Peaches Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 AMD set to release DDR3-capable chips ahead of scheduleA leaked roadmap suggests the new Phenom II and triple-core processors are coming By Agam Shah January 30, 2009 (IDG News Service)Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) will soon introduce processors that are capable of supporting DDR3 memory, earlier than the company had anticipated. The company in the next few weeks will launch new processors targeted at desktops that will include DDR3-capable memory controllers, said John Taylor, an AMD spokesman. Taylor declined comment on specific processors being launched, though a leaked road map suggests the launch of new Phenom II and triple-core processors. The support for DDR3 memory comes earlier than anticipated. Late last year the company said it aimed to add DDR3-capable Phenom II processors by the middle of 2009, but could push that up depending on factors including pricing of the memory. Compared to current DDR2-capable processors, the new DDR3-capable chips will allow information from the memory to be communicated to a CPU faster, which translates to better PC performance. To run DDR3-capable processors, the company will introduce the AM3 socket for motherboards. Story here: http://www.computerworld.com/action/articl...p;intsrc=kc_top Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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