Quote Originally Posted by Manicdan View Post
intels solution is not to offer backwards compatible cpus.

be happy they put a ddr2 controller in thuban.
I dont get your reply, what it has to do with either BD B0 or AMD`s not perfect implementation of turbo core ?
Just because Intel does something else wrong, we shouldnt take notice of AMD`s shortcomings ?We should bash both of them.

And in this regard i think youre even wrong ;-) .Thuban doesnt have dedicated DDR2 controller, its the same one with two modes.
As for intel, core2quads worked with ddr2 and ddr3 also.And when they moved to nehalem ddr3 wasnt a problem as IMC integration forced changing of mainboards so lack of ddr2 support isnt a problem.
When i think about its pretty much only time when intel has NOT screwed its customers with changing the socket, 1366 was a necessity.The ones that followed were not.Dont you think ?