939, say hello to the amd m2

magick · 05-11-2005 1:20pm #1

According to Anandtech (http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/default.aspx?manu=10&topicid=101), new CPUs will be made on a new socket M2 (with 940 pins). including:
Athlon 64 FX-62 Windsor M2 Q2'06
Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Windsor M2 Q4'06
Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Windsor M2 Q2'06
Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Windsor M2 Q2'06
Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Windsor M2 Q2'06
Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Windsor M2 Q2'06
Athlon 64 4000+ Orleans M2 Q2'06
Athlon 64 3800+ Orleans M2 Q2'06
Athlon 64 3500+ Orleans M2 Q2'06
Sempron 3800+ Manila M2 Q3'06
Sempron 3600+ Manila M2 Q2'06
Sempron 3500+ Manila M2 Q2'06
Sempron 3400+ Manila M2 Q2'06
Sempron 3200+ Manila M2 Q2'06
Sempron 3000+ Manila M2 Q2'06

i wonder what impact this will have on the 939 socket?

BloodBath · 05-11-2005 1:47pm

i wonder what impact this will have on the 939 socket?

Kill it eventually i'd imagine. 939 had a good life span anyway.

gline · 05-11-2005 4:41pm

BloodBath wrote:

Kill it eventually i'd imagine. 939 had a good life span anyway.

exactly, everything has a lifespan

astrofool · 05-11-2005 5:01pm

7 months away atm, will be interesting to see the impact ddr2 makes on performance.

unklerosco · 05-11-2005 7:52pm

Is it worth the wait??

po0k · 05-11-2005 7:59pm

"Wait 3 months"

BopNiblets · 09-11-2005 8:34pm

Great... they go from 940 to 939 and back to 940 again...

*smacks AMD*

DemonOfTheFall · 09-11-2005 9:02pm

It's a different 940 though, they dont have anything in common other than both having 940 pins.

po0k · 09-11-2005 10:38pm

"Tualatin"

Nukem · 10-11-2005 12:30am

Looks at my 939 and a tear forms - not long before your well outta date and i will have to update you *sniffle*...................new build:)

Sparky · 10-11-2005 2:12am

and heres me thinking AGAIN, i future proofed for a good while, damn you AMD
/shakes fist.

dent · 10-11-2005 10:02am

Puts the nail in the coffin of my planned move to AMD. Just have to wait those extra few months. Till then I'm stuck with socket 478 and agp system.

WizZard · 10-11-2005 10:12am

939 isn't on the way out immediately lads!
However, if you want to be bleeding edge I would say wait, if you're building system to last for a couple of years there is no reason not to go 939 now, and then upgrade to another, faster 939 chip when M2 comes in and 939 chip prices drop.

Q2 is April 2006 for God's sake - 4 months away if AMD launch, with availability, on April 1st, which is doubtful. :rolleyes:

dent · 11-11-2005 12:06pm

For those that don't want to browse for the AnandTech article http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2476&p=1

939, say hello to the amd m2

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