[Thomas An.]

http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/11/02/ ... _released/

[aitraaz]

The really nice thing about this is watching the price of the expensive dual dual core boxes i just bought go down the shitter in the arc of about 5 seconds...i need a tea...

[jdp]

same as you aitraaz, but I don't care: I'm more than happy at the moment.
and, hell no, I won't start drinking tea for such a minor thing, I never gonna be addicted with that evil poison.

[-Adrian]

Really hope we can see some actual pricing now, not just speculation. Still gonna go C2Duo pretty sure, just so much more affordable.


@ Vodka: CPUs are always stable, otherwise they wouldn't be sold. What case is your comment about?

[sandykoufax]

It's nice but so expensive.

and core2quad Q6600 will be released at early next year.

it'll be about $851.

but anyway expensive too.

[Mihai]

It's not so expensive when you think that you would need to buy two Core 2 systems (since you can't put them on a dual socket mb) to get the same performance as this monster CPU. So taking into account the full system price and performance, it's actually quite good.

[Thomas An.]

It's not so expensive when you think that you would need to buy two Core 2 systems

Yea, Kentsfield is nice ... but in the end I think Clovertown, will be the "holy-grail". I see a Mac-Pro dual-quad in my Tarrot cards

[Mihai]

So many names with Intel....

Could someone please write a synopsis on all these new models? When, what chipset, dual socket or not? Please?

[aitraaz]

The clovertown macpro should be on the market soon (lol) - by the end of november. They are saying the 2,33 Ghz clovertown will not cost much more than the kentsfield macpro...

[glebe digital]

Time to visit the bank manager........

[ivox3]

Could someone please write a synopsis on all these new models? When, what chipset, dual socket or not? Please?

...that deserves mentioning again. I got lost on the 51xx / D Class / Woodrow's / dual-dual core Xerox French onion chips and dips etc ......

Just set me up with the fast one.

[Mihai]

[b-kandor]

One thing to consider: fsb speeds of 1ghz are mentioned now as a weak link when you have 4 cpu's utilizing the same bandwidth. Intel is supposedly pushing for higher fsb speeds to combat this - but that hasn't happened yet.

Also, when I look at the new speed test - the very fastest machine (anyone know how much those cost?) is not quite twice as fast as my conroe6400 - I think it's around 35min fastest, mine was done in 1:03. At that point its a money issue, I can by 2 conroe systems for 2500$ cdn.
Which (apart from merging time ) would render faster than the #1 listed 'macpro dual xeom 5160 dualcore 3.0ghz' machine - so which one costs more? Or more to the point how much will a quad core kentsfield cost?

Kandor

[superbad]

I went with the Mac Pro partly because I can drop in the new Clovertowns later next year and max out my 8 core license on one machine. Network rendering with all the merging issues is just not there yet. You can't beat simplicity- less troubleshooting time means more rendering time.

[sandykoufax]

I have plan to buy my new machine at the end of his year or early of next year.

but I don't know what kind of machine to buy because of so many kinds of chip and next generation.

My best wish is that Intel didn't change their socket type for a new chips.


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