Socket AM2: Dual Core, DDR2 800, and New MAX: 8gb RAM

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RAWR!!

http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/02/21/a_look_at_amds_socket_am2_platform/

I want a dual core FX-62 @ 3ghz + 8gb DDR2-800 ram =/

It's too bad the DDR2-667 is slower than a normal AMD currently, I hope it gets better with DDR2-800..

Either way, having a max of 8 gigs of ram is a huge deal... However, the latency is gonna suck.

I hope it's a good thing, not a bad thing.

 

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http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=28&threadid=1808331&enterthread=y

And the memory controller might be borked on that engineering sample as Sisoft doesn't show a higher memory bandwidth compared to DDR 400. There was a rumor that the memory controller needed to be fixed before final launch, in which time DDR2 800Mhz will be more readily available, so it shouldn't hurt AMD's sales.

http://theinquirer.net/?article=29776