AMD AM2 Release Date Bumped Up

mmonnin

The new AM2 socket will add support for DDR2 memory and Pacifica, AMD's version of Intel's Virtualization Technology which will add hardware support for running multple operating systems on the same machine

AMD's latest advisories claimed the following:

May 16, 2006: Global announcement of Energy Efficient Processor roadmap and pricing
May 23, 2006: Global announcement of Socket AM2 and new desktop product availability and pricing
May 31, 2006: Global announcement of AMD LIVE! desktop system availability

It looks like the sample that AMD gave Anandtech already actually is a final revision so expect similar results in your own computer.

Source: DailyTech

QCH

Nice find mmonnin... Getting closer... geting closer!!!

Chris

in a world of delays its nice to see a company finishing before their deadline.

Esso

Here is one motherboard for AM2
HOT!!! MSI K9 Motherboard Series – The First Motherboards for AMD AM2 Socket!

And that's not all ...
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Complete AMD Desktop Processor Roadmap Update

QCH

Ah... MSI with the ability to run 939 or AM2 (or both???)

Rom

Hmm.. Asrock Dual sata 2 supports 939 and AM2 Cpu's, I have one with a Athlon 64 x2 3800+ I bought 'cause I thought support for the new socket would be great, but now I have learned that the new socket with its DDR2 ram won't be much faster, what am I supposed to do throw out the 4 Gig of DDR400 I bought but Windows XP can't utilise while I wait forever for Windows Vista to come out, I can't believe that the socket market rolls on pumping out hardware that becomes outdated before the software to make it run comes out. So I won't be buying an Am2 anytime soon why throw out a dual core cpu before an OS that can support 64bit cpu and utilise 4 Gig of Ram is out. and don't go touting Windows XP 64 Bit Version as we all know that its is not good for anything

muddocktor

Good points you bring up, Rom. But you don't have to update to AM2 for your present machine to be able to run Vista anyways. I figure that if you presently have a dual core socket 939 machine, there won't be a noticable increase in performance by going to AM2 for quite a while anyway; at least until AMD has 65nm processors out for a while to where they can ramp speed up further. The only real difference that AM2 brings to AMD is the ability to run DDR2. It won't be until the next processor update after AM2 that will bring any significant changes besides the memroy controller.

Rom

Yes, but meanwhile the socket war rages on and the new cpu's will roll on, what I really meant to say was that I have all this hardware all 64 bit ready and my socket will be considered low end by the time adequate software support is stable, I should have kept the Athlon XP 3200+ system I had and waited for Vista AM2 and DDR2 all at once, I think that the Asrock 939 Dual Sata2 Daughter Card being released to accomodate the new AM2 cpu has the DDR 2 slots built in but I Hope that it is possable to use the AM2 cpu with my 4 Gig og DDR400, thats what I meant in saying that my the time Vista is out, my already 64bit capable socket 939 system has becone second fdle to the new socket, meaning that AMD has release 2 sockets (754 & 939) that never got to experience Vista 64 at the hight of their newness, in retrospect I think AMD jumped the gun a little on that one, leaving Intel to bide their time and see how it all panned out, mind you I blame Microsoft more than anyone for their inability to deliver a quality product on time, I think hardare development has reached the point where sofware can support can barely keep up. Still I don't expect that a X2 3800+ with 4 gig of Ram will be too much of a slouch running under vista, however I still have some aces to play with my motherboard
which is the ability to upgrade from the BFG 6800 GT OC (8xAGP) graphics card to a high end PCI-Express card thanks to the ULI chipset which supports both on this motherboard, and secondly upgrade my SATA-1 hard drive to a Sata 2 Hard drive, also supported by my motherboard. Not exactly as future proof as you might think but I think for a general desktop machine that does a light bit of gaming, all in all a good choice for a motherboard. Anybody interested in a review of a motherboard that supports Socket 939 & AM2, Athlon 64, x2's and opterons read this. http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2524

Esso

AM2 motherboards for pre-order in UK