Will AMD Hammer CPUs fit into current mobos?

[Wiggo]

Actually the memory controller will be built into the CPU with "Hammer" so even though the same socket will be used the current chipsets won't be. :smokin:
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[falecomigo]

[Wiggo]

Duh. Maybe someone should read the previous post. :rolleyes2

[Wiggo]

Well apparently we were being lead along a little as with a 754-pin count the Clawhammer certainly won't fit.
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Sledgehammer is rumoured to have a whopping 940 pins.

[FiReBLaZR]

Well apparently we were being lead along a little as with a 754-pin count the Clawhammer certainly won't fit.
<center><img src="http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/shows/2002/SpringIDF/day%202/hammer/clawhammer.jpg"></center>
Sledgehammer is rumoured to have a whopping 940 pins.

Now that the Hammer Family is going to have a Heat Shield on top...i am probably never going intel again...but that P4 1.6A does look pretty sweet...but price wise...the hammer looks awsome...i wonder how are the benchmarks on that sucker (claw-since its for desktop use)...they both look sweet...cant wait now...probably ill stick with my Athlon-C till the hammers are out and the memory is lower...take care guys...have fun

[FiReBLaZR]

Sledgehammer is rumoured to have a whopping 940 pins.

here is the sledge hammer




"By far the most interesting thing about the CPUs from a physical standpoint is their pincount. The ClawHammer has 754 pins (up from 462 on the Athlon and even up from 603 on the Xeon) and the Sledgehammer has a whopping 940 pins which is just over twice as many as the current generation Athlon."
-Anandtech.com

[FiReBLaZR]

Heres another............






You have to love that heat spreader...looks sweet dont it...AMD 4 Life!!!!!!!!!


Edit:......its looks like copper...if so...AMD is doing there homework to kick intels ass....MWAHAHAHHAHAHA....peace...lol

[aznx]

will not fit, get a new mobo, there just are not enough pins

[JediAgent]

Agreein wit aznx.
The question has been answered, our job is done, now we're just BSing. Let's move this thread to the Beer Garden... rather, the herb garden, and chat s'more.

[Soverign]

The Hammer CPU will require new Socket and Chipset due to its 64bit archatecture.

The Hammer socket resembles the P4's uPGA Socket only with around 500 or so pins for the clawhammer and around 800-900 for the sledgehammer