Socket M2 boards should only cost a little more

[WC Annihilus]

Well, apparently the changes between the two platforms of Socket 939 and Socket M2 are very minimal. The heatsink mounting assembly will be using 4 holes rather than 2. It is debatable whether current heatsinks will be compatible, but it looks like it'll be likely. The switch to DDR2 slots costwise are minimal. The thermal dissipation increase of the new chips looks to be minimal. Thus, boards should only cost a few dollars more. Look for possible previews of boards at CeBit in March.

Link: Socket M2 Boards at the Inquirer

 

[bloodthirst]

Well, apparently the changes between the two platforms of Socket 939 and Socket M2 are very minimal. The heatsink mounting assembly will be using 4 holes rather than 2. It is debatable whether current heatsinks will be compatible, but it looks like it'll be likely. The switch to DDR2 slots costwise are minimal. The thermal dissipation increase of the new chips looks to be minimal. Thus, boards should only cost a few dollars more. Look for possible previews of boards at CeBit in March.

Link: Socket M2 Boards at the Inquirer

but then again the whole architecture of how the chips and motherboard work is changing