When you go to pricewatch.com and ask for the category AMD Thunderbird, the majority of returns says they're slot-A and not socketed. I thought this was a bit peculiar, since the slot-As are supposed to be less available, and intended for OEM manufacturers.
Also, is the only hope of really overclocking the T-bird in getting a slot one and using a gfd? I don't mean increasing the FSB bus: obviously this will work for socketed T-birds also. But as far as overclocking the T-Bird by altering multiplier etc, is this only viable on the slotted ones?
Thanks for your guys' help, I plan on building a T-Bird system for college this summer, and I want to plan for the future and ensure that I can squeeze out some extra performance.
Vlad
Also, is the only hope of really overclocking the T-bird in getting a slot one and using a gfd? I don't mean increasing the FSB bus: obviously this will work for socketed T-birds also. But as far as overclocking the T-Bird by altering multiplier etc, is this only viable on the slotted ones?
Thanks for your guys' help, I plan on building a T-Bird system for college this summer, and I want to plan for the future and ensure that I can squeeze out some extra performance.
Vlad