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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) aims to strengthen its position in the entry-level processor market by introducing a 32-bit CPU, codenamed Athlon XP Paris, in the third quarter of this year, according to sources at Taiwanese motherboard makers.

The 754-pin Paris will be targeted for the desktop and will be fully based on the K8 micro-architecture, with 256KB of L2 cache, but will not support AMD64, i.e. x86-64 technology, said the sources.

With the introduction of the Athlon XP Paris, AMD’s existing Athlon XP Socket A/462 processors will be gradually phased out, the sources said.

The Athlon XP Paris is also pin-to-pin compatible with the Athlon 64 processor, so local motherboard makers can use the same chipsets and/or boards to support both the high-end 64-bit processors and the entry-level 32-bit processors, said the sources.

The compatibility, however, is likely to push down K8 chipsets prices to K7 levels, resulting in an erosion of profit margins on motherboards, the sources said.

Taiwan-based VIA Technologies, a major supplier of K8 chipsets, has not decided to launch chipsets to exclusively support the Athlon XP Paris as AMD has not yet revealed further details about the new chip, according to sources at VIA.

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The_Neon_Cowboy

joy a forced upgrade

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DriveEuro

Well, it'll make upgrading to A64 easier.

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Judas

whaddya mean?

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DriveEuro

Cuz 462 is not going to be made anymore..... Forcing you to switch to K8....... DUH.

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Judas

and we weren't expecting that..

Seriously, since when has anything lasted? i mean Slot A to Socket A.... Socket A has lasted a good long time... it's time to move on.... Won't see an improvement overall if we stick to backwards capabilities for ever

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MSX

I wonder if paris will require ECC ram. Its the only thing holding me back from upgrading(I mean I'd get a fx-51 combo if I had a grand laying around).

Vampyromaniac

Lol, well you don't have to get a faster processor but then I'd still be on my Pentium III No, it's basically the same chip as the current Athlon64 (754 pin), minus the 64-bit capability.
So you will have a much faster processor than AthlonXP, but you won't be able to run Windows XP 64-bit (or any 64-bit OS.)

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The_Neon_Cowboy

well basically they will force you to upgrade even though you system may be plenty fast enough
you wanna upgrade a little? nope your only option will be upgrade alot and that desn't seit well becouse 1 your foced to upgrade morethen you may want two. the value of you old stuff becomes allmost nill...

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Vampyromaniac

I guess I don't understand what you mean. it's the same as any other socket change... the socket A is through, it's time for a new socket.
did you expect socket A to last to 2020? I don't think any other socket has lasted this long
sure, the old stuff will lose value afterward, but hey, that's life a small sacrifice for better enabling technology
just sell quick! or, keep it as a souvenir hehe. I don't see it as "forced" I'm happy to be able to use the faster CPUs

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