c2d noob question

[kingo15]

so whats the difference then with the allendale and the conroe?

i have the 6300 allendale as it says on clockers but when i go into say cpuz its says conroe,

just wondering that was all

 

[mattyj1085]

2mb vs 4mb cache

 

[NathanE]

E6300 is a Conroe.

 

[Sipha]

They are all technically Conroe's, its just the chips below the E6600 have half the L2 cache disabled.

 

[kingo15]

thanks all for your replies

 

[RaiderX]

They are all technically Conroe's, its just the chips below the E6600 have half the L2 cache disabled.

the E4300 is a true allendale

 

[kingo15]

so why do they advertise it as a allendale then if its a conroe

 

[Sipha]

This explains

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17714317&page=2&pp=30

 

[kingo15]

cheers nice i see it was another thread that started off being helpful then turned into a flaming war again

 

[Sipha]

Yeah

If you ignore the rubbish tho theres some nice info there Didnt realise about the VT.

 

[kingo15]

yeah some of the other links on there made for good reading.

most of it in simple terms which is what i like

 

[ginge51]

They are all technically Conroe's, its just the chips below the E6600 have half the L2 cache disabled.

is there a way to enable it?

 

[Sipha]

Not as far as I'm aware.

 

[easyrider]

is there a way to enable it?

no

 

[NathanE]

is there a way to enable it?

Nope they burn the transistors off with a laser. Irreversible

 

[Cupra]

Nope they burn the transistors off with a laser. Irreversible

thats abit harsh

 

[maGz]

surely it costs the same to just leave the l2 cache as it is

 

[Mattus]

surely it costs the same to just leave the l2 cache as it is

But how long until someone figures out a way to enable it