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2 cpu on one chip.
I keep seeing reports that AMD are going to do a 2 on 1 chip but am confused
as to the number of pins. Will this chip replaced the AMD 64 chip, with 900 and something pins, or will they be an upgrade route for an opteron. Anyone know ? the_gnome |
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"the gnome" wrote in message ... I keep seeing reports that AMD are going to do a 2 on 1 chip but am confused as to the number of pins. Will this chip replaced the AMD 64 chip, with 900 and something pins, or will they be an upgrade route for an opteron. Anyone know ? the_gnome Same pins as my understanding of it goes. |
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I keep seeing reports that AMD are going to do a 2 on 1 chip but am
confused as to the number of pins. Will this chip replaced the AMD 64 chip, with 900 and something pins, or will they be an upgrade route for an opteron. Anyone know ? Advanced Micro Devices Inc. will release dual-core Opteron processors for servers and workstations in 2005, the same time frame that Intel Corp. plans for its first dual-core products, an AMD executive said Monday. http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/...ualcore_1.html Seems to me that they will use the same socket as the current range of Opteron socket 940 or socket 939, whichever is more suitable at the time. -- Regards, Tony. (tony.cue(at)tiscali.co.uk) Discogs: building the definitive database of electronic music... http://www.discogs.com Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe (Revision 1.01, BIOS 1008) AMD AthlonXP 3200+ (Barton, 11 x 200, 1.65VCore) |
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Seems to me that they will use the same socket as the current range of
Opteron socket 940 or socket 939, whichever is more suitable at the time. That makes it a bit difficult to purchase a mobo and opterons now, unless you can just clip off the excess pin at a later date the_gnome |
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On Wed, 19 May 2004 05:36:34 +0100, the gnome wrote:
Seems to me that they will use the same socket as the current range of Opteron socket 940 or socket 939, whichever is more suitable at the time. That makes it a bit difficult to purchase a mobo and opterons now, unless you can just clip off the excess pin at a later date the_gnome The are definitely doing it for the Opteron (940 pin) they haven't decided if they are going to do it for the consumer part (939 pin). My guess is that they will but it might not happen until a couple of quarters after the server parts come out. If you really want a dual core upgrade path then buy an Opteron board now. Personally I wouldn't worry about future compatibility, you can always buy a new motherboard when the time comes. Chances are when the dual core parts come out they'll support DDRII RAM so you'll want to upgrade your RAM also. There will also be SATA drives that support command queueing so you'll want a new drive to go with the new CPU and RAM. You see where I'm going with this, in two years there will be enough improvements in the other components of your system that you'll want a whole new box anyway. |
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"General" == General Schvantzkoph writes:
General On Wed, 19 May 2004 05:36:34 +0100, the gnome wrote: Seems to me that they will use the same socket as the current range of Opteron socket 940 or socket 939, whichever is more suitable at the time. That makes it a bit difficult to purchase a mobo and opterons now, unless you can just clip off the excess pin at a later date the_gnome General The are definitely doing it for the Opteron (940 pin) they General haven't decided if they are going to do it for the consumer General part (939 pin). My guess is that they will but it might not General happen until a couple of quarters after the server parts General come out. If you really want a dual core upgrade path then General buy an Opteron board now. Personally I wouldn't worry about General future compatibility, you can always buy a new motherboard General when the time comes. Chances are when the dual core parts General come out they'll support DDRII RAM so you'll want to upgrade General your RAM also. There will also be SATA drives that support General command queueing so you'll want a new drive to go with the General new CPU and RAM. You see where I'm going with this, in two General years there will be enough improvements in the other General components of your system that you'll want a whole new box General anyway. True in most cases after 1-2 years one has to upgrade motherboard and cpu for many different reasons. Memory is another big reason. I would suspect these new motherboards in 2 years will have a different memory setup. Does any of the current sata drives or controllers support command queueing? Wondering? The last time I looked at sata drives they were the same as ide drives. Later |
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