Originally posted by: GundamF91
Is it true that mainstream "non-extreme" versions of Nehalem is fully locked on multiplier, and since it has no FSB, then there's no overclocking whatsoever on these Neha?
Originally posted by: VirtualLarry
As long as they use external freqency generators, there will be overclocking.
Originally posted by: Idontcare
Originally posted by: VirtualLarry
As long as they use external freqency generators, there will be overclocking.
I got to believe that even then someone somewhere (possibly an existing employee by day, overclocking enthusiast by night) will work out the pencil mods needed get around it.
So long as it has a clock, it can be over-clocked.
Originally posted by: aigomorla
And i cant talk about performance numbers yet, but i have them ready when NDA expires.
Originally posted by: harpoon84
If you want to see denial that runs the length of The Nile, head over to AMDZone and check out those forums. Apparently, the geniuses there deduced that because a 2.66GHz Nehalem only costs $284, it must be underwhelming and not much faster than current Phenoms:
http://www.amdzone.com/phpbb3/...opic.php?f=52&t=135324
Who can argue with such inrefutable logic?
Originally posted by: dmens
heh, i keep getting banned for being "disrespectful" on amdzone, but it's kinda hard to respect complete idiocy, even when trolling. epic lulz when they don't even recognize the nuggets of engineering obviousness i drop right in their laps.
Originally posted by: dmens
Originally posted by: harpoon84
If you want to see denial that runs the length of The Nile, head over to AMDZone and check out those forums. Apparently, the geniuses there deduced that because a 2.66GHz Nehalem only costs $284, it must be underwhelming and not much faster than current Phenoms:
http://www.amdzone.com/phpbb3/...opic.php?f=52&t=135324
Who can argue with such inrefutable logic?
heh, i keep getting banned for being "disrespectful" on amdzone, but it's kinda hard to respect complete idiocy, even when trolling. epic lulz when they don't even recognize the nuggets of engineering obviousness i drop right in their laps.
Originally posted by: harpoon84
What usernames did you use? I registered once and got banned for linking to Anandtech and Xbitlabs benchmarks that contradicted their claims of AMD superiority. Apparently I was a paid Intel viral marketer or something... LOL
I usually just go there for laughs now, they come up with wicked conspiracy theories, I'll give them that! The level of fanaticism is a bit scary though, its almost cult like.
Originally posted by: aigomorla
Op: First off welcome to AT.
1. SLI = no go with neha.
2. Your budget doesnt include enough for neha
Had you picked out a Q9650 + 790ultra + DDR3, i would think your budget was enough for neha, but as i see it, no, not enough for neha.
3. your timeline for neha is proabably 3-4 more months. Can you hold out?
And i cant talk about performance numbers yet, but i have them ready when NDA expires.
Originally posted by: Viditor
Originally posted by: aigomorla
Op: First off welcome to AT.
1. SLI = no go with neha.
2. Your budget doesnt include enough for neha
Had you picked out a Q9650 + 790ultra + DDR3, i would think your budget was enough for neha, but as i see it, no, not enough for neha.
3. your timeline for neha is proabably 3-4 more months. Can you hold out?
And i cant talk about performance numbers yet, but i have them ready when NDA expires.
3-4 months is for the Extreme chip only (different socket than the normal desktop chips and far more expensive).
Desktop mainstream is more like 6-12 months away...
Originally posted by: Hugh H
Nah... a 2.66Ghz and a 2.93Ghz Nehalems (Bloomfield) will be available this fall along with the extreme chip. They will all be the same socket LGA 1366, which is considered the high-end one. The more mainstream chips and sockets will be the LGA 1160s, available in 2009.
Check the latest Intel roadmap:
http://www.dvhardware.net/article27862.html
Originally posted by: Viditor
Originally posted by: Hugh H
Nah... a 2.66Ghz and a 2.93Ghz Nehalems (Bloomfield) will be available this fall along with the extreme chip. They will all be the same socket LGA 1366, which is considered the high-end one. The more mainstream chips and sockets will be the LGA 1160s, available in 2009.
Check the latest Intel roadmap:
http://www.dvhardware.net/article27862.html
If you go to the original at Expreview, you will see that they never say that the "roadmap" is actually from Intel...
It has Expreview slapped across it for a reason...
Originally posted by: BrownTown
TBH I would say it is a good idea to wait for Nehalem, but then buy a well marked down chip of the current generation instead of paying twice as much for only a slight improvement.
Originally posted by: aigomorla
1. SLI = no go with neha.