[Pc_Support] Staying with 32-bit: PC3200 or PC4000, 166 or 200MHz Athlon?

[Bryan J. Smith]

Damien McKenna <dmckenna at thelimucompany.com> wrote:
> http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2476

Then that's what it is, a new socket.  They are basically
introducing a new socket to prevent people from blowing their
memory.

DDR and DDR2 signaling is not compatible, hence why you can't
use the same processor.  Understand the DDR channels are
_direct_pin-outs_ on the Socket-754, 939 and 940 --
184-pins/true 64-bit DDR channel, hence 754+184=938.

> My guess is that it'll be pushed towards the low-end OEM
> market (eMachines et al)

They've done that already by dropping the Athlon 64.
Again, I have been advocating Socket-939 since last year.
And I said do _not_ buy a new Socket-462 platform.
If you were really cheap, just get a Socket-754.

> while Socket 939 gets reduced in price even more to
> the point where the retail difference between 754 and
> 939 is negligible, and I'm guessing that'll start happening
> this year.

I see M2 replacing Socket-939 from Anand's roadmap.  It's
clear that AMD is only going to offer a few parts for it.

And AMD had already said they'd eventually come out with
Sempron for Socket-939.  From the roadmap, I see both.



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