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AMD Multi-Core G3MX DRAM Interface Details Emerge

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the new-toys-all-the-time dept.

MojoKid writes "New details have emerged regarding AMD's upcoming G3MX technology. The 'future Opteron Platform' AMD mentioned in their press release seems to be built around a CPU currently codenamed 'Hydra'. Hydra will still feature an on-die memory controller, but unlike current platforms it will be geared for DDR3 memory. The processor will interface to one or more G3MX chips, which in turn provides the interface to the memory slots. G3MX will act as a memory port extender for the memory controller in the CPU socket and a serial link to the RAM.The electrical signaling between the memory controller and G3MX is based on HyperTransport 3.0."

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  1. DDR3? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I didn't even know there was a DDR2. But then again, I'm not a dancing japanophile idiot.

    1. Re:DDR3? by moderatorrater · · Score: 1, Funny

      They're up to 4 or so on the arcade game (not counting the "turbo" editions, etc). Regarding the RAM, DDR3's been around for a while iirc.

  2. Re:DDR3? Actually... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    DDR2 has been out for a while though, and AMD makes most of its chips in Germany, not Japan.

    Dance, idiot.

  3. Marketing Translation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Translation: "We've taken some moderately new technology and repackaged it with buzz words to make you think you need it."

    1. Re:Marketing Translation by Tribbin · · Score: 2, Funny

      Wow! For a moment I doubted my own intelligence there, trying to get anything specific out of the press release. Then I realized I had read similar sentences on the 'Dilbert Mission Statement Generator'.

      http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/games/career /bin/ms.cgi

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  4. Re:DDR3? Actually... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    weird Japanese game
    There's weird shit coming out of Japan?

    When did that start?