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Intel introduces new Core i7, Core i5, Xeon 3400 processors and 'revolutionary' P55 chipset
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article published on 8 September, 2009
At a news conference in Taipei, Intel showed off a range of new stuff, including several high-performance desktop and low-cost server processors, the new single chip P55 chipset and a range of products from third party manufacturers that support the new Intel technology. On the processor side, the company showed off two new Core i7 processors, Core i7-860 and Core i7-870, and the first Core ... [ read the full article ]
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8. September 2009 @ 22:03 |
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But...is it worth the price to upgrade to it? :P
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8. September 2009 @ 23:51 |
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Originally posted by ZippyDSM:
But...is it worth the price to upgrade to it? :P
I'd wait ;-) you know in about a year the price will be dramatically different than in the next few weeks.
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9. September 2009 @ 00:10 |
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Originally posted by ZippyDSM:
But...is it worth the price to upgrade to it? :P
I'd wait ;-) you know in about a year the price will be dramatically different than in the next few weeks.
I don't really want to upgrade again until the Mobo/cpu and ram is double or better performance wise than what I got (2GB DDR2 800,2.8 C2D,MSI PN7 SLI Platinum)
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9. September 2009 @ 01:17 |
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Originally posted by ZippyDSM:
But...is it worth the price to upgrade to it? :P
Seems like a big downgrade from the current I7 series.
-Lower clock speeds
-Fewer memory controlers
-Even with the built-in PCI-E x16 controloer, you still have a lot fewer PCI-E channels...You can't even do 2-way x16 crossfire or SLI.
...Overall, I think the old 2.66GHZ I7 might be better than the new 2.93GHZ...at least for anyone who wants two graphics cards or RAID (the built-in RAID is junk). For that matter, the Core2Quad and even the Phenom would be better.
...These chips & this chipset are designed for econo-boxes; they are not intended to replace 1366 chips...only to replace the lower-end Core2quad segment.
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9. September 2009 @ 01:19 |
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Originally posted by ZippyDSM:
But...is it worth the price to upgrade to it? :P
Seems like a big downgrade from the current I7 series.
-Lower clock speeds
-Fewer memory controlers
-Even with the built-in PCI-E x16 controloer, you still have a lot fewer PCI-E channels...You can't even do 2-way x16 crossfire or SLI.
...Overall, I think the old 2.66GHZ I7 might be better than the new 2.93GHZ...at least for anyone who wants two graphics cards or RAID (the built-in RAID is junk). For that matter, the Core2Quad and even the Phenom would be better.
...These chips & this chipset are designed for econo-boxes; they are not intended to replace 1366 chips...only to replace the lower-end Core2quad segment.
I aint even to a quad yet :P
I will just wait till ramm is faster than 2500 and mobo fbs above 4000 :P
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9. September 2009 @ 05:28 |
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Originally posted by ZippyDSM:
I aint even to a quad yet
Owch...and I thought my first-gen Phenom was sad. Perhapse you could get a piece of cardboard and write "Will work for quadcore" on it...then just stand by a redlight and beg for change.
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9. September 2009 @ 10:29 |
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Its a bit of a pickle me thinks.
1. If you really need the extra power.
2. Does the software you are using support it.
It was like that when 64bit procs came out. The excitement of owning a 64bit proc was a letdown when you found out 1: there was a lack of drivers available. 2: The software wasn't coded in 64bit architecture and run in a backwards compatability.
I use a C2Q for recording and mastering music I have written. But I had to change software to utillise all the cores and even then I still wasn't getting all the benefits. Had to wait a while before full support of 4 cores in the software was achievable. So to me its a bit of a con, cause by the time the software developers catch up the hardware manufacturers have moved the goal posts again.
Years ago I liked to TRY and get the latest and greatest, but I have wisened up and wait for the rich kids to buy first and tell of their experience's(or woes) before I part with the cash.
Anyway there is an old saying " if it aint broke then don't fix it "
Which I suppose also means if your pc does what you want it to do then dont buy another 1.
Unless you have windows Vista then you'll want a quad socket mother board with 200000000000000000000000000 terabyte of ram to start it up and read your email:P
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9. September 2009 @ 14:54 |
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Originally posted by KillerBug:
Originally posted by ZippyDSM:
I aint even to a quad yet
Owch...and I thought my first-gen Phenom was sad. Perhapse you could get a piece of cardboard and write "Will work for quadcore" on it...then just stand by a redlight and beg for change.
Meh there's no real need to go up yet.
Though if i can get a extreme C2Q for under 500 I might :P
Until lobbying is a hanging offense I choose anarchy!
