Just ordered.....

SiriusB · 30 Jul 2006 at 19:51

Steevo38 said:
Why does it feel like you are just toying with me!

Because he is.... MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

SiriusB

RobOC · 30 Jul 2006 at 21:36

diogenese said:
I suppose I'm still an AMD fanboy since my K6-2 OCed so well

Seriously? It was the K6-2 that put me off of AMD because of the stupid temperatures it reached.

Berserker · 30 Jul 2006 at 21:56

Steevo38 said:
Why does it feel like you are just toying with me!

We've been close for months. I added a new rig recently. You added a faster one. We'll see.

VeNT · 30 Jul 2006 at 22:00

diogenese said:
An X2 4400 1Mb, I just hope there are some left on monday!
Just too cheap to resist at the moment, especially with a spare lanparty NF4 expert motherboard lying around
I will have to retire my XP2500m though

2500s sell well atm

Steevo38 · 30 Jul 2006 at 23:15

Berserker said:
We've been close for months. I added a new rig recently. You added a faster one. We'll see.

tbh I just can't wait to see how it folds. Is there anyone else her folding with a core 2, or are they just too busy overclocking them??

And fyi I'm only allowed 3 pc's so had to "break" my old p4b so I could get this.

rich99million · 30 Jul 2006 at 23:20

hmmm all this conroe talk is very interesting - however I'm tempted to go for the cheap option of X2 and Asrock board for £150 all in to replace a socket A rig that is looking a bit dodgy, for the price I don't think you can really beat it (seeing as I have everything else for it already)

before that though I think I'd better have a go at clocking this one

Berserker · 31 Jul 2006 at 00:25

Yarr. I be 24th on the production list. I'll have my top-20 spot back soon enough.

It's official. 364 pointers rock, especially when my Core Duo has a two-a-day habit (774 PPD counting both cores).

shadowscotland · 31 Jul 2006 at 00:31

(774 PPD counting both cores).

hat's off to you Berserker, nice!

Berserker · 31 Jul 2006 at 00:51

If we'd had these during the slug-out, I'd have been up there competing for the top spot. Of course, the slug-out didn't allow beta WUs (and rightfully so), so that was a non-starter anyway.

Either way, it'll give me a bit of a headstart against that Core 2 Duo, and on that front I have two more surprises which should make themselves known by the end of the week.

shadowscotland · 31 Jul 2006 at 11:15

I'm a man the like revealing surprises - got a few in the pipe line my self

VeNT · 31 Jul 2006 at 11:31

damnit, wish I could get some new crunchers in, fancy replacing my entire farm with Core Duo or X2s

SiriusB · 31 Jul 2006 at 11:32

VeNT said:
damnit, wish I could get some new crunchers in, fancy replacing my entire farm with Core Duo or X2s

That would certainly increase your output

SiriusB

VeNT · 31 Jul 2006 at 11:39

SiriusB said:
That would certainly increase your output

SiriusB

wonder what the PPD would be on 15 of em?

shadowscotland · 31 Jul 2006 at 11:45

massive

VeNT · 31 Jul 2006 at 11:50

I'll just have to convince all my clients that they need new PCs

shadowscotland · 31 Jul 2006 at 12:01

good luck - must business user will never exceed the proformance of a P3, it's only gamers and design/video staff that need more (but the oh look how fast windows is, factor can always be used

)

SiriusB · 31 Jul 2006 at 12:44

shadowscotland said:
good luck - must business user will never exceed the proformance of a P3, it's only gamers and design/video staff that need more (but the oh look how fast windows is, factor can always be used )

"They're changing the way electricity works so you need a Core 2 Duo or else your PC wont run"

I would give someone a whole crate of their prefered beer if they managed to pull that off

SiriusB

VeNT · 31 Jul 2006 at 13:05

SiriusB said:
"They're changing the way electricity works so you need a Core 2 Duo or else your PC wont run"

I would give someone a whole crate of their prefered beer if they managed to pull that off

SiriusB

doubt they would EVER be able to look the guy in the eye EVER again!

shadowscotland · 31 Jul 2006 at 13:05

actually business in the Uk are charged differenly that domestic properties. We get charged by KwH and also on rate of power drawn from supplier. ie when at 9am all machines are turned on we get hit with an additional fee for the peak serge on top of actual KwH used

So a core 2 processers with very effecient (80% plus) PSU's and a limited graphic solution would be significanly cheaper to run plus minimise peak sercharge. (well cheaper that a P4 with a non PFC PSU)

Edit: will never pay for itself in money saved but still is an issue