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HyperTransport 3.0 Ratified

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the easy-to-upgrade-processor-dreams dept.

Hack Jandy writes "The HyperTransport consortium just released the 3.0 specification of HyperTransport. The new specification allows for external HyperTransport interconnects, basically meaning you might plug your next generation Opteron into the equivalent of a USB port at the back of your computer. Among other things, the new specification also includes hot swap, on-the-fly reconfigurable HT links and also a hefty increase in bandwidth."

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  1. Re:f*** by eln · · Score: 5, Funny

    I really can't see it being that kind of socket!

    Oh I dunno, take it out to dinner, buy it a few drinks, you never know what could happen.

  2. Re:So the CPU will still be waiting for RAM? by robthebob · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not to be pedantic, but while I might not want to dedicate a large chunk of ram to a specific processor in such a manor, I might want to live in that manor, and maybe have my serfs carry out the computations for me.

  3. Re:NOT anything like USB at all. by I+Like+Pudding · · Score: 5, Funny

    External HT is used to link multiple chassis together to form a large SMP box. This is similar to infiniband, etc.

    Oh, so it's like USB

  4. Re:Nice... by ArbitraryConstant · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Are you suggesting AMD buy SGI?"

    Hell, I've got some change left over from lunch, I'm thinking of buying SGI.

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    I rarely criticize things I don't care about.