1.4Ghz Athlon MP Soon

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For the fastest in Athlon SMP computing you have to wait for a little bit, as The Register is reporting that a 1.4Ghz version of the MP Athlon should be available by August for around $300. Currently only a 1.0Ghz and a 1.2Ghz version are available.

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    June 29, 2001 11:29 AM

    Is it just me, or are speeds not ramping up as quickly as they used to?

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      June 29, 2001 11:37 AM

      They're hitting the limit of current technology. But new tech should be out sooner or later.

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        June 29, 2001 11:46 AM

        "They're hitting the limit of current technology." Nope! But they are hitting the limits of common sense. :o) All we need is some games (like T2) that run bad even on high end machines to increase the demands for even more powerfull systems. Too bad that even high end graphical OS like Windows don't need the power of todays computers to run smooth.

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          June 29, 2001 11:48 AM

          no, but MS is doing their best to make it so.

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          June 29, 2001 12:01 PM

          Oh yes they are. Going from 800 to 900 Mhz is a lot bigger boost than going from 1,33 to 1,4 Ghz (not the best explaination but it still shows that at least the Thunderbird is hitting its max speed)

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      June 29, 2001 11:44 AM

      if youre looking at it as exponential growth then yeah, growth has probably slowed...but if you look at it linearly then growth is probably at its highest rate...because wasnt it less than a year ago that the 1 ghz came out?...if so, that means a growth of 400 mhz in one year, not bad...

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        June 29, 2001 2:51 PM

        huh? It's always been that after one year you had one and a half times the CPU frequency for the same price. I don't see this year making a difference. The exponential growth seems to stay at the same level.

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          June 29, 2001 3:42 PM

          #13, processor, schmocssecor. They need to ramp up HDD and bus speed. Bandwidth on the bus too, not just give it a higher speed.

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