2.4Ghz Conroe runs Super Pi

bbreezeuk · 4 Apr 2006 at 22:35

anyone post a link to the tread in XS forums

Minstadave · 4 Apr 2006 at 22:36

Damn thats incredible, I know what my student load will be going on

marc2003 · 4 Apr 2006 at 22:38

bbreezeuk said:
anyone post a link to the tread in XS forums

cripes. you really are bone idle....

http://xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=95021

bbreezeuk · 4 Apr 2006 at 22:39

cheers m8

james32 · 4 Apr 2006 at 22:42

Amd Need to drop the prices on those X2 chips or there could be trouble
as conroe will be cheaper than an X2 3.8

think that conroe chip is around the $300 mark when released in june.

FrankJH · 4 Apr 2006 at 22:51

dont get your hopes up, if I remember corrrectly as is Intel's way these days, the mobo's are said to be frighteningly expensive

an earlier post on here stated around the £200 mark

NathanE · 4 Apr 2006 at 22:58

Funny that... seeings as any new P4 motherboard (with the revised power circuitry) supports Conroe. Seriously, £200 is server/workstation pricing. £100 is consumer and £150 is enthusiast. You'll be able to pick up Conroe boards well under £100 no problems.

Jimi · 4 Apr 2006 at 23:09

I've always been a bit of an AMD fanboy but after seeing this article AnandTech did, I think I will be purchasing one of these if AMD can't come up with anything better.

AWPC · 5 Apr 2006 at 01:33

CPU price is up and its been revised downwards!

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1619

E6700 (2.67Ghz) = $530 Approx £353 (1.5 average UK exchange rate)
E6600 (2.40Ghz) = $316 Approx £210 (1.5 average UK exchange rate)
E6400 (2.13Ghz) = $244 Approx £163 (1.5 average UK exchange rate)
E6300 (1.86Ghz) = $209 Approx £140 (1.5 average UK exchange rate)

If these get the usual $-£ approx 1.5 conversion rate then as you can see stunning prices for the power on display. Who in their right mind would want a £500-750 AMD CPU now.

Looks as though Intel are going straight for the AMD jugular!

easyrider · 5 Apr 2006 at 02:02

When will these be available to buy?

wesley · 5 Apr 2006 at 09:12

Conroe 2.4ghz will replace my oldie P4 'c' 2.4ghz main rig, cant wait!

Nelly · 5 Apr 2006 at 09:21

I was going to place an order for a dual core cpu today, but by the looks of things it looks like I'll be going back to Pentium. The Price/Performance is too good to justify upgrading to another AMD upgrade, shame really.

Haven't had a Pentium system since Pentium II were all the go lol :rolleyes:

IF there as stable as they was back then, then I'll be very happy.

tomos · 5 Apr 2006 at 10:22

i may grab one of these too - after checking how they overclock first tho

Duke · 5 Apr 2006 at 20:40

easyrider said:
When will these be available to buy?

4-5 months AFAIK.

monkeypants · 5 Apr 2006 at 20:53

Duke said:
4-5 months AFAIK.

Make that 3-4. Remember, it's April now.

tomos · 5 Apr 2006 at 20:54

any tests done yet as to their overclockability yet?

Duke · 5 Apr 2006 at 21:13

monkeypants said:
Make that 3-4. Remember, it's April now.

As soon as possible would be nice though

marc2003 · 5 Apr 2006 at 22:21

ok just trawled the thread at xs for 32m pi results - 23m30s

which aint too shabby for the stock 2.4ghz. here are the top scores from ocuk users.....

weescott.co.uk/pi.asp said:
1 21m 25.750 FX57@3570 2-2-2-5 Vapo Jokester
2 23m 9.141 Otperon@3401 2-2-2-5 mach 2 kesnel
3 24m 18.688 A64 3000@3240 1.5-2-2-7 mach 2 welshtom
4 24m 34.219 146@3102 2.5-4-3-7 ? egt
5 24m 35.297 Opteron148@3020 2.5-4-3-7 Water schrickvr6

monkeypants · 5 Apr 2006 at 22:36

Weescott's going to have a job re-organising that table once these things come out.

matt1 · 6 Apr 2006 at 10:00

Holy moly that's fast, can't quite believe it.