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AMD Multi-Core G3MX DRAM Interface Details Emerge
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."
Apple was talking about going to x86 useing intel cpus back when AMD was kicking intel a** and at the same time as the AMD VS Intel law suit came out. Also at the same time amd MB's had and still better on board video then what apple was and still is useing in there there systems. Back in the G5 days apple was useing AMD's HT bus and the g5 with pci-e had pci-e lanes then the mac pro.
Apple should be useing better on video then gma 950 or a real video card in all systems.