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YAHA - Yet another Hammer article. quad-processor SledgeHammer server motherboards in H1 2003, or most likely June 2003

Yeah, I talked about this in the link NFS4 gave. Pretty good info.

Most interesting was when AMD said: "It is very, very likely that we'll launch the Clawhammer in Q4 of 2002."

Quad SledgeHammers would destroy everything in it's path it seems, and a dual SledgeHammer system might actually be realistic for some people here if it's priced well enough.

I mean, what would you rather have? Dual Sledges or Claws? Of course the Sledges, but money may be a big deal.
 
AGodspeed

Here's the most interesting thing. From talking with Intel, in order to validate a 4-way chipset the upfront investment is massive (much larger than you'd ever believe), this is why most chipset manufacturers never go beyond 2-way and it's also why ServerWorks has a good hunk of the 4+ way market. But the rules of the game change when looking at a 4-way Hammer setup since the platform infrastructure is greatly simplified, this is one reason that AMD can bring a 4-way setup to market so quickly and it's also a reason why the Athlon MP never went into that space.

AMD is changing a lot of the "rules" with Hammer, I like it.

Take care,
Anand
 
Anand,

That's very interesting info. Thanks. 🙂

It seems two main factors simplify Socket 752 and 940 motherboards:

1. HyperTransport technology in general (low pin counts, etc.).
2. Integrated NorthBridge functions (like mem controller) reduce traces and therefore complexity.

Any other major changes that would simplify motherboard design that you know of Anand?
 
AGodspeed

Not that I can think of, but remember that although these boards may look less complex we're going to be dealing with a very high speed/complex platform in general. I wouldn't expect a massive reduction in board costs by any means.

Take care,
Anand
 


<< AMD is changing a lot of the "rules" with Hammer, I like it. >>




I think we all like it. Its definaly more exciting to follow and read about than the regular speed bumps or other minor improvements. 🙂
 
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