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Socket 939 -- How many more newer and faster chips for it?

WhipperSnapper

WhipperSnapper

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Does anyone know AMD's plans for the Socket 939 line? I'm thinking that if I build a new system with an Athlon 64 3200 or 3500 that two or three years from now I'll be able to upgrade to one of the more powerful Socket 939 chips for a relatively low price once "Next Big Thing" Socket is released.

I'm wondering--what will be the most powerful Socket 939 chip released when AMD stops producing chips for Socket 939? Presumably it would be a dual core chip, perhaps with 1 MB + 1 MB cache and 2.8 Ghz.
 
With the Production numbers they plan on hitting with the new fab, its doubtful that they will come close if they don't make .065 939s. Unless they continue to make 3500s or less and cut $50 to $100 on every price point it would be had to get 939 users to purchase any of the new cjips for a year or 2. If they really wanted to stop updating 939 they should have made the switch to M2 prior to the new fabs opening days.
 

Wow. I wonder how a 65 nm chip would overclock. So it sounds like they are planning to release even more 939 chips, perhaps making an upgrade worthwhile three years from now?
 
Originally posted by: Topweasel
With the Production numbers they plan on hitting with the new fab, its doubtful that they will come close if they don't make .065 939s. Unless they continue to make 3500s or less and cut $50 to $100 on every price point it would be had to get 939 users to purchase any of the new cjips for a year or 2. If they really wanted to stop updating 939 they should have made the switch to M2 prior to the new fabs opening days.
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My hope as well. Of course, I wonder if they might just leave S939 at 90nm like S754 has been left at 130nm...

Of course a dual-core 65nm S939 would be quite sweet upgrade for those sticky with single-core for the moment. It'd also give time for things to settle (ie less dual-core problems) and more games etc to benefit. Really, it'd negate the reason to upgrade to M2 given how things currently look with it not offering any significantly greater performance so perhaps that might be a dissuading factor for AMD to produce 65nm S939 - it's partners want to sell more boards.
 
Originally posted by: Doug117
Oh 939 isnt going anywhere for a while... just look at 754 🙂
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It got turned into a budget platform. Thes fastest chip is still the 3700+ on S754 and it's unlikely to get anything much faster.


I do think that there is some life left in S939 for the time being. However I can't see AMD supporting 2 different line ups of flagship processors. I think 3GHz single core and 2.6GHz dual core will be about as far as 939 will go.
 
Originally posted by: George Powell
Originally posted by: Doug117
Oh 939 isnt going anywhere for a while... just look at 754 🙂
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It got turned into a budget platform. Thes fastest chip is still the 3700+ on S754 and it's unlikely to get anything much faster.


I do think that there is some life left in S939 for the time being. However I can't see AMD supporting 2 different line ups of flagship processors. I think 3GHz single core and 2.6GHz dual core will be about as far as 939 will go.
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Yup, and guess what S939 will turn into when M2 rolls into town...
 
quote from the article on the mainpage about AMD's Fab36:

Unfortunately, at its grand opening, Fab 36 is still a 90nm-only fab; throughout the next year, AMD will begin the transition to 65nm production. The first CPUs built at Fab 36 will be shipping in the first quarter of 2006, with the first 65nm chips leaving Fab 36 by the end of 2006.
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Who else thinks that's really disappointing?

It'll also indicate that 65nm chips if they do appear on S939 will take a long time if they do. AMD will be primarily focusing on M2 for 65nm and as they'll be going for a big push with it such that it's meant to be a very good amount of their total shipments by the end of the year, all new 65nm production will be on M2 it seems.

Early summer 2007 for 65nm S939 if ever? Maybe holding one's breathe really for that...
 
Well maybe we will have Socket 939 Semprons on 65nm by then? 🙂. AMD is going to use 65nm for Quad Core productions, and more economic Dual Core production.
 
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