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Wolfdale e8200, e8400 and e8500 available for Pre-Order!

helmutcheese said:
That used to be the case, but games since CoD2, BF2 etc all use CPU+GPU, games like F.E.A.R (GPU Dependant) are rarer now.

Thats why most sites say a faster Dual is better if your prim concern is gaming (for how long that remains who know, possibly Alan Wake is 1st game to use Quads, but so was Crysis supposed to).
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... so were FSX and Supreme Commander, but only with limited success. Still don't see the argument for Quads in a gaming oriented setup. How often do people who frequent here change CPUs (yearly on average at a guess). If you're in that kind of customer base I agree with vintagecheese - E8xxx are the way to go!
 
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Anybody got any ideas how long it's going to take for these babies to drop in price to E6** sort of range...? £144 for an E8400 is still a bit steep for me.
 
Well, couldn't run higher than a 450 FSB, as don't think the memory will handle much more than that, which means to hit 4GHz would need 9 x multiplier.... and wouldn't fork out for the 8500.

Though am kind of happy with my quad, wanted to get 3.6GHz, but it jsut requires too much voltage and runs way too hot.

Guess will just wait until the newer quads come out and eventually drop in price.
 
ffallic said:
Well, couldn't run higher than a 450 FSB, as don't think the memory will handle much more than that, which means to hit 4GHz would need 9 x multiplier.... and wouldn't fork out for the 8500.

Though am kind of happy with my quad, wanted to get 3.6GHz, but it jsut requires too much voltage and runs way too hot.

Guess will just wait until the newer quads come out and eventually drop in price.
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The E8400 is a 9x and 450x9 = 4050.
 
The way my mind sees it is:

8200: 8x - £120
8400: 9x - £140
8500: 9.5x - £200

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8200: 8x - £120
8400: 9x - £140 <- ding ding ding!
8500: 9.5x - £200
 
Yeah that only makes sense if you actually use all 4 cores, Everyday.

Also if you do use all 4 cores, How much time is it actually saving you in applications. 5mins? 1Hr?. It does jack for gaming.
 
opet616 said:
Anybody got any ideas how long it's going to take for these babies to drop in price to E6** sort of range...? £144 for an E8400 is still a bit steep for me.
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Anybody who is buying these chips now i would say will be paying £20 premium,i think prices will come down in 2 to 3 weeks time.(I hope so)
 
Again, depends what you use it for, and the current Intel quads share Cache unlike a Native AMD Quad. (I will buy a Intel Quad when Native).

It may not matter that much to some but £580-£700 is too much for 2 Duals stuck together IMO.

There is reviews on the E8400 with OC.
 
helmutcheese said:
Again, depends what you use it for, and the current Intel quads share Cache unlike a Native AMD Quad. (I will buy a Intel Quad when Native).

£500-£700 is too much for 2 Duals stuck together IMO.
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And the Intel still has 4 cores which perform better than AMD's quad so I dont think this Native lark is needed yet. I'm worried that I'll regret buying a dual now, what if when Alan Wake comes out I wont be able to play it smoothly due to the fact it may need 4 cores to be on high settings?
 
willhub said:
And the Intel still has 4 cores which perform better than AMD's quad so I dont think this Native lark is needed yet. I'm worried that I'll regret buying a dual now, what if when Alan Wake comes out I wont be able to play it smoothly due to the fact it may need 4 cores to be on high settings?
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As I said it wont matter to some, but I dont see point in paying over the odds for 2 Dual stuck together and it aint needed yet for most peeps inc myself.

I cant answer for others but as I prim Game the faster Dual is still the best option today for me.

I seriously doubt Alan Wake will need 4 Cores to run smoothly, who is to say it even uses 4 Cores well, may be another Crysis.
 
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