Official AMD Barcelona Thread

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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=39445
now, the inq seems to think AM2+ wasn't supposed to have HT3.0 but now will, but I always thought it would

also, they say the new server socket is called "g", instead of s1207+

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The INQ is confused because first K10, Barcelona, does not have HTT3.0. So if sockett AM2+ is meant for K10 and if K10 dosnt have HTT3.0 then maybe sockett AM2+ is not HTT3.0 only sockett. But as we all know INQ is easly confused. Barcelona is server chip and as the first K10 chip to help backwards compatablity its comes with HTT1.0, plus save time and money for AMD. I dont think i need to explain AM2+ sockett again.

Also Sockett G or should i call it Sockett S1G1 or just Sockett S1 (The Turion X2 sockett) is just just the mobile version of AM2+ not a replacement of S1207.

http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/cont...docs/41407.pdf

Just because the memory slots aren't pin compatible, doesn't mean the IMC cannot support both architectures. The lack of pin compatibility only means the supported memory standard would be determined by the motherboard.

But to answer your question, it no longer seems like AM3 CPUs will be backward compatible:

http://www.dailytech.com/AMD+45nm+DD...rticle7132.htm

AM3 sockett will be physically differnt then AM2+ so that someone dosnt put AM2+ CPU into it. DDR3 has different pins to DDR2 so the motherboard will only support one memory type, seems pointless then for AMD to waste silicon on DDR2 support when it really is a waste.