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AMD Socket AM2 Family Preview  | Quote: |  | | |  | Originally Posted by Phoronix |  | | | | | | | | |
Making headlines for months now has been countless rumors in regards to Advance Micro Device's M2/AM2 Socket. AMD's Socket AM2 is designed to bring forward several changes -- most notably, the adoption of DDR2 -- and here at Phoronix we have all the facts. With this being the morning of the long awaited pre-Computex launch, we also have up some details when it comes to AMD's finest on Linux. Continue on with our AMD AM2 Series Preview.
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| |  | |  | | Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Socket AM2 Review | | Quote: | | | | | | Originally Posted by Hardware Secrets | | | | | | | | | |
AMD has finally incorporated a DDR2 memory controller to AMD64 CPUs. The new DDR2-capable AMD64 CPUs use a new socket, AM2. In this review we benchmarked Athlon 64 X2 5000+, which is a dual-core Athlon 64 running at 2.6 GHz and supporting DDR2 memories. We are going to compare it to Athlon 64 X2 4600+ (which runs at 2.4 GHz) and Athlon FX-60 (a dual-core Athlon 64 FX running at 2.6 GHz). Check it out.
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| | | | | | | AMD Socket AM2: Athlon 64 FX-62 and nForce5 590 SLI | | Quote: | | | | | | Originally Posted by HEXUS | | | | | | | | | |
It's a heady tale of core performance, bandwidth, competition, performance and much more. It's played out on a stage of dual-core 90nm SOI silicon and our hero is Athlon 64 FX-62. Can he defeat his nemesis, Presler? What of the Conroe whispers if Presler is yet again slain? Do the AMD architecture witches brew something even more potent in their cauldrons?
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| | | | | | | WORLD EXCLUSIVE Intel's Conroe spanks AMD FX-62's botty - for real | | Quote: | | | | | | Originally Posted by HEXUS | | | | | | | | | |
HEXUS has managed to run a complete set of benchmarks for two speed grades of Intel Conroe CPUs in our HEXUS labs - guaranteed free of bias - and we've compared their performance to the Presler Extreme Edition 965 and, uniquely, to today's baby from AMD, its Athlon 64 FX-62.
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| | | | | | | AMD Athlon64 5000+ AM2 | | Quote: | | | | | | Originally Posted by t-break | | | | | | | | | |
While AMD has waited for a long time to switch to DDR2- possibly hoping for lower latencies and greater frequencies, there really hasn’t been MUCH progress in this area. These new AM2 CPUs officially support DDR2 frequencies of 533MHz, 667MHz and 800MHz. The current crop of standard DDR2-800 modules have timings close to 5-5-5-15 while manufacturers like Corsair and OCZ targeting the enthusiasts have their modules timed at 4-4-4-12.
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| | | | | | | Athlon 64 FX-62 Review - AM2 and DDR2 Arrive to AMD | | Quote: | | | | | | Originally Posted by PC Perspective | | | | | | | | | |
The performance delta between the AM2 and S939 parts of matching frequency and cache sizes is nearly indistinguishable in my testing. The move from DDR to DDR2 memory speeds was never going to bring massive of amounts of performance change, though had AMD gone into DDR2 any earlier, we probably would have seen performance decreases instead of increases. An X2 4800+ processor based on the AM2 platform with DDR2 memory is going to perform only a percent or so faster than an X2 4800+ based on the 939-pin platform with low latency, standard DDR memory.
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| | | | | | | NVIDIA nForce 500 Preview | | Quote: | | | | | | Originally Posted by techPowerUp! | | | | | | | | | |
Today NVIDIA launched their nForce 500 Family chipsets for the AMD AM2 Socket. There will be four models to allow a wide range of motherboard products from budget to high-end for enthusiasts. A lot of new features have been introduced like SLI Memory, First Packet, DualNet and Media Shield. Read our preview to find out what the new nForce500 offers.
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| | | | | | | Socket AM2 chipsets collide | | Quote: | | | | | | Originally Posted by The Tech Report | | | | | | | | | |
AMD'S LATEST ATHLON 64 processors use a new socket and DDR2 memory, essentially requiring a motherboard upgrade. It just wouldn't do to plug a cutting-edge processor into a motherboard with an older chipset, though. Perhaps that's why ATI and NVIDIA are rolling out new core logic to accompany AMD's Socket AM2. In the green corner, NVIDIA is launching a top-to-bottom line of nForce 500 series chipsets, including the high-end nForce 590 SLI. ATI, on the other hand, is finally taking the wraps off its long-awaited SB600 south bridge. That chip is paired with the established CrossFire Xpress 3200 north bridge for high-end multi-GPU platforms.
In many ways, the latest core logic offerings from ATI and NVIDIA are evolutionary designs that address problems with previous chipsets. ATI claims its SB600 resolves the I/O performance problems that plagued the SB450, and NVIDIA promises the nForce 500 series' Gigabit Ethernet acceleration sheds the hardware bug that afflicted the nForce4's ActiveArmor. New features are also on the menu. The SB600 is ATI's first stab at Serial ATA with 300 MB/s and Native Command Queuing, and the nForce 500 series is virtually bursting at the seams with fancy feature names, including FirstPacket, LinkBoost, and DualNet.
