Conroe vs Intel D 805

[UKTopGun]

Conroe vs Intel D 805?

Hi I'm planning in purchasing a 2.66Ghz Intel D 805 and hopefully overclocking to 3.8Ghz.

Will Intel be releasing a Conroe for the same price (£85-90)? Im assuming I will only be able to get the lower end ones but say they too release a 2.66Ghz conroe what will the prices be like? Im willing to spend up to £100 on a processor so if they do release a Conroe for under £100 maybe it might be me worth waiting 2months. And even if they do will it be as fully overclockable (is that a word?) as a 2.66Ghz (hopefully 3.8Ghz) Intel D 805?

Cheers,
Michael.

 

[mearle73]

On June 4, Intel is going to reduce prices on its chips,to clear out stock I would wait till then and look at the 930,940,ect,thats if you cant wait for conroe

 

[Mr Mister]

On June 4, Intel is going to reduce prices on its chips,to clear out stock I would wait till then and look at the 930,940,ect,thats if you cant wait for conroe

Really? where did you here that? Might have to hold back on the buying then....

 

[Goody_GTI]

it was a news story on the homepage of extreme systems, i remember reading that intel are going to reduce chip prices on june 4th and then further more on the release of the conroe chip, understandable though

 

[Mr Mister]

I was going to order today aswell. Thanks for mentioning it.

 

[UKTopGun]

What sort of prices will the 930 be reduced to? And will I be able to overclock them as much as people have been overclocking the 805? Im only willing to spend about £100 max and currently the 930s cost £140 on OcUK so they will need a big reduce.

Cheers for the heads up about June 4th im assuming OcUK will also be reducing prices.

 

[Stelly]

still going to go for a Conroe

Stelly

 

[mearle73]

Quote from Overclockers com" On June 4, Intel is going to slash prices on its dual core processors, not only Smithfields, but Preslers, too.

The price most worth of note is that for the Pentium D 940: $133, or just about the same as today's prices for the 805. That's a 3.2GHz, 65nm dual-core CPU.

If you must have a really cheap dual core processors, the 940 may give you a little more headroom and definitely fewer hassles from extreme heat than the 805 (though it's still a pretty hot processor). Not saying it's a match for the AMD X2s, for either performance or heat, but it will cost almost $200 less than the cheapest X2.

Yes, the 805s will also go down to a mere $93, but the price difference between it and a more advanced Presler chip will dwindle to just $40, and there is such a thing as being penny-wise and pound-foolish."

 

[Mr Mister]

woah, im saving my cash for a 930. If they go down to £100 or so ill have one anyway.

 

[UKTopGun]

But will an overclocked 930 be able to beat a 3.8Ghz 805?

Also on a sidenote will a 805 @ 3.8Ghz be any good for gaming? Im on a Skt754 AMD64 3000+ at stock speeds atm.

And for that matter will the 930 / 940 be any good if they are OC'ed for gaming?

 

[mearle73]

Ive had both,Ill take the 930 everytime