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Author: D. Ryba
Date: 1-24-02
Subject: Motherboard
Manufacturer: Tyan
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Tyan's Thunder K7
And it seems like only yesterday...
By D. Ryba, 1/24/2002
Approximately six months ago, Tyan released the much heralded and enthusiastically anticipated, Thunder K7 mainboard. As AMD was the first to release a 1GHz processor, Tyan was the first manufacturer to release a dual processor motherboard based on the AMD platform. As many of the astute AMD bloc already knows, the Thunder K7 is based on Advanced Micro Devices' now mature 760MP chipset; specifically the 762 Northbridge and 766 Southbridge chipsets. Before the MPX commotion, the K7 Thunder was the biggest kid on the block. Preliminary examination suggests that the primary difference between AMD's 766 and 768 Southbridge chipsets is that the 768 Southbridge supports the 64-bit/66MHz PCI bus. Whereas, the K7 Thunder only supports the 64-bit/33MHz PCI bus. For those performance-seeking enthusiasts, this will remain the weakness of the 766 South chipset.
The initial launch of the K7 Thunder was controversial and some users experienced great difficulty configuring and running their rigs. Problems ranged from blown power supplies, black screens, to total system failure. The problems became so pervasive, that users started to turn to the less obvious such as the reseller, lot number, power supply, and manufacturer date. As with any innovative product, there are going to be bumps in the road. With these bumps, came revisions, with these revisions, evolved a stable platform worthy of any gaming fanatic or enterprise platform.
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Above shows, some of the adaptations the early Thunder K7 went through. Few miscellaneous changes such as the addition of a passive heatsink on the 762 North chipset and other minor changes. Notice the chip vacancies near the center of the mainboards. This is where the Winbond W83782D hardware monitoring controllers would reside on the S2462UNGM model of the Thunder K7.
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