Quote Originally Posted by Ugly n Grey
Yeah the Opterons made for multiple CPU implementations will remain with ECC only from what I understand. It just makes so much sense in a server workstation environment... more so than overclockability (I never overclock a serious work computer myself)
Yup, right on point there. The main reason why the s940 single Opteron cpu was moved to s939 wasn't because AMD wanted to create a workstation solution which utilized non-Ecc DDR. Rather it had much to do with the cost of manufacturing for s940 motherboards in general. All current s940 motherboards are manufactured with a 6-layer pcb. This results in a much higher cost for the end-user and therefore very little demand for a single cpu s940 workstation solution. By shifting the socket to 939, the single cpu Opteron workstation becomes a much more feasible solution for those who are on a budget