It's almost as if AMD were showing off contraband in those dark hotel suites and meeting rooms.
If they're financially limited, restrict travel for employees or something.
But don't show off Opterons and Socket F like that. It's not surprising that they have an image problem and the general perception is that they have a "cheaper" product.
I thought Socket S1 had fewer than 700 pins, around 638? The article currently says 754, which is the current low-end A64/Sempron pin count.
It is possible that AMD has changed things though - maybe they realised they needed dual-channel DDR2 in the laptop and the S1 that I'm thinking of didn't support it.
This information may not longer be accurate. I just can't see how AMD can go from 754 pins for single-channel DDR memory to 638 pins for dual-channel DDR2 memory. It just blows my mind. :)
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brownba - Wednesday, March 8, 2006 - link
why wouldn't AMD move to LGA for all their new sockets?Egglick - Tuesday, March 7, 2006 - link
The recommended specs for the AMD Media PC are so overkill it's laughable.goz314 - Tuesday, March 7, 2006 - link
ho hum. I'm really excited at this product line-up. Can you tell?Questar - Tuesday, March 7, 2006 - link
Yeah. AMD needs their own forum, instead of trying to do damage control at IDF.But then considering that AMD is years away from having anything new to market, I guess they have to do something.
JackPack - Tuesday, March 7, 2006 - link
It's almost as if AMD were showing off contraband in those dark hotel suites and meeting rooms.If they're financially limited, restrict travel for employees or something.
But don't show off Opterons and Socket F like that. It's not surprising that they have an image problem and the general perception is that they have a "cheaper" product.
KorruptioN - Tuesday, March 7, 2006 - link
Motherboard AMD Live! Ready (Socket AM2 / up to 95A)95W, not 95A. Not even the PCP&C 1KW behemoth PSU can put out 95A, heh. The Turion64 X2 looks very appealing.
JackPack - Tuesday, March 7, 2006 - link
It's 95A. Think about it for a little.alpha88 - Tuesday, March 7, 2006 - link
Right, 95 amps at 1.4 volts is ~135 watts.psychobriggsy - Tuesday, March 7, 2006 - link
I thought Socket S1 had fewer than 700 pins, around 638? The article currently says 754, which is the current low-end A64/Sempron pin count.It is possible that AMD has changed things though - maybe they realised they needed dual-channel DDR2 in the laptop and the S1 that I'm thinking of didn't support it.
Rock Hydra - Tuesday, March 7, 2006 - link
The article did mention though, that S754 had unused pins, so I'm sure they tweaked it like stated in the article.mlittl3 - Tuesday, March 7, 2006 - link
S940 had 10% unused pins not S754.psychobriggsy - Tuesday, March 7, 2006 - link
Nah, other sites say 638.http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/200505100...">http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/200505100...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_S1">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_S1
and more.
mlittl3 - Tuesday, March 7, 2006 - link
This information may not longer be accurate. I just can't see how AMD can go from 754 pins for single-channel DDR memory to 638 pins for dual-channel DDR2 memory. It just blows my mind. :)psychobriggsy - Tuesday, March 7, 2006 - link
Power pins.A 35W processor needs a lot less power pins in the socket than a potential 89W processor.
Also S754 might have had more than one hypertransport link in the design, even if it was never used.
JackPack - Tuesday, March 7, 2006 - link
AMD has been showing off that Turion 64 X2 "Yamato" platform for a while now. If May is the launch target, how about showing some design wins?AMD Liiv looks promising, but again, who are the PC hardware partners?