AMD Bumps Up Socket AM2 Launch Date

Thrill-Ki1l writes "According to DailyTech AMD has moved up the launch date for their new socket AM2 processors. The manufacturers of the new AM2 chipsets and motherboards have their hardware ready to ship early so AMD decided to launch the chips 2 weeks early. The new launch date is May 23rd."

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For those who don't know about it...

[Spy der Mann]

Here's good info on the AM2.

Re:Is it really worth it?

[PsychicX]

This article examines the question in depth. Hope that helps.

Re:Too many sockets!!!

[forkazoo]

Personally, I feel AMD has been a bit more reasonable with sockets. Pentium 4's have at least 423, 478, 775, and Pentium M has 478 and 480. Socket A lasted a long time, overlapping with Socket 370, IIRC. Since then, we've had 754, 939, and now AM2. (I'm ignoring 940, but also ignoring the Xeon sockets...) Since AM2 isn't actually out yet, that's two sockets that have been released in the same time frame that Intel released five.

Re:Too many sockets!!!

[Spokehedz]

Err... the P4 Comes in two socket styles. The old mPGA and the new 755-socket-whatcha-ma-callit. So right away, your argument is null and void.

The 'old' 468-pin is just that--the OLD socket. Meaning, it's a completely different chip altogether.

AMD has had some issues with sockets lately, I will grant you that. But Intel has been behind the 8-ball for a while now. AMD is now the innovator, and they are just playing catchup.

Re:Way to go Apple!

[tomstdenis]

No, Intel is releasing a dual-dual-core not a quad-core. It's going to be two separate dies on one chip.

Intel still hasn't figured out the whole "let's go MP" part yet either. While they are doing things like L2 sharing to speed up proccesses in the same dual-core part (which is a mixed blessing though) they are still using the single-FSB to do MP.

Tom