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Will the first AM2 chips support quad processing?
I am planning on building a new system soon. I've seen mention of having 2
dual core chips from AMD and Intel effectively giving you quad processing. I haven't seen any info on if the first release chips from either company support this with a new motherboard chipset or if a totally different CPU is required. I figure I could replace the motherboard easily enough if I just need a second processor down the line. Thanks |
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Will the first AM2 chips support quad processing?
Thanks for that level headed non fanboy response! I think that is very
sound advice! "General Schvantzkoph" wrote in message news On Mon, 05 Jun 2006 13:18:41 -0700, Boe wrote: I am planning on building a new system soon. I've seen mention of having 2 dual core chips from AMD and Intel effectively giving you quad processing. I haven't seen any info on if the first release chips from either company support this with a new motherboard chipset or if a totally different CPU is required. I figure I could replace the motherboard easily enough if I just need a second processor down the line. Thanks What you are asking about are Opterons. Two dual core Opterons will give you four total cores. The next generation Opterons aren't due out until August at the earliest, http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=32188. However you don't have to wait, the current 940 pin Opterons will do what you want and there is no indication that the socket 1207 Opterons will be any faster. Opterons use registered DIMMs so you can put 8G per chip (16G total) on the current generation parts. The new Intel server parts, Woodcrest, are due out in a week to two. If I were you I'd wait until they are released to see how they compare to the Opteron. |
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