There's a name to the Nehalem face...

Indy500 · 8 Aug 2008 at 13:16

rjkoneill said:
duron did sound like a brand of contraceptive tbh

That's a bad thing?

rjk · 8 Aug 2008 at 15:18

sr4470 said:
That's a bad thing?

not at all - just something i thought i would mention

rjk · 8 Aug 2008 at 15:20

Lightnix said:
I think it's i786 as opposed to the original pentium pro's i686. Y'know, for the i7 part. It'd make sense since the shift to QPI from the old FSB is quite a big change (that and Netburst was P68, not i786. >>).

hurrah - first post to have no sarcastic comments or silly logo alterations

Lightnix · 8 Aug 2008 at 16:05

rjkoneill said:
hurrah - first post to have no sarcastic comments or silly logo alterations

I was very tempted to post one that said 'hard core', but thought that was a bit lame.

rjk · 8 Aug 2008 at 16:12

Lightnix said:
I was very tempted to post one that said 'hard core', but thought that was a bit lame.

it would have been lame and was more productive of you to derail our sillyness

toucam · 8 Aug 2008 at 20:28

gt_junkie said:
I reckon you just keep it simple...

gt

Rolling on the floor

Greebo · 8 Aug 2008 at 21:53

sr4470 said:
Thats also true...hmm.

AMD should have stuck with Athlon\Duron, they sound much better than "Phenom".

Except that Phenom means "outstanding or unusual thing"

Corasik · 10 Aug 2008 at 20:39

Greebo said:
Except that Phenom means "outstanding or unusual thing"

Phenom doesnt mean anything, but Phenomenal does indeed mean extraordinary / remarkable. I rather think AMD's ego was rather large at the time, considering the Phenom doesnt really do anything that Core Duo cant already do. Its not a bad chip, but it certainly isnt extraordinary.

bakes0310 · 10 Aug 2008 at 20:43

Will the Nehalem require new motherboards, cause if it does i wont bother getting a new motherboard just yet?

Azza · 10 Aug 2008 at 20:44

bakes0310 said:
Will the Nehalem require new motherboards, cause if it does i wont bother getting a new motherboard just yet?

Yepo.

bakes0310 · 10 Aug 2008 at 20:47

Azza said:
Yepo.

ok no upgrade for me now then

It gives me longer to save up for a new motherboard and a good cpu

CoreRipOffDuo · 10 Aug 2008 at 20:57

Big question is...worth waiting for?

I've been on the edge of ordering for a few days, but every time I get told to wait for the new chip. Will it make that much difference to a light/medium gamer like me?

Duke · 10 Aug 2008 at 21:40

psychas · 10 Aug 2008 at 22:21

should be something intel i733l inside

Greebo · 11 Aug 2008 at 10:53

Corasik said:
Phenom doesnt mean anything, but Phenomenal does indeed mean extraordinary / remarkable. I rather think AMD's ego was rather large at the time, considering the Phenom doesnt really do anything that Core Duo cant already do. Its not a bad chip, but it certainly isnt extraordinary.

Errr check the Oxford English dictionary before posting please

Phenom (noun) Slang: A shortened version of Phenomenal. Entered dictionary prior to 2000.

Hence valid to use the name Phenom. As to whether it deserves that name is another story

rjk · 11 Aug 2008 at 13:12

Duke said:

lol

does that one cost extra as you need a medic to power it up?

Duke · 11 Aug 2008 at 13:15

rjkoneill said:
lol

does that one cost extra as you need a medic to power it up?

Yep only gives you decent performance for short periods

psychas · 11 Aug 2008 at 13:49

i think ill go for 2.66 one hope u can overclock them

HighlandeR · 11 Aug 2008 at 22:56

How much will the 2.66ghz be though ? hopefully £350-400, X58 boards id hazzard a wild guess at £170-230 !

Vigoro · 11 Aug 2008 at 23:03

I think i will wait 6 months after launch as no doubt price will drop and more will come out ^^