Volgens The Register zou er ten gevolge van de aardbeving in Taiwan een tekort aan Athlon moederborden kunnen ontstaan. Dit terwijl de Athlon planken op dit moment toch al moeilijk verkrijgbaar zijn:
Commenting on the disruption caused to motherboard production on the island, one Register reader said: "Where are you going to put your AMD chips now?" A quick trip to AMD's Web site and a spot of easy searching will throw up a list of all the mobos recommended for use with the Athlon.The roll call is this: FIC, Gigabyte and MSI. All are dependent on Taiwan for board manufacture.
Earlier this month, AMD was hit by problems with some mobo makers' boards not working. Having the supply of boards dry up altogether is a much more serious matter.
