yes...

And if it's not? I don't see AMD putting a dual-channel chipset together for the Barton, which is really an end-of-life product.

[Kooldino]

Originally posted by GT98
Hmm can you say New PC end of next year or start of 2004 for me

Damn AMD stock is under $6 bucks a pop...shit I need some money to buy some stock...I bet it will be 3x that amount this time next year if the Athlon 64 takes off

Yep. I own many shares myself. 2 months ago it was like $3.

I'm glad they're going with a 200Mhz FSB, but really, it's expected. The product is almost a year away, and people have had thier FSB at 200+ for almost a year now anyway (overclockers like us, that is).

However, it should make a bigger difference on these chips since they'll likely require more memory bandwidth. Also, the fact that the north bridge (with the exception of the AGP controller) is integrated into the CPU is nice, so maybe it will scale a little better. Good going, AMD. Now get it out before Intel pummels you into the ground.

[Indiana]

The NForce has a DualChannel interface since quite some time now - just that up to now the additional bandwidth could not be used due to the CPUs low FSB.

[Kooldino]

Originally posted by Indiana
The NForce has a DualChannel interface since quite some time now - just that up to now the additional bandwidth could not be used due to the CPUs low FSB.

Even still, the difference is negligable. Some programs even run slower when utilizing both channels. Things should be a little different for the hammer, tho.