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[Neon]

Socket F...F people, SOCKET F made by AMD!

Dutch language site Tweakers.net has the first pictures of AMD's Socket F, aka Socket 1207. This socket introduces support for DDR 2 memory and some say it will offer the ability for a integrated PCI Express controller on the cpu. Socket F is meant to be used in systems with more than one Opteron cpu.

WOW, and just for you i made sure i got a picture!

This i can promise will be a BIG leap for 64bit, this is all thats known at this minute.

Thats the socket

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[patman174]

Dang, thats a big socket.

[ShadowFox]

Looks BEAUTIFUL :drool: Can't wait till I can afford a 64 bit machine myself... it'd be nice to get on the bandwagon

[Neon]

I think thats how it will work for a while, people will slowly drift over and then 32bit will fade out, it won't be people wake up one morning and 32bit has gone

And still 32bit is the cheaper 64bit right now till true budget machines hit the 64bit league.

[ShadowFox]

Look at the older machines... they have slowly been weeded out and advanced it's bound to happen sooner or later.

[RedInferno]

That's the future...right there

[clarky3429]

looks pretty nice

[BlueScreenOfDeath]

this has nothing to do with 64 bit at all, this is to provide better technologies for the AMD Cpu's. Support for DDR2 and for them to run cooler and better. This has absolutely no bearing on 64 bit at all. AMD is moving to a unified socket this time around which is the primary reason for this...and last i heard it was Socket M2 not F.

[Visentinel]

That is HOT

Visentinel* Blows His Load


heHeHe

So if this isnt Socket M2 then whats Socket F for ?

[BlueScreenOfDeath]

M2 = A64/FX F = Opteron xxx Series

[RedInferno]

Oh...well regardless...it's still COOL

[m.oreilly]

BlueScreenOfDeath, on Nov 8 2005, 11:42 AM, said:

this has nothing to do with 64 bit at all, this is to provide better technologies for the AMD Cpu's. Support for DDR2 and for them to run cooler and better. This has absolutely no bearing on 64 bit at all. AMD is moving to a unified socket this time around which is the primary reason for this...and last i heard it was Socket M2 not F.

am2, and F for the high end workstations (unified? what?). quad cores baby,
smoking quad cores

[Neon]

oh baby

[RedInferno]

what karl? Are you saying this is an old topic or what?

[clarky3429]

ohwell, lol, is there any updates on socket F? has it been released?