Originally posted by: Markfw900
Originally posted by: TankGuys
Originally posted by: jlbenedict
Originally posted by: Markfw900
I am so sick of these Conroe threads, it makes me puke. It may be a good cpu, but lets at least wait until it comes out, and we see reviews, pricing and availablilty before we keep foaming at the mouth about how good it is.
I agree with you. It seems the forums are populated with either Conroe threads or Windows Vista threads..
Same thing happened with the X2's, and then the Opterons after that. It may be annoying, but it's understandable, since that's what's on people's minds. Truth is, these Conroe chips are looking to be huge, so it's natural that people will talk.
Except on those, it was after they were released, and available for sale, and people had them and were OC'ing them,and there were 20 reviews by every site out there. With Conroe We still have no product, no price other than a promise, and no reviews not somewhat stiffled by NDA's, and only a handful of ES chip OC's to look at.
This is the biggest vaporware hype I have ever seen. In a month or two, I could understand.....
Yet all the reverse hyperthreaded K8L 4x4 threads don't seem to bother you.
Originally posted by: n7
Originally posted by: jlbenedict
I know a majority of the users on this forum are AMD fanatics, but I'm sure by the end of this month, they'll be screaming another tune.
You apparently don't know much.
The majority of people here buy whatever is best bang for buck, which for the last few years has been AMD in most cases.
It may actually stay that way for the lower high end, but for the higher end, it looks like C2D will dominate.
Originally posted by: JonnyBlaze
all of the intelligent ones will jump ship. who would buy a sub-par product just because of the name.
Originally posted by: AnonymouseUser
Originally posted by: JonnyBlaze
all of the intelligent ones will jump ship. who would buy a sub-par product just because of the name.
Says the one who failed to jump ship last time...
Originally posted by: Supercoolyo
However, the reason I'm going for a Conroe is because I'm building a system of my own (finally), and I want a great processor. I first had my eye on a Pentium D 940, which was at a nice price ($225), and of course, drooled over the the 950's, 955's, and 965's (didn't want to spend that much), and didn't even let the FX-60/62's come into my mind, since I knew it was far from possible with my budget, and I'd likely start crying. However... The Intel Core 2 Duo/Conroe comes into the picture, and it's $500 E6700 model is competing closely (and sometimes beating) the FX-62? WHOA! $1200 vs. $500, a lower power consumption, and actual possibility of getting something the same if not better than what I was only dreaming of, within (a somewhat stretched, though possible) budget.
Originally posted by: jlbenedict
I wonder what the attitude of the forum will be when Conroe is released? I know a majority of the users on this forum are AMD fanatics, but I'm sure by the end of this month, they'll be screaming another tune.
Originally posted by: AnonymouseUser
To clarify why I won't jump ship:
I will continue to support AMD for bringing the Core 2 Duo to market.