Why didn't AMD think of this?

[CheesePoofs]

Originally posted by: Brian23

Originally posted by: CheesePoofs

Originally posted by: Brian23

Originally posted by: redhatlinux
Look, there is ALWAYS room for niche market company's, but did anybody here experience Cache on a STICK .... great idea bak in the day. CPU cache memory, looked very similar to main memory of today, "plugged" in to the mobo. Case vendor's even made a 'easliy removable panel', for those "not trained at opening their BOXES ... he he. I built a system for my bro-in-law. OOOPs, tried to upgrade it to larger cache... NOGO, the timing was that critical. HYPER-TRANSPORT is SOOOOOOO SLOW compared to CPU speeds, VERY fast for a BUS, useless for a CPU.

SLOCKETS, socket adapters have been around for ever.... I've been posting in this forum, under a different ID for ever ... find out why certain manuf SLOCKETS only worked with certain mob's .... TIMING, VOLTAGE,Noise EMI component quality, etc etc. No WAY JOSE.

Why are you telling me that Hyper-Transport is slow for a CPU? Did you know that the Athlon 64 exclusively uses Hypertransport to comunicate with the rest of the system? (minus the memory.) My suggestion of putting the core on a seprate plug in board would not effect the system speed because the hyper transport would still run at the same speed. There would be no technical differnces except that the high speed part of the motherboard (memory interface) would be designed, controlled, and manufactured by AMD. The main benefit is increased upgradability options and lower cost for motherboards.

I think redhatlinux is saying that hypertransport is slow for communication between different parts of the CPU (ie processing units and the cache) or between the CPU and the RAM.

If you're suggesting that the ram be on the card with the CPU, then there are no technical differences except that you have a connector in the middle of the hypertransport lane.

I think you're the first person who understands what I've been trying to say.

I feel special now

 

[Chode Messiah]

too much latency problems, and MUCH more engineering has to go into each socket card, and the drivers to support the cards, the sheer size of the mobo. The idea is not viable right now, but I would like to see socket cards go mainstream.(opteron workstation s940 cards that swap out) It would definitely make maitinence a lot easier.

 

[soccerballtux]

This is a good idea. We can't just keep on mass producing so much stuff...its going to kill the earth. Do you honestly think we can keep this up for another 35 years?

 

[CheesePoofs]

Yes. Do you honestly think we can't?

 

[soccerballtux]

ok well you are wrong......end of resources.....

I mean that its just not good for the earth....we need to be more economy driven and less self driven. I think we'll run out of cheap oil (its used everywhere....particularly machine parts and parts transportation) pretty soon as the emerging economies make their way into the world....India and China....and everyone else.....

It just doesnt seem feesible that we could keep up this growth....because its hurting the earth's growth [ha ha ha.....erm...]

 

[CheesePoofs]

ok .....

We've been able to mass produce cars for over half a century. Why can't we continue that with computers, which are much smaller?

 

[soccerballtux]

However you know I just remembered that there are now plans for the first positive energy fusion reactor...but nobody can figure where to put it. Either France or Japan, and its pretty evenly divided. I think the Japs should get it...socialized medicine is just plain stupid....but video games.......