CNETNate writes "Is the American mains socket really so much worse than the Italian design? And does the Italian socket fail at rivaling the sockets in British homes? This feature explores, in a not-at-all-parodic-and-anecdotal fashion, the designs,... ...full story at slashdot
from slashdot on Wed, Nov 04 2009
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AMD Socket AM3 Phenoms due Q1 2009 » the register (uk) Right after the arrival of Socket AM2+ versions AMD's first 45nm desktop processors - codenamed 'Deneb' - will initially support the Socket AM2+ interconnect. But the chip maker's roadmap shows AM3 versions out not long afterward.… |
| 01 Jun 09 |
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