Thursday, July 26th 2007
AMD Previews New Desktop Platforms
AMD today previewed its next two generation of desktop platforms for performance and mainstream platforms. The new platforms outline details of new AMD chipsets, processors and graphics cores. AMD's next new performance platform will be Spider. Spider is the first platform for AMD Phenom X4 and X2 processors, slated for later this year. AMD pairs the Phenom X4 and X2 processors with the upcoming RD7xx series chipsets for Spider. Spider also features PCIe 2.0, and HyperTransport 3.0, or HT3. Following Spider is Leo. Leo is AMD's 2008 platform refresh, again designed to accommodate Phenom X4 and X2 processors with up to 6MB of L3 cache. Leo will still use the RD7xx series chipsets, but with support for up to four GPUs in CrossFire. Following Leo's debut in 2009, are Python, Cartwheel and Copperhead DDR3 platforms. Read more about them here.
Source:
DailyTech
15 Comments on AMD Previews New Desktop Platforms
Not a big fan of the Pinwheel and Cartwheel names though.
Keep the good news coming. :cool:
other than that yeah I love hearing all the news about AMD...
I seriously hope phenom can perform...AMD really needs to release something that will take the market to take intel's breath away otherwise I don't see AMD making it long enough for us to see "cartwheel"...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_AM2+
AM2+ processors will work in AM2 boards.
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138081
Good to know...it just came out apparently. :D
DDR3 clocks MUCH better than DDR2. But it's so expensive, it isn't really worth it.