AMD's New Processors Will be Compatible with Existing Boards
Advanced Micro Devices spokesperson confirmed today that the company’s central processing units due next year in 754-pin and 940-pin packaging will be backward compatible with existing mainboards featuring appropriate CPU sockets.
In an attempt to boost processor’s bus throughput and better synchronize it with PCI Express, a new industrial standard for interconnections between PC components, AMD will next year allow its upcoming 64-bit desktop microprocessors for Socket 754, Socket 939 and Socket 940 platforms to work using 1000MHz HyperTransport bus. However, the push in HT speed will not affect compatibility of the new CPUs and already existing mainboards. According to AMD, all chips that sport 1000MHz (or 1.0GHZ) HyperTransport bus will work on mainboards available now that feature only 800MHz HT.
Neowin.net
Posted on Wednesday, December 10 @ 13:02:15 EST by lilkg88
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