Athlon's death?

[Casper1676]

I am just wondering, if any of you heard, that AMD was going to stop production on the Athlon XP line and solely focus on Athlon64's?

[Running_on_Wheel]

that wouldnt make much sense

i sincerly doubt it

[TangZ]

why would they when 99% of there market only owns a 32 bit MOBO!!

[Casper1676]

The reason I brought this up is because we have been living with the XP 3200+ (2.2GHz) for some time now (how long has it been) and now the Athlon64 3200+ (2.0GHz) and soon the release of the Athlon64 3400+ (2.2GHz). When is the XP 3400+ (etc) coming out?

[arifu]

With the successful introduction of the Opteron processor in late April, AMD completed one half of its forecast entry into the 64-bit processing world. Based on an evolution of the x86 instruction set used by current 32-bit processors made by Intel and AMD, the Opteron is targeted at the high to mid-range server and workstation market.

The second processor released under the AMD64 architecture will be the Athlon 64, formerly known as 'Clawhammer,' which aims to bring 64-bit computing power to the desktop and mobile markets. Due on September 23rd, the Athlon 64 will be a slightly hobbled version of the Opteron, and with its built in compatibility with current software and operating systems, will attempt to bridge the gap easily between 32-bit and 64-bit computing environments.

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[Running_on_Wheel]

based on your signature you wont need to re-upgrade till the amd makes an athlon 12800+