De 760 chipset bestaat uit de AMD 761 northbridge en de AMD 766 southbridge. Eventueel kan de northbridge gecombineerd worden met de 686B southbridge van VIA. De AMD 760 is de eerste commercieel beschikbare chipset met support PC1600 en PC2100 DDR SDRAM. Maximaal wordt 4GB geheugen ondersteund. De northbridge maakt gebruik van een synchrone geheugenbus, wat wil zeggen dat de frontside bus en het geheugen op dezelfde kloksnelheid lopen. Bij gebruik van PC2100 DDR SDRAM is dit 266MHz. Verder is het belangrijk om te weten dat de 760 chipset support heeft voor AGP4x en ATA100.
AMD heeft drie nieuwe Thunderbirds gereleased die de snellere 266MHz FSB ondersteunen. Oude Athlons en Durons kunnen gecombineerd worden met de 760 chipset, maar (officieel) alleen in combinatie met PC1600 DDR en 200MHz FSB. Het is nog even afwachten op de eerste oc tests voordat we kunnen concluderen of het echt onmogelijk is om 200MHz FSB Athlons en Durons op de 266MHz bus te draaien.
AMD verwacht dat systemen met de 760 chipset vanaf het eerste kwartaal van 2001 algemeen verkrijgbaar zijn. De eerste systemen worden vanaf november geleverd en kunnen inmiddels bij Micron PC en NEC Europe besteld worden. De 760 chipset kost 39 dollar in aantallen van 1000. Deze prijs is zeker niet hoog voor een high-end desktop chipset:
DDR memory is an evolutionary new technology that increases peak data throughput to the processor by up to 100 percent compared to its predecessor, Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM), at comparable costs to SDRAM solutions. AMD's DDR platform solution, which includes the award-winning AMD Athlon processor, provides the foundation to continue AMD's leadership position in supplying high-performance solutions for the performance PC space.
[...] AMD also is introducing AMD Athlon™ processors with a 266MHz front-side bus to support the highest grade DDR memory. The processors are available at 1.2GHz, 1.13GHz and 1GHz.
[...] Systems featuring the AMD Athlon processor and DDR memory technology are immediately available for order from micronpc.com in the U.S. and from NEC Computers International in Europe. Systems are expected to be available in November, and AMD expects widespread system availability worldwide in the first quarter of 2001. Other leading OEMs, including Compaq, also are evaluating AMD processor and DDR memory based platforms for introduction in early 2001.
[...] Industry Rallies Behind DDR Memory
AMD has worked closely with its third-party partners to support the broad industry desire for DDR memory platform solutions, and has helped the industry drive to a single DDR memory specification. AMD and leading memory vendors have also worked with SMART Modular Technologies, an independent validation test house, to ensure the compatibility and reliability of the memory solutions. Leading memory manufacturers offering DDR memory modules include Micron, Samsung, Infineon Technologies, Elpida, Hyundai, IBM, Mitsubishi and Toshiba.
[...] Pricing
The 1.2GHz, 1.13GHz, and 1GHz AMD Athlon processors with 266MHz front side bus and support for DDR memory technology are priced at $673, $506 and $385, respectively, each in 1,000 unit quantities. The AMD-760 chipset is priced at $39 in 1,000 unit quantities.
About the AMD-760™ Chipset
The AMD-760 is AMD's next generation chipset for the AMD Athlon processor. It consists of two chips - the AMD-761™ system bus controller, or northbridge, and the AMD-766™ peripheral bus controller, or southbridge. The AMD-760 chipset unleashes the power of DDR memory, enabling the ultimate PC performance in multi-tasking and multimedia intensive applications. The AMD-760 chipset supports the AMD Athlon processor with both a 200MHz and 266MHz front side bus, as well as PC1600 and PC2100 Double Data Rate (DDR) memory and 4xAGP graphics.
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