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Originally posted by: msi or epox
Check THIS article out. When will M2 processors be produced to replace 939's. Any ideas. Hope i'm not copying anyone's post.
- would it be worth it for me to go opteron 146 now or wait however long?
Originally posted by: Creig
Given the fact that S939 is the current top end AMD package, I don't think you need to worry about it being completely phased out anytime this year (or next).
Originally posted by: msi or epox
would you guys happen to know when M2 is coming out?
- rumors maybe?
Originally posted by: Giscardo
According to this article on the front page of AT, the FX-60 (the first dual core FX chip) will be the last S939 cpu to be released. Text
Originally posted by: Giscardo
According to this article on the front page of AT, the FX-60 (the first dual core FX chip) will be the last S939 cpu to be released. Text
Originally posted by: Yianaki
I think the higher cost of DDR2 and higher latency will make 939's a good choice for a long time. I have a feeling there is not going to be a performance increase, especially not if your an overclocker. I guess we'll see.
Originally posted by: aka1nas
Originally posted by: Giscardo
According to this article on the front page of AT, the FX-60 (the first dual core FX chip) will be the last S939 cpu to be released. Text
No, it will be the fastest 939 chip ever produced. They will still have semprons available for socket 939 for a while longer. Which is great for those of us with nice dual core chips that might want one more upgrade in a year or two.
Originally posted by: Soldier
Originally posted by: Yianaki
I think the higher cost of DDR2 and higher latency will make 939's a good choice for a long time. I have a feeling there is not going to be a performance increase, especially not if your an overclocker. I guess we'll see.
There wont be any latency issues for a couple reasons. First AMD waited, unlike Intel, for faster DDR2 memory speeds before agreeing to adopt the standard. Second, the onboard memory controller should be optimized for the DDR2 memory so latency issues will be minimized by keeping the timings tight on the controller & memory and by using a large cache on the cpu itself for buffering. In any event dont expect AMD to suffer the same "slower than or slow as DDR" issues as Intel when it released DDR2 chipsets, they should fly right out of the gate...