AMD Stops production of socket 939 Opterons

**Starscream** · 12-09-2005, 09:23 AM

Sniff sniff.
this comes at a great point seeing i was gonna order a Opteron 170 in a week ro 2

quote:

THE LAUNCH of Opterons for Socket 939 was obviously just a smoke in the mirror. The complete stock of Opterons model number 14x and 16x (dual-core) dissapeared from e-tailers and retailers, with hundreds of overclockers buying even six or eight CPU's at the same time.

link to theInq
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=28250

theinq thinks this means that they r going for an early M2 launch

**ExtraPickles** · 12-09-2005, 10:05 AM

If so it's a sad day in OC land... let the M2 upgrade frenzy begin.

-pickles

**RTB** · 12-09-2005, 10:27 AM

Rest in pieces S939 Opterons... I wish I had gotten one of yours while I had the chance.

lol @ theInq forgetting about 170 Opty.

**Pinnacle** · 12-09-2005, 10:49 AM

sucky

**eddieate** · 12-09-2005, 10:51 AM

why? they must have sold so well...
i wanted to upgrade to a dual core one, looks like an expensive X2 now

/Ed

**NickS** · 12-09-2005, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by ExtraPickles

If so it's a sad day in OC land... let the M2 upgrade frenzy begin.

-pickles

I just got 939 Damnit!

Oh well...

**largon** · 12-09-2005, 11:03 AM

Remember that news from The Inquirer haven't always been so very... exact.
Well, atleast their grammar isn't...

Originally Posted by The Inquirer

- - has decided to stop production of several different SKU's.

^This doesn't necessarily mean 939pin Opteron was discontinued.

This "document" The Inquirer got hold of actually states that the listed SKUs were discontinued. Uh, ok. The SKU's were apparently discontinued. So what?

How about a new 939 Opteron SKU?

Like OSA1??DKA5CF?

**oozberg** · 12-09-2005, 11:20 AM

Glad I picked up a Opty 146 when I had the chance

**clayton** · 12-09-2005, 11:59 AM

Bad news.

Good thing I've never been an s939 Opteron fan.

**en4cer** · 12-09-2005, 12:34 PM

Just got my new Opty 150 from the egg yesterday... Just in time

**chunkylover77** · 12-09-2005, 12:43 PM

So how soon will these chips be out of retail channels?

**Kunaak** · 12-09-2005, 02:18 PM

with how fast the 165 went out of stock, and constantly remains low in stock, I'd say it won't take long before the opterons are just a thing of the past...

**Starscream** · 12-09-2005, 02:26 PM

hope the 170 stays in stock for another 1 or 2 weeks.

**Cobalt** · 12-09-2005, 02:50 PM

well when everyone else moves onto M2 I'll be waiting in the ebay shadows to snap up your dual core opties hehehe...

I'm planning to take advantage of not having enough money to be able to go to M2 till '07 (probably) so I'm not that bothered. It was nice while it lasted though.

I think the 939 opties and the GTO2 will be remembered as some of the best value OCing components in history. Good times, good times

**nn_step** · 12-09-2005, 07:44 PM

Opteron socket 939 was only expected to sell about 1Million chips.. There will be another batch...
You guys keep forgetting SOCKET F WILL COME OUT FIRST

**don_vercetti** · 12-10-2005, 12:57 AM

i have to say, i don't believe it. These optys must be selling like hot cakes, so why end them now? It must just mean that (as was said above) this particular SKU of optys is ending, or it could be downright wrong.
I wouldn't be too suprised if they were just sold as OEM from now on, however.

**perkam** · 12-10-2005, 02:56 AM

E4 Venice w/ Opteron Cores: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=81557

Perkam

**Overbuary** · 12-10-2005, 03:12 AM

Sad to here

But i'am still satisfied with my 3700+ "San Diego"

**MaxxxRacer** · 12-10-2005, 04:11 AM

Shame on AMD!!

**dave_graham** · 12-12-2005, 04:21 PM

just to toss my 2 cents in there.

in light of all the information going around re: the Inq article, i made a few calls and got the real story.

1.) the s939 Opterons are NOT going away. Rather, the 1xx series opterons will be transitioned to Socket M2 and positioned as entry level 1P server/workstation procs. AMD will be positioning the X2's as upper-end consumer processors and the A64s will be mainstream. Didn't ask about Sempron since i don't care.

2.) the 2xx and 8xx series Opterons will be moving to Socket F in Q2.

3.) the Opteron 185 is coming Q2, 2006 around the time of the complete transition to M2. This will be an M2 part only.

4.) EOL processors will be the 140, 142 (i think the 140 is EOL'd already, but, whatever). 144 is coming soon with the 146 to follow. the Opteron 165 is NOT BEING discontinued though stock will remain tight INTO Q1, 2006. You will see some part discontinued in Q3/Q4 next year with the appropriate pricing moves happening along the way.

just to clarify.

dave

**[XC] leviathan18** · 12-12-2005, 04:49 PM

Originally Posted by dave_graham

just to toss my 2 cents in there.

in light of all the information going around re: the Inq article, i made a few calls and got the real story.

1.) the s939 Opterons are NOT going away. Rather, the 1xx series opterons will be transitioned to Socket M2 and positioned as entry level 1P server/workstation procs. AMD will be positioning the X2's as upper-end consumer processors and the A64s will be mainstream. Didn't ask about Sempron since i don't care.

2.) the 2xx and 8xx series Opterons will be moving to Socket F in Q2.

3.) the Opteron 185 is coming Q2, 2006 around the time of the complete transition to M2. This will be an M2 part only.

4.) EOL processors will be the 140, 142 (i think the 140 is EOL'd already, but, whatever). 144 is coming soon with the 146 to follow. the Opteron 165 is NOT BEING discontinued though stock will remain tight INTO Q1, 2006. You will see some part discontinued in Q3/Q4 next year with the appropriate pricing moves happening along the way.

just to clarify.

dave

well done another ehm "bull++++" from the inquirer

**MaxxxRacer** · 12-12-2005, 05:08 PM

i know the info is prolly around here somewhere but is M2 ECC or non ECC.. and its DDR 1 correct?

**Piotrsama** · 12-12-2005, 05:21 PM

M2 must be non ECC, because it's mainstream oriented.
M2 uses DDR2.

**[XC] leviathan18** · 12-12-2005, 07:12 PM

m2 940 pin is the upgrade from 939 and it uses ddr2 non ecc

**perithimus** · 12-13-2005, 02:46 AM

Originally Posted by dave_graham

just to toss my 2 cents in there.

in light of all the information going around re: the Inq article, i made a few calls and got the real story.

1.) the s939 Opterons are NOT going away. Rather, the 1xx series opterons will be transitioned to Socket M2 and positioned as entry level 1P server/workstation procs. AMD will be positioning the X2's as upper-end consumer processors and the A64s will be mainstream. Didn't ask about Sempron since i don't care.

2.) the 2xx and 8xx series Opterons will be moving to Socket F in Q2.

3.) the Opteron 185 is coming Q2, 2006 around the time of the complete transition to M2. This will be an M2 part only.

4.) EOL processors will be the 140, 142 (i think the 140 is EOL'd already, but, whatever). 144 is coming soon with the 146 to follow. the Opteron 165 is NOT BEING discontinued though stock will remain tight INTO Q1, 2006. You will see some part discontinued in Q3/Q4 next year with the appropriate pricing moves happening along the way.

just to clarify.

dave

awesome. Now I don't have to worry so much about having to wait to get one.

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