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Upcoming Q1 CPU & Chipset News

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edited February 2004 in Science & Tech
Hexus.net: [link=http://www.hexus.net/content/reviews/review.php?dXJsX3Jldmlld19JRD02OTU=]Q1 2004 in Review[/link]

[blockquote]It's the time of year where new products are just about to hit, so what better than the first of a new series of articles at HEXUS, where we forward think about what's going to happen in the computing space in the coming quarter. I've managed to roundup roadmaps from the top four CPU and chipset vendors, Intel, AMD, VIA and SiS and I'll make an attempt at a crystal ball-like article, without giving the entire game away.
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Read the [link=http://www.hexus.net/content/reviews/review.php?dXJsX3Jldmlld19JRD02OTU=]whole article here[/link]

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  • Omega65Omega65 Philadelphia, Pa
    edited February 2004
    Some tidbits...

    K8T800 Pro (A64/Opteron) is the update we've been waiting for in Q1. VIA only mention an increase in HT clock frequency to 1GHz, for 2000MT's per second, but it's the locking of AGP and PCI across the board that will interest most enthusiasts.

    KT890 (Athlon XP) is sampling now, ready for release shortly. It brings VIA's northbridge offering for Socket A into line with what NVIDIA have been offering for ages now, dual-channel DDR400 support and support for all Athlon XP chips, even 200MHz front side bus versions.

    VT8251 is the new replacement, a V-MAP drop-in replacement for VT8237. Supporting 8 HDD devices (4 SATA, 4 ATA133), 8 USB 2.0 ports and PCI Express (a pair of 1x lanes), it also gets a Gigabit Ethernet MAC and PHY interface and a high performance 8-channel audio engine with 192kHz sample rate and 24-bit resolution.

    FX-53 will be launched simulataneously on Socket 940 and Socket 939 in March (29th), the last FX for Socket 940 before it becomes an Opteron-only socket and the first FX for Socket 939, marking it out as an 'Extreme Edition' of sorts.

    While the Model 3400+ has already been launched, two new versions will arrive in Q1 in March. The first, for Socket 939, will be 2.2GHz with 512KB of L2 cache memory, but will feature dual channel DDR support on the CPU and not require the use of registered DRAMs.

    Socket 754, confusingly, will get a second Model 3400+ at 2.4GHz with 512KB L2 and a single memory controller, to go along with the 2.2GHz, 1MB L2 version currently released.
  • Omega65Omega65 Philadelphia, Pa
    edited February 2004 
    Upcoming Athlon64 Processors...
<table width="550">
<tr>
<td width="20%">Model</td><td width="20%">Frequency</td><td width="20%">L2 Size</td><td width="20%">Memory Controllers</td><td width="20%">Socket</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Existing 3400+</strong></td><td>2.2GHz</td><td>1MB</td><td>1</td><td>754</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>3400+</strong></td><td>2.4GHz</td><td>512KB</td><td>1</td><td>754</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>3400+</strong></td><td>2.2GHz</td><td>512KB</td><td>2</td><td>939</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>3700+</strong></td><td>2.4GHz</td><td>1MB</td><td>1</td><td>754</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>3700+</strong></td><td>2.4GHz</td><td>512KB</td><td>2</td><td>939</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>FX-53</strong></td><td>2.4GHz</td><td>1MB</td><td>2</td><td>939/940</td>
</tr>
</table>
  • edcentricedcentric near Milwaukee, Wisconsin Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    Now that is just as clear as mud
  • TemplarTemplar You first.
    edited February 2004
    I wouldn't mind an FX-53.. though I think I'd rather have a car..

    I'll probably jump on the 64bit bandwagon soon enough. The 512kb 3700+ looks nice :D

    By the way, what's the effect of two memory controllers over one?
  • Omega65Omega65 Philadelphia, Pa
    edited February 2004
    Templar wrote:
    By the way, what's the effect of two memory controllers over one?
    Just like Socket940 Opterons, Socket939 is Dual Channel Memory. Only with S939 you can use standard unbuffered PC3200 DDR
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    God damnit, I knew they were going to put dual channel in socket 939. Damnit AMD, I hate you.
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited February 2004
    I thought they already do, its just with registered memory.
  • Omega65Omega65 Philadelphia, Pa
    edited February 2004
    Socket 940: Dual Channel Registered DDR
    Socket 754: Single Channel (Standard) Unbuffered DDR

    and now

    Socket 939: Dual Channel (Standard) Unbuffered DDR
    Just like the Nforce2 and Intel i865/875 chipsets
  • drasnordrasnor Starship Operator Hawthorne, CA Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    I wonder if there's going to be another iteration of dual Opteron boards with K8T800 Pro chipsets.

    -drasnor :fold:
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