Question about the next intel

[andrewsvalesen]

Does anyone know what is planned for intel? I know the Phenoms were the new AMD cpus.. whats planned for intel?

I'm using my 3600+ @ 3.1ghz, I kind of want to upgrade.. especially with the release of that new 45W proc.

If intel is releasing a proc soon, does anyone know if it will be different socket?



Oh and by the way..


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[veg1992]

45nm not 45w after 45nm is the Nehalem, its like Hyper-Threaded Quad-Core CPU

 

[Gustave5436]

Nehalem will be released ~ one year from now (late 2008/early 2009), and I think it will use a new socket.

 

[Akubane]

http://www.techist.com/forums/f76/intel-price-cuts-2008-a-164635/

 

[andrewsvalesen]

so the nehalem will be quadcores? meh.. dont need a quad core really. I'll just be gaming mostly.

 

[andrewsvalesen]

Another question..

How is DDR3 vs DDR2? I know there will be a performance increase, but is it really an amazing amount? I'm really thinking about upgrading to that 45nm proc... but i dont know if I want to spend 350 on DDR3 slots..

bah

 

[darksideleader]

well depending on what DDR3 ram you get, it could be up to double the speed of today's DDR2 ram.

DDR3 today is not worth it, paying $600 for ram is crazy, even paying $250 for 2GB nowadays is wasteful.

If you really want to upgrade in future, i would suggest a phenom wen their ready at higher clocks which will be compataible with your AM2 system.

 

[Drizzt]

hyperthreading on quad cores sounds sick but i always thought Hyper threading was a failure? i guess not :/

or they are trying again ...