Tyan Testing Dual-Core Opteron & nForce4

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has started sampling its dual-core Opteron to PC OEMs in Taiwan, according to sources at the makers. When contacted about the samples, several makers, including Tyan, stated they had received samples but refused to comment further.

Sources close to Tyan revealed that the motherboard and server maker had already tested the dual-core Opteron in combination with Nvidia’s Nforce4 professional chipset for workstations and servers, and it has passed all preliminary tests for a single-CPU configuration. However, they have yet to test the dual-core CPU in a multi-processing system, the sources said. The Opteron part that Tyan is currently testing is in the 940-pin configuration, said the sources, adding that Tyan will also receive a 939-pin version of the Athlon 64 platform for workstations and entry-level servers.

AMD’s latest addition to its Opteron family runs a little hotter than its predecessors, with its power consumption at around 95W, said the sources.

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Taiwan server makers quick to test new dual-core Opteron samples