Is the combination of ATI's CrossFire Xpress 3200 and SB600 potent enough to prevent NVIDIA's nForce 590 SLI from inheriting the Athlon 64 core logic crown? We've subjected both chipsets to an exhaustive array of application, peripheral, and power consumption tests to find out, and the answer might surprise you.
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| | | | | | | AMD AM2 FX62 and NVIDIA nForce5 Launch | | Quote: | | | | | | Originally Posted by Gamepyre | | | | | | | | | |
The new AMD FX-2 CPU is quite simply the fastest CPU on the market today. Whether that will hold true in the near future when Intel releases their next platform, Conroe, is debatable. The high-end enthusiast will have no qualms besides price of purchasing the FX-2 CPU. The addition of DDR2 memory to AMD CPUs means that soon we’ll likely see a consolidation of memory to DDR2 for nearly everyone. The 5000+ is almost as fast as the FX-62 in a lot of cases, but has a price $400 less than the FX-62.ARTICLE_QUOTE
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| | | | | | | Socket AM2 and Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Preview | | Quote: | | | | | | Originally Posted by NordicHardware | | | | | | | | | |
Not only did AMD keep DDR1 alive, it was encouraging the evolution and density of DDR1. Now, however, the limitations of DDR1 were starting to show, at the same time DDR2 could now be had with fast access times and high frequencies. It was now time for AMD to enter the DDR2 market.
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| | | | | | | AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+/FX62 CPU Review | | Quote: | | | | | | Originally Posted by www.motherboards.org | | | | | | | | | |
This round shows the gap between Intel and AMD taking a wider gap in favor of AMD for the first time; to be candid the FX62 was a smoking gun as an out of box product. AMD has really made advancements the past year with new faster CPUs and better chipset partners like NVIDIA plugging away at their side. With the introduction of the new nForce 5 590/570/550 chipset motherboards, the AMD platform takes an even further step forward and with a solid relationship between the major manufactures I am sure we will see many a board boasting this new chipset in one of its three flavors.
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| | | | | | | AM2 5000+ Review | | Quote: | | | | | | Originally Posted by Neoseeker.com | | | | | | | | | |
We've published a review of AMD's AM2 5000+, including overclocked results, plenty of benchmarks, and some comparisons that others might not be making (especially against our super clocked 4.125GHz Pentium D 930). We also took our AM2 and underclock it to match with an equivalent Socket 939 X2 to see what DDR2 does for the platform.
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| | | | | | | ASRock AM2NF4G-SATA2 Preview | | Quote: | | | | | | Originally Posted by Phoronix | | | | | | | | | |
With the AM2 launch this morning, AMD's partners have been quick to jump on this bandwagon with a whole arsenal of new motherboards. Of the products to be shown at this year's Computex Taipei event is the ASRock AM2NF4G-SATA2. Not only does price differentiate this motherboard from the newly established Socket AM2 competition, but also the ASRock AM2NF4G-SATA2 relies upon the already existing GeForce 6100 and nForce 410.
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| | | | | | | Socket AM2 Platform: DDR2 SDRAM Support from AMD | | Quote: | | | | | | Originally Posted by X-bit labs | | | | | | | | | |
We have finally got a chance to take a real close look at the long-anticipated Socket AM2 platform for AMD processors and the new core revision F for Athlon 64 processors that have now acquired DDR2-800 SDRAM support. Today we are going to discuss in great detail the peculiarities and performance of two newcomers: Athlon 64 FX-62 and Athlon 64 X2 5000+.
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| | | | | | | AMD Launches The Socket AM2 Platform | | Quote: | | | | | | Originally Posted by Legit Reviews | | | | | | | | | |
AMD today launched their new socket AM2 platform for desktop users. The Socket AM2 from AMD is designed to enable next-generation platform innovations as AMD Virtualization and high-performance, unbuffered DDR2 memory to the award-winning AMD64 architecture. Read on to take a look at what the changes are and how it will impact your purchases
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| | | | | | | AMD AM2 Heatsink Compatibility List | | Quote: | | | | | | Originally Posted by Madshrimps | | | | | | | | | |
A new AMD socket has been launched, and with it a new mounting bracket, it renders a lot of well known heatsinks useless, we've compiled an extensive list of those which still fit the new AM2 platform out of the box. Essential read for those looking to upgrade.
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| | | | | | | nForce 590: Foxconn C51XEM2AA review | | Quote: | | | | | | Originally Posted by Neoseeker.com | | | | | | | | | |
A spectacular board ought not be ruined by a mediocre BIOS implementation, and while we've been witness to such atrocities in the past, the C512XEM2AA is no victim to them. NVIDIA's reference BIOS design is as powerful and unique as is the board design. Since we enthusiasts have seen more BIOSes than we have our own siblings, it's pointless to go over the standard panels present in nearly every BIOS implementation. It's a good thing, too, because it saves valuable time for some more detailed discussion of the NVIDIA implementation. Be prepared to get blown away by a BIOS design that actually makes sense and is easy to use.
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23-May-06, 04:35 PM
..*drools everywhere*