T-birds

[ryanpgroovy]

172 slot A 700
and 179 socket a 700
they even have the motherboards in stock.
http://ocz.safeshopper.com/29/cat29.htm?583

 

[da loser]

why not get one from tcwo for $199 SlotA 750, everyone at amdzone has been getting 900 cores. plus it looks like these guy test the cpus first, so i wouldn't buy from them.

 

[CaptainCaveman]

I thought I read that Thunderbirds were Socket A only...?

All the reviews I've been reading have said all Thunderbirds and Durons work in the same motherboards. Hmmm. And they don't have pictures of the Slot A Thunderbirds...

Am I misinformed or is this shady.. ?

 

[kendogg]

CaptainCaveman

you are correct they come in sockets and slots. I just heard that the slots were limited in quantity.

 

[how2upgrade]

Slot version of the Tbirds is OEM

 

[CaptainCaveman]

Ahh... Slot A Thunderbirds being OEM only sounds familiar. That must've been my confusion... Thanks.

 

[Linc]

Slot-A was produced for backward compatibility, for the OEM companies (Gateway, Compaq, HP and so on). They weren't really intended for the open market.

AMD intends for the Socket-A version to be mass market product. So you're thinking, I should just get socket-a Mobo/CPU and I'm covered for future upgrades. Well, here's the kicker...Socket CPUs are LOCKED and unless you've got micro-soldering experience (like the guys at TomsHardware.com) there's NO overclocking them (not even with multiplier dip switches on Mobos).

So, if you want to be able to overclock...then go slot-a
If you want future upgradability, socket-a is the platform.

Lovely.

 

[ryanpgroovy]

Tctwo is out of 750's last time I called em

 

[Quickfingerz]

If you know how to make your own slockets, you can make your own slocket overclocking device and make lots of money. or socket to socket overclocking device. I would think that it's pretty easy.

 

[SuperSix]

Actually, they have quite a few in stock.

 

[403Forbidden]

will these slot a t-birds work with a ASUS K7V mobo?

 

[bomb99]

will this slot A work with my giga byte k7ix motherboard? can i stil overclock them?

 

[uncouth]

Makes a heart full of Jello:l