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keith thanks

I read this piece (and others) long ago, thats why I am somewhat sceptical about inhowfar DDR-2 is really beneficial for the majority of applications in the specification of 2004. (Maybe the lower Voltage benefits mobile Computers by a Watt, i dont know). I understand there is potential in it that DDR-1 does not have, so from 2005 DDR-2 should be superior to what DDR-1 could deliver then. Therefore, i am not expecting this one to develop like RDRAM, but AMD to follow the DDR-2-way.

One thing is for sure: As soon as Intel in on DDR-2 there will be plenty of applications in the benchmark-suites that will show increases in bandwidth and barely none which would show the downsides of higher latencies of this type of DRAM-bars.

Im not expecting DDR-2-capability for the 939-intro. But for the 90nm-intro in automn, yes i think these parts will be capable of handling DDR-2. However the transition from DDR-1 to DDR-2 is completely independent after 90nm launch, as i would expect 90nm Athlon64s to be able to deal with DDR-1 as well. So the MB-Makers can differentiate their products as market requires (as for demand and Price/availability of DDR-2).

K.