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Subject: Re: Dual-core CPU vs. very large cache
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On Wed, Apr 26, 2006 at 11:30:14PM -0400, Mike Jakubik wrote:
> David O'Brien wrote:
> >On Wed, Apr 26, 2006 at 12:43:27PM -0400, Mike Jakubik wrote:
> >  
> >>Steven Hartland wrote:
> >>    
> >>>IIRC AM2 is not a server solution just a client one the new server
> >>>socket is significantly different.
> >>>      
> >>Its not a server/desktop thing, its a new socket that will allow AMD to 
> >>use DDR2 memory. It applies to both Athlons and Opterons.
> >
> >No!  Socket AM2 is the DDR2 939-pin Athlon64 desktop replacement.
> >Socket F(1207) is DDR2 the 940-pin Opteron server replacement.
> 
> Same crap, different pins. The change simply allows AMD cpus to use DDR2 
> memory, nothing more.

What does that mean?  "Same Crap"?  I was giving accurate and correct
names of the sockets and that there are two different Opteron rev.F
sockets.
 
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-- David  (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
Q: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
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