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- sidehop, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Intel's convinced me to switch to Core 2 Duo recently. Even though I've been using AMD for many years, right now I'm pretty convinced with all the benchmarks I'll be happy with their processor. That can always change of course ;)
- Mousse, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Good luck, because that is subatomic ;)
- litkaj, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Yeah, they're abandoning 65nm about halfway through it's expected life-cycle. I've got to say though, the decrease in power consumption will be nice and it'll really put the heat (no pun intended) back on AMD.
- sleepyness, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Less voltage. Faster speeds.
- yabos, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2It'll be worth it for their business. AMD is just starting 65nm so if Intel gets to 45nm then they'll be that much farther ahead of AMD which is good in their eyes.
- LemonHerb, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2No one is forcing you to upgrade, stick with what you got for a while and avoid the cutting edge.
- sleepyness, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I hope Intel is making a lot in profits...because FAB transitions can't be THAT cheap...
- HappyScrappy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2This transition will likely not be socket compatible. Core 2 Duo used the last-gen P4 socket (LGA 775), and generally Intel doesn't use the same socket 3 times in a row.
Besides, these CPUs will be designed for DDR3, and new RAM means a new socket almost always.
Intel went from 1 P4 in that socket to 2 P4s to 2 Core 2 Duos to 4 Core 2 Duos. For a socket, that's a pretty good lifespan. - HappyScrappy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Fast fast fast fast fast.
DDR3-1333 is just the jumping off point.
And sleepyness is right too, it runs at even lower voltage, which means even less power used. Also, lower voltages mean you can use smaller processes and thus get higher densities too. - bananaguyc, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4Cool. (Relatively speaking, of course.)
- lilrabbit129, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2DDR3? Is there any practical benefits for DDR3?
- nofxjunkee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1
- Xanium4332, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Are these socket for socket replacements, or will I need (another) new motherboard. Lets hope that (at least) the desktop versions are I'm fed up with the rate I need to buy new components atm.
Sorry for being so naive, but I'm new to the way intel do things? - BFisch06, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Intel hasn't said for sure, but I'm pretty sure you'll need another new motherboard to upgrade.... I heard the desktop 45nm cores were delayed until 2008... when should we expect to see motherboards capable of the new chips?
- benow, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0Hmm, I just setup a AMD X2 64 4600+ (2.4Ghz) HE... the real clincher for the box was the low power. Picked up a silent ps, passive cooler and using onboard video... it's _silent_ and fast. It is relatively slow, I guess (more than fast enough for me) and the newer amds are sucking down some juice (85W+), tho with cool and quiet enabled, they'd draw much less than that. The newer fab will bring down the power, I guess. I'm not complaining, tho. This box would run quite nicely off a small solar setup(!)
- halbe, on 10/12/2007, -9/+4Commence creation of new useless product nomenclature!
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