The Athlon, also known as the K7, is the newest addition to the AMD cpu family. The Athlon is like a Pentium II or III, having its own slot, but the slot is different from the Pentium II or III slot. The Athlon slot is actually backwards, being called a Slot 1. Mainboards for the Althon run at a revolutionary bus speed of up to 200MHz. The Athlon comes in speeds of 500, 550, 600, 650, and 700 MHz. New Release! The Athlon 1 Gigahert chip is out! You can buy this chip in computers at Gateway.com! Check it out! Prices for the Athlon run from around $200 up to around $500 depending on the chip speed. Most reviews that I have read have all found that the Athlon has better preformance rates than a Pentium II or II. Testers have found that the Athlon preforms very well especially when playing games and using graphics software.
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