When AMD released the Socket AM2 platform during May of this year, many expected it to be a huge hit - after all, it supported DDR2, sporting a 30% increase memory bandwidth, and introduced new ...

According to sources cited in a report on The Inquirer, AMD’s future 45nm processors will work in current socket AM2 motherboards. Before socket AM3 hits though, socket AM2+ will be introduced later ...

For those of you who've been following the coverage of AMD's 2006-2007 plans here at Ars, Anandtech's new benchmark results for a prerelease version of AMD's forthcoming AM2 socket format will come as ...

Recent rumors have been spreading that both AMD and Intel are edging away from a full-fledged DDR3 push due to a lack of consumer demand. While this remains a rumor for the time being, it's a good ...

Anand has just posted a performance preview of AMD's upcoming Socket AM2 platform for your viewing pleasure. Beyond the obvious physical socket change, AMD is making the move away from DDR and ...

The Inquirer is reporting that AMD's Socket 939 replacement which has been referred to as "Socket M2" for nearly a year is now being renamed to "Socket AM2". Armed with 940 pins (no, it is NOT ...

Ask AMD why launch Socket AM2 -- the hub of a platform shift that sees them standardise on a socket for their CPUs across their entire desktop product line -- now, and they'll largely lay it at the ...

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We keep repeating this tidbit in our Phenom processor reviews. But we feel it is imperative to explain. AMD has an approach we here at Guru3D like to see very much. That is try to stick as long as ...

In our initial Phenom II review I already stated this, AMD has an approach that I like to see very much. That is trying to stick as long as they can with a processor socket design. Therefore the good ...

The availability of AMD’s next-generation CPUs – the Turion 64 X2 mobile and Socket-AM2 processors – will still follow the chip vendor’s May schedule, according to unnamed motherboard makers that have ...

AMD Athlon 64 has to be one of the most diverse CPU platforms when it comes to its socket layouts. Originally starting off as a Socket 754 single channel memory design for the desktop and a Socket 940 ...