On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Frank B Smith wrote:

> I am not certain if you are referreng the next K-6 group, or the K-7.
>
> In the K-6 group, the 266 mhz is shipping to manufacturers, but is not yet
> available on the open market.  The step following this is the K-6 3D, which
> will incorperate additional commands to handle graphics.  This chip is to be
> a .25 micron construction.  The K-6 300mhz will probably be running on a 100
> mhz bus.
Some vendors are already selling that chip, check out www.pricewatch.com.

> The costs have not been published, for the chips alone.
The going price is around US$325, but will probably drop in the next
weeks.

> I don't know if your mobo will support bus speeds in excess of 66 mhz.  As
> you are running a 200 MMX (I assume, Intel), you will not get enough of a
> boost in performance with less than an increase to 300 mhz  (from 200 to
> 233, you may not notice it, from 200 to 266, you will notice a slight
> increase).
>
> I would wait, at this point, until the available bus speeds on new mobo's
> become available, and the high risk personalities have tried them out...
> :-).  We can all benefit from real world trials.
>
> The K-7 is probably not going to use the Socket 7.
I belive it will use a Slot design from Digital (same as Alpha).

Regards,
Einar Orn