AMD socket M2 and socket F

[Apokalipse]

looks like 939 and 940 aren't going to be permanent. AMD are making new sockets, called M2 (for desktops) and F (for servers), which will support DDR2.
socket M2 will have 940 pins. it won't be compatible with the current socket 940, and you won't be physically able to put in a 940 CPU, or use an M2 CPU in socket 940 (unless we see another "I hammered in my CPU" haha)
Socket F will have 1207 pins, and will be used for its server CPU's

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/09/amd_socket_m2_desktops/

 

[beedubaya]

Thats cool...the next PC I build is going to be a socket M2. No need in going with socket 939 right now.

 

[Apokalipse]

I wonder how they're going to perform with DDR2? I mean, Intel has gone DDR2 and AMD are still doing really well only having DDR1....

 

[Flanker]

Thats just because Intel CPU need the extra memory speed, they freakin eat it right up.

AMD's performing excellently just at DDR, and will completely own Intel with DDR2 support.

 

[Apokalipse]

remember how Intel tried to push everyone into RAMBUS?
that's partly why they made the Netburst architecture (high clock speeds instead of better architecture)