Ah modern gaming its like modern film only the watering down of fiction and characters is replaced with shallow and watered down mechanics, gimmicks and shiny-er "people".
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9. September 2009 @ 17:32 |
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Originally posted by ZippyDSM:
Originally posted by KillerBug:
Originally posted by ZippyDSM:
I aint even to a quad yet
Owch...and I thought my first-gen Phenom was sad. Perhapse you could get a piece of cardboard and write "Will work for quadcore" on it...then just stand by a redlight and beg for change.
Meh there's no real need to go up yet.
Though if i can get a extreme C2Q for under 500 I might :P
You know zip that the reason they called the model extreme is because of the extreme price:P
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9. September 2009 @ 17:33 |
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Originally posted by joe777:
Originally posted by ZippyDSM:
Originally posted by KillerBug:
Originally posted by ZippyDSM:
I aint even to a quad yet
Owch...and I thought my first-gen Phenom was sad. Perhapse you could get a piece of cardboard and write "Will work for quadcore" on it...then just stand by a redlight and beg for change.
Meh there's no real need to go up yet.
Though if i can get a extreme C2Q for under 500 I might :P
You know zip that the reason they called the model extreme is because of the extreme price:P
And you can easily reset the clock.
Besides by the time its worth 500 or less a new mainline CPU will be 2 or 3 times faster even if I could over clock via supper conduction and make my PC hover :P :P
Until lobbying is a hanging offense I choose anarchy!
Ah modern gaming its like modern film only the watering down of fiction and characters is replaced with shallow and watered down mechanics, gimmicks and shiny-er "people".
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9. September 2009 @ 21:22 |
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Originally posted by ZippyDSM:
Originally posted by joe777:
Originally posted by ZippyDSM:
Originally posted by KillerBug:
Originally posted by ZippyDSM:
I aint even to a quad yet
Owch...and I thought my first-gen Phenom was sad. Perhapse you could get a piece of cardboard and write "Will work for quadcore" on it...then just stand by a redlight and beg for change.
Meh there's no real need to go up yet.
Though if i can get a extreme C2Q for under 500 I might :P
You know zip that the reason they called the model extreme is because of the extreme price:P
And you can easily reset the clock.
Besides by the time its worth 500 or less a new mainline CPU will be 2 or 3 times faster even if I could over clock via supper conduction and make my PC hover :P :P
Yeah but if it could hover to the kitchen and make toast and boiled eggs in the morning for you and it would be worth it:D
On a side note I had to go to the doctors today to get a wart frozen off and I should have asked the doc if I could borrow the cannister of liquid nitro for a while. Then I could achieve a very extreme OC on my C2Q.
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9. September 2009 @ 23:54 |
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Originally posted by joe777:
Originally posted by ZippyDSM:
Originally posted by joe777:
Originally posted by ZippyDSM:
Originally posted by KillerBug:
Originally posted by ZippyDSM:
I aint even to a quad yet
Owch...and I thought my first-gen Phenom was sad. Perhapse you could get a piece of cardboard and write "Will work for quadcore" on it...then just stand by a redlight and beg for change.
Meh there's no real need to go up yet.
Though if i can get a extreme C2Q for under 500 I might :P
You know zip that the reason they called the model extreme is because of the extreme price:P
And you can easily reset the clock.
Besides by the time its worth 500 or less a new mainline CPU will be 2 or 3 times faster even if I could over clock via supper conduction and make my PC hover :P :P
Yeah but if it could hover to the kitchen and make toast and boiled eggs in the morning for you and it would be worth it:D
On a side note I had to go to the doctors today to get a wart frozen off and I should have asked the doc if I could borrow the cannister of liquid nitro for a while. Then I could achieve a very extreme OC on my C2Q.
You should get yourself some liquid helium...that stuff is REALY cold!
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11. September 2009 @ 15:50 |
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I could use some more horse power as the AMD quads aren't fast enough but the new Intel doesn't seem the way to go either so I guess it will be the old i7. Ripping BD's requires a lot of power and 20 hours to rip a BD50 movie is a bit long and then sometimes I convert it to DVD-IFO so the process is extended even furhter.
Great job on the artical Dela!
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11. September 2009 @ 15:54 |
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Originally posted by Mr-Movies:
I could use some more horse power as the AMD quads aren't fast enough but the new Intel doesn't seem the way to go either so I guess it will be the old i7. Ripping BD's requires a lot of power and 20 hours to rip a BD50 movie is a bit long and then sometimes I convert it to DVD-IFO so the process is extended even furhter.
Great job on the artical Dela!
Get a quad mobo and but 4 quad core CPUs on it :P
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