Will Steamroller utilize AM3+?

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MegaHavok

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Hey there,

Just a few quick questions here; 1) Will the steamroller CPUs utilize the current AM3+ socket? (currently got a Gigabyte 990XA-UD3)
 
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We have heard no news for a long time regarding Steamroller FX. If it is released, it will probably be AM3+ and will be released in Q1 2014. I am not holding my breath though. Rumors have said that Piledriver is the last of the FX and with AMD's focus on the APU and HSA, I don't think they care. I was waiting for the next 8 core steamroller, but I might pull the trigger of the current FX soon if I hear nothing.
 
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There are lots of rumors... nobody knows for sure. There were rumors a while back that the FX line and the AM3+ socket was dead.

However on the recent AMD earnings call, AMD noted they grew their sales of high-end desktops based on FX chips, while notebook chip sales declined. So I would expect that they would not kill the FX line.
 
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I know, it doesn't make too much sense for them to axe it. They put in almost nothing for R&D. I try not to believe the rumors, but we haven't heard anything good yet unfortunately.
 
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The new AMD cpu-apu roadmap for consumers will be released November 11-12 at the AMD Developers Conference . Until then all we will hear is idle speculation from would-be gurus. Since I don't believe in tea reading, I will wait until the official information is released in 3 weeks.Don't listen to any of these prognosticators. They are simply guessing and have nothing material to add to your knowledge on this point.

 
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My sources say that Steamroller will DEFNITELY be AM3+ and they also say that Excavator will "most likely" be AM3+. After that, AMD wants to unify FM2 and AM3 sockets so that one socket will support ALL of their CPUs and APUs. I think that they should call this AM4 but they might call it FM3, I'm really not sure.
 
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I don't know where half the rumors come from. It'll be good to hear official info in just three weeks time. Personally, I would be really disappointed if FX was cancelled, so I clutch at straws like the earnings call, where AMD mentioned FX as a product that increased in revenue.
 
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so we can expect news in three weeks then?
 
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