ASRock Uses ''Real'' AM3+ Sockets, Lists Out Advantages Over AM3

[bear jesus]

I feel a bit electronically retarded asking this but i feel rather confused about the power part, what's with the extra 35A of current?

I assume with 32nm the voltage will drop but the transistor count will make a big jump, would the extra current just be something that's needed to power a butt load more transistors at a lower voltage?

Could the max current effect the max TDP CPU that could be put out for AM3+?

I really have no clue how the CPU voltage, CPU TDP wattage and socket current relate, as in what current would a 140w 965be pull but at what voltage and how much would upping the voltage up the current?

It makes me wonder how much current i have been sucking on when at something like 4ghz @ 1.5v.

 

[TheLaughingMan]

In so far as the new retention scheme, airflow my buttocks, it's cheaper, that's why. The air coming from a CPU fan is hot, so you're blowing hot air on the VRM's. Sounds like they don't want to spend the money on heat sinks for the VRMs

This would not save any money for AMD who instituted the change. Besides, while the air would be hotter than it was entering the case it will still be cooler than the heat sinks and circulating. The laws of thermodynamics would still work and more heat would be absorbed from the heat sinks on the VRMs. It is a sound concept.

The issue is, outside stock coolers how many of us actualy use a top down cooler?

 

[antuk15]

So the only real concern for an overclockers is the higher current rating...

Apart from that should overclockers care? I don't think so.

I'm willing to bet my Crosshair 4 Extreme will cope with the current requirements just fine and I also bet that very very few high end 990FX motherboards will have a power design any were near the quality that my Extreme has.

It also looks like this new VID bus might actually hinder overclocks on 990FX if it throttles the chip and voltage, possibly making overclocking a pain in the arse.

 

[GSquadron]

Your Extreme will have a lot of trouble coping with the new bulldozer. The new chipset come out
only to bring out new cpus. Only amd won that round selling the old chipsets. The high end 990FX
will make your extreme cry man.

 

[antuk15]

Your Extreme will have a lot of trouble coping with the new bulldozer. The new chipset come out
only to bring out new cpus. Only amd won that round selling the old chipsets. The high end 990FX
will make your extreme cry man.

I dout it, There's no other AMD based motherboard that even comes close to its power circuitry and I dout any of the 990FX boards will have a better design.

If bulldozer will overclock decently on 990fx boards with modest phase designs then it'll shine on my extreme.

All the features that have been listed do not affect me in the slightest as I'm an overclocker, The only thing that could cause a problem is the pin diameter.

 

[Peter1986C]

Stinks You will have to acquire a new mounting bracket for your cpu cooler though?

It seems that the part for hooking the cooler onto is still the same.