Volgens The Register hebben diverse distributeurs gemeld dat er momenteel een tekort is aan Athlon moederborden. Het probleem lijkt zich voornamelijk concentreren rond de KX133 borden, waarvan de supplies zich op dit moment beperken tot planken van Epox. Verwacht wordt dat KX133 mobo's pas in april goed leverbaar zijn. Weer uitstel dus...
There are limited supplies from companies like Epox, but large mainboard firm First International Corporation (FIC), like Via a subsidiary of Formosa Plastics, is delaying pushing the boards out of the door. However, on the other hand, FIC is the first third party mobo maker to have its mainboard certified by AMD as suitable for the 1GHz Athlon.We understand that Chaintech, another big Taiwanese mobo manufacturer, is also chary about pushing the boards out of the door and still wishes to further test the KX-133 because of concerns over reliability.
FIC is telling smaller system builders that widespread availability of KX-133 mobos is unlikely until April. "Good" boards are being supplied to OEMs with large orders first.