Following the Intel chipset shortage, recent rumors among motherboard
makers indicate that supplies of the Athlon 64 3000+ and dual-core
Athlon 64 X2 3800+ CPU lines from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are
already short of demand in the Asia-Pacific region. AMD has responded
that the shortage should ease in 1-2 weeks.

more.. http://www.digitimes.com/print/a20050929A8027.html

EdG wrote:
> Following the Intel chipset shortage, recent rumors among motherboard
> makers indicate that supplies of the Athlon 64 3000+ and dual-core
> Athlon 64 X2 3800+ CPU lines from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are
> already short of demand in the Asia-Pacific region. AMD has responded
> that the shortage should ease in 1-2 weeks.
>
> more.. http://www.digitimes.com/print/a20050929A8027.html
>


Strange that they should get into a situation of tight supplies, when
they had built up a huge inventory during their last earnings period.

Yousuf Khan

"Yousuf Khan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> EdG wrote:
> > Following the Intel chipset shortage, recent rumors among
motherboard
> > makers indicate that supplies of the Athlon 64 3000+ and dual-core
> > Athlon 64 X2 3800+ CPU lines from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are
> > already short of demand in the Asia-Pacific region. AMD has
responded
> > that the shortage should ease in 1-2 weeks.
>
> Strange that they should get into a situation of tight supplies,
when
> they had built up a huge inventory during their last earnings
period.

The shortage is model-specific, not a general problem. It's the
low-price models that are in short supply. It seems the marketplace
doesn't want to buy the expensive stuff. Gee, in PC-land, who woulda
thunk? ;-)