I guess AMD will use Rivers names for BD CPU's (Zambezi and Llano are also cities, but that wouldn't make sense).


Purely speculating: If BD actually needs more than the 938 pins (31 x 31 - 23) in AM3, is it possible that AM3r2 have more than that?

Let's say the AM3r2 socket would have 35 x 35 -(>23) holes.

- An AM3 CPU would fit in the center of the socket, surrounded by two rows of empty holes on each side.

- An AM3r2 CPU would have a larger package and all ~1200 pins, and use the whole socket.


Is this too crazy? The biggest problem would be people who doesn't understand how to mount the CPU.

I'm not saying that BD must have more pins, but it's quite strange that AM3 (K10) CPU's will get the newer socket too, according to the link.
Why would they do that? That's the most weird piece of info in that link. Unless Google translate got it all wrong . .