Four AMD sockets arrive in two years

jmke · 22nd November 2006, 11:16

AMD HAS FOUR socket types coming in the next two years, and that is before the variants for each market segment are taken into account. Things could get interesting, and AMD may well attract the same criticisms as Intel did in the early Pentium 4 (423/478/603/604) days. Pin counts only change once, but that is as much of a problem as a saving grace. http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35902

22nd November 2006, 11:45

that's bad on several levels

its a pain for the consumer but it boosts costs as well due to an increase of SKUs on all levels of distribution

jmke · 22nd November 2006, 11:46

until the next of 2008, AM2 CPU should work in latest mobo's up to AM3+... if I read things correctly?

22nd November 2006, 11:16	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	Four AMD sockets arrive in two years AMD HAS FOUR socket types coming in the next two years, and that is before the variants for each market segment are taken into account. Things could get interesting, and AMD may well attract the same criticisms as Intel did in the early Pentium 4 (423/478/603/604) days. Pin counts only change once, but that is as much of a problem as a saving grace. http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35902 __________________ Last edited by jmke : 24th November 2006 at 17:26.

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22nd November 2006, 11:45	#2
Rutar Posts: n/a	that's bad on several levels its a pain for the consumer but it boosts costs as well due to an increase of SKUs on all levels of distribution

22nd November 2006, 11:46	#3
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	until the next of 2008, AM2 CPU should work in latest mobo's up to AM3+... if I read things correctly?