Even though we're currently unable to show you a complete Hammer platform, we nevertheless bring you the very first motherboard with the VIA K8T400M chipset. However, we still hope to present the first tests of the ClawHammer before Christmas. Most of the motherboard manufacturers have samples with a clock speed of 1.6 GHz, labeled unofficially as "XP 3200+."

A big issue at AMD is the thermal behavior of the processor, whose core is based on the 0.13-micron process. Compared to the Athlon XP with the Thoroughbred B core, the die surface has increased nearly 20% to 104 mm. This allows for more efficient CPU cooling as a result of the better ratio between the thermal power dissipation and the die surface. Also, new manufacturer guidelines will be coming from AMD: the cooler will not be attached to the CPU socket, as has been the case, and instead will be attached to a clip, which in turn is clamped to the motherboard with two screws. This will automatically mean a new source of revenue for established firms.

More information and pictures via the source link.
http://www.tomshardware.com/mainboar...017/index.html



Last edited by McoreD at Oct 18 2002, 05:25 PM

Whee! Kill Itanium. Go hammer! Ahem... :P