 02/12/2007 03:31 AM
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brankob Member
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... is it possible to make some simple multilayer PC with pins on the lower side and solderball isles on the upper side, so that one could solder the new CPU onto the adapter and then plug the whole into S940 board ?
Socket F is supposed to work with any RAM and if simple registered DDR falls then maybe it could be possible to do this.
Is any hardware guru present here that could shed some light on this ?
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02/12/2007 03:53 AM
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nagaty_h Senior Member
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i dont think so as there are many hardware differences between skt 940 and skt F optys.. the most obvious one is the difference in memory controller..
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02/12/2007 04:45 AM
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brankob Member
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Originally posted by: nagaty_h
i dont think so as there are many hardware differences between skt 940 and skt F optys.. the most obvious one is the difference in memory controller..
What about memory controller ? AFAIK the one in Socket F is universal, so it could be able to work with registered ECC DDR-I...
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02/12/2007 08:51 AM
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mckennma Senior Member
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quote:
Originally posted by: brankob
... is it possible to make some simple multilayer PC with pins on the lower side and solderball isles on the upper side, so that one could solder the new CPU onto the adapter and then plug the whole into S940 board ?
Socket F is supposed to work with any RAM and if simple registered DDR falls then maybe it could be possible to do this.
Is any hardware guru present here that could shed some light on this ?
Depnds on the number of active pins. I would not do it. Probably cheaper to get a Socket F board and CPU.
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02/12/2007 11:23 AM
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nagaty_h Senior Member
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Originally posted by: Unknown the one in Socket F is universal
does skt F support both DDR and DDR2? i dont think so..
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02/12/2007 02:20 PM
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brankob Member
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quote:
Originally posted by: nagaty_h
does skt F support both DDR and DDR2? i dont think so..
It could well be that it does. Usually new generations are built on previous generations and it might be that DDR-1 support is present but not declared since it is obsolete for new machines.
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02/12/2007 03:53 PM
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mckennma Senior Member
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Originally posted by: brankob
It could well be that it does. Usually new generations are built on previous generations and it might be that DDR-1 support is present but not declared since it is obsolete for new machines.
Could it? Maybe? Would it be fully compliant? NO! Why would I want to run a Socket F Opteron on a older board that does not support all the features of the chip. Even a highend server board is $500. Why spend $1000+ per CPU to put it on wrong technology? It would be a worst practice method. Socket converters in the past were necessary. Today, you buy the right board for a CPU.
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02/12/2007 04:11 PM
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nagaty_h Senior Member
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Originally posted by: Unknown It could well be that it does. Usually new generations are built on previous generations and it might be that DDR-1 support is present but not declared since it is obsolete for new machines.
pls see if u can find a document that proves this.. there are some things that "could" doesnt fit in as mck said..
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02/12/2007 06:39 PM
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02/13/2007 03:47 AM
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Originally posted by: zeppelinrox
there are easier ways to blow up a computer
I don't see reason for skepse. It wouldn't be a first time for such undocumented thing to work. And it shouldn't be too complicated either. I suspect that main change in Socket F is imprved pwer distribution and better support for split plane core power. Main signals and their distribution are probably very similar, which means that wiring shouldn't be complicated and above all short...
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02/13/2007 05:05 AM
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nagaty_h Senior Member
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Originally posted by: Unknown And it shouldn't be too complicated either. I suspect that main change in Socket F is imprved pwer distribution and better support for split plane core power. Main signals and their distribution are probably very similar, which means that wiring shouldn't be complicated and above all short...
and a different memory controller that uses ddr2 instead of ddr1..
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02/13/2007 12:48 PM
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brankob Member
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Originally posted by: nagaty_h
and a different memory controller that uses ddr2 instead of ddr1..
That shouldn't be too important. Each new technology is usually superset of the old one. BTW: Does anyone have the link to Socket F Opteron datasheet and User Manual ? I couldn't find anything on amd.com ...
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02/13/2007 01:26 PM
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mckennma Senior Member
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quote:
Originally posted by: brankob
That shouldn't be too important. Each new technology is usually superset of the old one.
BTW: Does anyone have the link to Socket F Opteron datasheet and User Manual ?
I couldn't find anything on amd.com ...
It would probably cost more to prototype the adapter than buy a quality board. Check the developer pages of AMD.
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02/13/2007 01:36 PM
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brankob Member
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Originally posted by: mckennma
It would probably cost more to prototype the adapter than buy a quality board. Check the developer pages of AMD.
Why ? 5x5 cm multilayer can't be that expensive. IMHO it's certainly worth a try. I have checked developer pages of AMD. I can find materials for S940 Opterons, but not for Socket F chips...
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02/13/2007 01:36 PM
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elite_athlon Senior Member
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Won't work, different chipsets etc...
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02/13/2007 01:51 PM
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CharlieIsComing Senior Member
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it's a different number of pins for memory. doesn't it seem you need the memory to match the number of pins allowed on the board. plus why would you even try if you have the cash to buy the processors why not buy the board the board is the cheapest thing?....i think it's a waste of a 940 board and agree with zep there are easier ways to scr*w up a computer. just zap it with some static electricity and get it over with.
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02/13/2007 02:10 PM
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mckennma Senior Member
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quote:
Originally posted by: brankob
... is it possible to make some simple multilayer PC with pins on the lower side and solderball isles on the upper side, so that one could solder the new CPU onto the adapter and then plug the whole into S940 board ?
Socket F is supposed to work with any RAM and if simple registered DDR falls then maybe it could be possible to do this.
Is any hardware guru present here that could shed some light on this ?
Another issue would be mounting the heatsink to the adapter securely. He will need to change mounts and screws. It could cause issues. Next, voiding the motherboard warrenty mounting a non-supported device.
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02/13/2007 02:22 PM
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CharlieIsComing Senior Member
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warranty doesn't mean much if he wants to do this though so i don't know plus a non stock heatsink should fit the concept is just bad in itself
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02/13/2007 02:43 PM
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brankob Member
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Originally posted by: TheGuyThatKnowsNothing
it's a different number of pins for memory.
I don't think so. AFAIK DDR is has much the same signals as DDR-2. Later might have some clock signal extra or somesuch, but that seems solvable. quote:
Originally posted by: mckennma
doesn't it seem you need the memory to match the number of pins allowed on the board.
If that was true, Socket F could never support different RAM technologies. But it isn't. quote:
Originally posted by: mckennma
plus why would you even try if you have the cash to buy the processors why not buy the board the board is the cheapest thing?....
Because board costs $400 or more and price for that adapter is probably somewhere from $10-$20. Not to mention $ for 4 GiB of RAM on it... quote:
Originally posted by: mckennma
i think it's a waste of a 940 board and agree with zep there are easier ways to scr*w up a computer. just zap it with some static electricity and get it over with.
Your opinion was noted. Can anyone tell me anything at least semi_informative about documents requested ? quote:
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Another issue would be mounting the heatsink to the adapter securely. He will need to change mounts and screws. It could cause issues. Next, voiding the motherboard warrenty mounting a non-supported device.
That is really trivial issue. I bought my S2885s some 3 years ago and S2895 probably two years ago, so they are out of warranty. Besides, even if warranty on them was still valid, they are soon to be obsolete when Barcelona comes out. What good is warranty on obsolete part ?
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02/13/2007 02:46 PM
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Alot. Because if you RMA it they will most likely give you the newest stepping back to you.
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