Meshugger Posted October 28, 2007 Posted October 28, 2007 (edited) Yeah, it got this month's paycheck and it is time to spend on something that really matters: Intel Processors! First, let's go through the price range: - Q6600 and E6850 are equal in price (240 Edited October 28, 2007 by Meshugger "Some men see things as they are and say why?""I dream things that never were and say why not?"- George Bernard Shaw"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."- Friedrich Nietzsche "The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it." - Some guy
Meshugger Posted October 28, 2007 Author Posted October 28, 2007 Oh, and about the front side bus issue: The E6750 and E6850 are at 1333Mhz, while the Q6600 chuggs along at 1066Mhz. While my Abit AB9-Pro supports 1333Mhz through a BIOS-update, my regular, and non-overclockable 4GB of memory-sticks are stuck at 533Mhz (=1066Mhz effectively?). What to do...? "Some men see things as they are and say why?""I dream things that never were and say why not?"- George Bernard Shaw"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."- Friedrich Nietzsche "The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it." - Some guy
Pidesco Posted October 28, 2007 Posted October 28, 2007 Here in Portugal, it's possible to get a E6750 for less than 170 "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend.
Bokishi Posted October 28, 2007 Posted October 28, 2007 Go Quads man. More cores > less cores but clocked faster Current 3DMark
jaguars4ever Posted October 29, 2007 Posted October 29, 2007 Just like with Gunz in Freelancer, right Bok?
mkreku Posted October 29, 2007 Posted October 29, 2007 (edited) You do realize that Intel are releasing their Penryn processors this November, right..? There will be models from that family that has four cores AND 1333MHz FSB combined. I'd wait for those (and the Phenom from AMD) before purchasing a new CPU. Apparently there are already some reviews out: http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/intel...doc.aspx?i=3137 Edited October 29, 2007 by mkreku Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
Kaftan Barlast Posted October 29, 2007 Posted October 29, 2007 And go for a quad-core, you need the power, you want the power. DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. "
Pidesco Posted October 29, 2007 Posted October 29, 2007 You've got the power. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend.
Meshugger Posted October 29, 2007 Author Posted October 29, 2007 (edited) You do realize that Intel are releasing their Penryn processors this November, right..? There will be models from that family that has four cores AND 1333MHz FSB combined. I'd wait for those (and the Phenom from AMD) before purchasing a new CPU. Apparently there are already some reviews out: http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/intel...doc.aspx?i=3137 They will be released at an estimated price pf 999 euro, no thank you :sad: Quad-Core seems to be better for a longterm choice though. Edited October 29, 2007 by Meshugger "Some men see things as they are and say why?""I dream things that never were and say why not?"- George Bernard Shaw"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."- Friedrich Nietzsche "The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it." - Some guy
Meshugger Posted October 29, 2007 Author Posted October 29, 2007 ....and a Quad-Core was purchased. Thanks for the input everyone "Some men see things as they are and say why?""I dream things that never were and say why not?"- George Bernard Shaw"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."- Friedrich Nietzsche "The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it." - Some guy
mkreku Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558...2129TX1K0000532 Apparently not even Crysis benefits from having four cores. I'm beginning to wonder if these multi-core CPU's aren't just a big scam to inflate prices.. Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
Bokishi Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Quad core is supposed to be supported in the final game, along with SLI (via patch). That's just what I heard Current 3DMark
Meshugger Posted October 31, 2007 Author Posted October 31, 2007 ^What Bokishi said. From what i've heard, Crysis and UT3 should have support for atleast for 3 (1 for A.I., 1 for draw-distance and so on) cores in their respective final releases. "Some men see things as they are and say why?""I dream things that never were and say why not?"- George Bernard Shaw"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."- Friedrich Nietzsche "The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it." - Some guy
Joseph Bulock Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 I just upgraded and went with the E6750. Very few games support quad-cores, and the fsb speeds were more important to me, as I had much faster ram. It was also nice to keep costs down so I can afford a dx10.1 card when they come out. My blood! He punched out all my blood! - Meet the Sandvich
Kaftan Barlast Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Im still fantasizing about a Dual Xeon quad setup... 8 cores.... *drools* up to 300% in mental ray DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. "
mkreku Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 I just upgraded and went with the E6750. Very few games support quad-cores, and the fsb speeds were more important to me, as I had much faster ram. It was also nice to keep costs down so I can afford a dx10.1 card when they come out. I am not aware of any DDR2 RAM that goes above some 1200 MHz though, so unless you spent a fortune on getting a DDR3 compliant motherboard and RAM, those extra MHz are kind of wasted. I've got a Q6600 and some 1066 MHz DDR2 ram, but with my Abit motherboard it's easy to overclock it to 1120 MHz and probably more if I tweak it more seriously. Still.. I have not seen ANY use for four cores yet. Feels like a waste so far. The only thing I notice is that my CPU temperature is a constant 15-20 degrees Celsius above my old E6600 @3200 MHz even though it's clocked lower. Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
Kaftan Barlast Posted November 1, 2007 Posted November 1, 2007 Still.. I have not seen ANY use for four cores yet. Feels like a waste so far. That's because you dont do any heavy crunching tasks. wuss. DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. "
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