AMD AM2: More than just a Memory Change
 

The new AMD technology refresh, now called AM2, will bring DDR2 memory to the Athlon64 on-processor memory controller. Many in the industry have speculated about the impact of this low latency memory controller on DDR2 performance, which to this point has suffered under the impact of the higher latency Intel Netburst architecture. We are looking forward to the opportunity to take a closer look at DDR2 performance on AM2 - which is everyone's big question.

There will be more than just new memory with AMD2, however. We now have details on the new Socket 940 for AM2. It has been widely reported that the new Socket 940 will not be compatible with the existing Socket 940 used for Opteron and early Athlon 64.

More HSF to test on this new socket, as the mounting will change...

the coolermaster susurro boast AM2 socket compatibility, it uses 2 clips, identical to current socket, so all 3rd party heatsinks which also use these clips should work fine with the new socket.