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Nehalem / X58...
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Well it takes a few months I believe after the CPU release. I would rather wait for the later revisions as they tend to improve the functional of the motherboard, BIOS as well as features. Basically, more overclockable and tailored towards the CPU + RAM.
I hope it wouldn't take to long since my E2200 /3870 /6400 4gb is getting slightly slow i cant wait for my next setup which probably be Nehalem 2.93 / 4870 1GB x2/x3 / 12gb DDR3 and some nice X58 mobo ..... caaaaaant waaaaait........ giveee alreadyy pelase 
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.I hope it wouldn't take to long since my E2200 /3870 /6400 4gb is getting slightly slow i cant wait for my next setup which probably be Nehalem 2.93 / 4870 1GB x2/x3 / 12gb DDR3 and some nice X58 mobo ..... caaaaaant waaaaait........ giveee alreadyy pelase
I'm going for similiar setup Phoenix. I'm sure the new boards will be great and when better ones are released I'll simply replace it. I aint waiting any longer than Crimbo! I want to get some serious water cooling too.
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Really? Still delighted with the performance of my BadAxe 975X board. Most stable board I've ever owned, and has a good turn of speed. Perhaps your refering to the unstablility when pushed to 500mhz FSB.. Sure, but I still dont have the need to push my board that far, and I've had it for 2 years.
The upper mainstream parts have multipliers not much lower than the extreme's and generally dont need the motherboard pushed quite so far as the budget parts with very low multipliers. I certainly dont thing that the 2.66Ghz, and 2.93Ghz Nehalems on X58 boards will be particularly bad. We'll see if its the motherboards or the integrated memory controllers that are the biggest limit to overclocking.
Tis why am gonna wait till summer 09 and octocore it.... then never bother upgrading again
The Octocore will be £1000 just as the q6600 when it first came out. Also it will mean a new motherboard because the first gen won't support it even with a BIOS update.
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That was rumours, I posted weeks/month(s) ago new info from Intel and they actually encourage OC'ing (cant remember keyword to use search).
On a non extreme you only loose the totally unlocked Multi same as any current model.
Oh okay, I wasn't sure if it was or not. I guess it stemmed from that review where the site was given a chip that was locked?
I'll edit my other post to stop any confusion.
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The 2.66ghz version is supposed to be 200-300 quid and is released the same time as the extremes 
hopefully, if it is then i will buy one if they clock any good.
hopefully, if it is then i will buy one if they clock any good.
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looks good but think ill wait for sandy bridge
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Yeah, you've only got to wait until mid 2010.
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Then he will want to wait on Pebble Beach.
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They say its due Q4 now but when is that? Everyone seems to think were gonna be seeing these chips in 2-3 months time !?