Conroe now available from OcUK!

gam3r · 25 Jun 2006 at 15:09

.::lawrywild::. said:
no, they are hard to find coolers

They are also HUGE

Rich · 25 Jun 2006 at 15:20

Stelly said:
If there was another you know that we are not allowed to tell you who mate

Stelly

Im not asking who has them, I am in posession of a fully formed cerebrum and Google, therefore if i wanted to know who was selling them, i could

(lets face it, its not rocket science).

What i am saying is that we cant say that they "cost more than initially expected" till they are actually available in retail channels.
Pre-order prices a month prior to actual availability can not be considered an accurate basis for actual pricing.

Imy · 25 Jun 2006 at 15:27

Gashman said:
wheres woodcrest damnit! screw conroe, give me woodcrest!

Imy said:
Its official release date is tomorrow I think.

.::lawrywild::. said:
umm.. no lol

According to the following articles/webpages it is...

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=2985
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/51030.html
http://www.nordichardware.com/news,4010.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xeon

A quick google search points to many more websites saying the same release date of 26th June.

They could all be wrong but I'm yet to see another release date specified for the woodcrest server chips.

tomos · 25 Jun 2006 at 16:10

just to confirm, conroe uses socket 775 right?

so my mach2gt that's currently setup for an athlon 64 would need this:

VapoChill LightSpeed Socket Kit (04-L-0216) (Socket 775) (WC-042-VP)

to work with a conroe?

any advice appreciated

Kesnel · 25 Jun 2006 at 16:12

You'll need a Mach II mouting kit for 775, not the Vapochill kit. They can be picked up from another etailer for £60.

tomos · 25 Jun 2006 at 16:29

cool. ta

Stelly · 25 Jun 2006 at 18:00

Rich said:
Im not asking who has them, I am in posession of a fully formed cerebrum and Google, therefore if i wanted to know who was selling them, i could (lets face it, its not rocket science).

What i am saying is that we cant say that they "cost more than initially expected" till they are actually available in retail channels.
Pre-order prices a month prior to actual availability can not be considered an accurate basis for actual pricing.

more then likely people (like myself) will pay over the odds (but not by much) to get the chip asap

Stelly

Jimbo Mahoney · 25 Jun 2006 at 18:43

Does anyone else think it might be worth going for the 6700 and cheaper RAM because of the 10x multi?

Explicit · 25 Jun 2006 at 18:55

Jimbo Mahoney said:
Does anyone else think it might be worth going for the 6700 and cheaper RAM because of the 10x multi?

Depends on how far you wish to overclock...

Edit: Actually, I say no because the price is too high (£530) whereas you can yourself an E6600 and some PC2-6400 RAM for £430. Also, with the E6700 and PC2-5300, the max 1:1 overclock is only 3.3GHz, whereas with the E6600 and PC2-6400, the max 1:1 overclock is 3.6GHz. So, cheaper + higher overclock = no brainer.

Jimbo Mahoney · 25 Jun 2006 at 19:42

Explicit said:
Depends on how far you wish to overclock...

Edit: Actually, I say no because the price is too high (£530) whereas you can yourself an E6600 and some PC2-6400 RAM for £430. Also, with the E6700 and PC2-5300, the max 1:1 overclock is only 3.3GHz, whereas with the E6600 and PC2-6400, the max 1:1 overclock is 3.6GHz. So, cheaper + higher overclock = no brainer.

Sorry, I was thinking 6700 + PC6400 = £600 or 6600 + PC8000 = £600.

VoG · 25 Jun 2006 at 20:34

Jimbo Mahoney said:
Sorry, I was thinking 6700 + PC6400 = £600 or 6600 + PC8000 = £600.

actually matey that was my thinking as well. i went for the 6700 in the end just because of that very same equation.

Jimbo Mahoney · 25 Jun 2006 at 22:29

Can you use memory dividers in the same way as the A64?

I've enjoyed using relatively cheap memory @ just over 200Mhz with the CPU clocked all-out....

.::lawrywild::. · 25 Jun 2006 at 22:56

Imy said:
According to the following articles/webpages it is...

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=2985
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/51030.html
http://www.nordichardware.com/news,4010.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xeon

A quick google search points to many more websites saying the same release date of 26th June.

They could all be wrong but I'm yet to see another release date specified for the woodcrest server chips.

ooo woodcrest, was thinking kentsfield lol nvm

Imy · 26 Jun 2006 at 09:37

Get yourself a dual xeon motherboard and 2 woodcrest chips and you've practically got a Kentsfield (or better) no?

lucifersam · 26 Jun 2006 at 11:28

Imy said:
Get yourself a dual xeon motherboard and 2 woodcrest chips and you've practically got a Kentsfield (or better) no?

damned expensive way of getting 4 cores!

Stelly · 26 Jun 2006 at 12:01

lucifersam said:
damned expensive way of getting 4 cores!

I agree.... and I dont think you really need 4 at the moment... give the gfx cards chance to catch up

Stelly

Imy · 26 Jun 2006 at 12:05

Well that depends on how fast the cores are. The cheapest woodcrest is $210* ($420 for two) and the most expensive is $850* ($1,700 for two).

2 x 3ghz woodcrest for $1,700. Can't be miles off what Kentsfield will be for the top model?

*Intel launch prices in quantities of 1000

But yeah.... 4 cores on the desktop is a bit OTT for this moment in time. Then again....

maddness · 26 Jun 2006 at 12:06

ooh some items just arrived in the post, be back in a few hrs

.::lawrywild::. · 26 Jun 2006 at 12:40

<maddness> said:
ooh some items just arrived in the post, be back in a few hrs

you lucky .....!!

Jokester · 26 Jun 2006 at 12:48

What CPU have you got in the meanwhile?

I went with a 805

.

Jokester