[H-GEN] AMD K6 Chip

[Frank Brand]

> > AMD have acknowledged the problem and documented it. I believe that
> > chips produced after about week 30 (the week of build is part of the
> > serial number) may have had it fixed but I have yet to determine this as
> > gospel.
> well, if it is fixed, then the K6 is a definite bargain .. for around $50
> more than a PMMX-166, you can get a K6-200.  Or you can pay $1000 for a
> Pentium-2.  Yes.


Well, there does seem to be a lot more heat comes from the K6 but people
I know who have used them say they can be reliably overclocked (200 ->
225) and fairly fly.

However, the current batch are .35 micron design if I am not mistaken so
maybe it might be worth waiting for the newer versions due sometime this
quarter in .25 micron design and lower voltages to address heat.

I have seen K6-200 on a PC Partner TX board for $510 and the K6-233 for
$680.

Chip only I priced today K6-200 $425 and K6-233 $560.


> Now to save up for a new mb/cpu.
> 
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