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OK, who's waiting for Nahalem?

OCdude

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OK so I've decided to put my upgrades on hold (yet again lol) because i think i can wait another 6(ish) months or so... I'm thinking i'm going to wait for Nahalem to rear it's head (specifically: Bloomfield). Thought i might as well wait until the 'tock' comes round - instead of just getting a faster Core2.

Is anyone else waiting for Nahalem? Am i just waiting for something that's not 'really' going to be such a big step as im thinking? :P

Also, how does everyone pronounce it? lol I say: Nah-hay-lum
 
*raises hand*

My system is serving well in it's current form, I don't play any of the latest games and the only demanding app I use on a regular basis is Folding@Home. If I want anything faster, I'd need a new CPU which means a new motherboard if I want a 45nm Wolfdale/Yorkfield and if I'm going for a quick CPU I'd want more than the 1GB PC2-5300 I have right now. So all in all, new cpu, new motherboard, new ram.

For my situation, I may as well wait for the next socket.
 
I had planned on selling my Q6600 system and building a Q9450 based one, but I don't think I'll bother. Gonna put together a cheap E2200 system for overclocking and taking to LAN parties and sell on my Q6600 once Nehalem arrives.
 
I've not upgraded my system in ages (see my new lame sig) - so waiting a few more months shouldn't be too hard for me (im sure a format + SP3 in the meantime should give me a bit more speed lol).
 
Dont see the need to upgrade from my E4500 at 2.8Ghz, its certainly not holding me back at the moment! Probably go Nehalem around this time next year.
 
Wow, OCdude, how have you survived on that K6-3 PC?
Until last year I used to use a p3 700 laptop for web browsing and work, It was pretty decent back in 2000, but struggled a bit with the modern web (flash is a killer).
I can't imagine trying to get anything done on something half that speed now :)
 
I have an X2 4400+ at the moment, which is only slightly slower than the Core2's so I plan on waiting for Nehalem, although it's difficult because I have had this system so long I want to upgrade just to have something new.

The only problem with Nehalem is that it uses DDR3, the prices will need to drop like a stone to compete with DDR2's price as by that time 4gb will be the standard not 2gb.
 
sonicology said:
I assume you are going to stick with dual channel rather than triple channel memory if you are looking at 8gb?
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6GB for triple channel?

StriderX said:
I would want it but if they arnt going to get games to support quad cores let alone octocores.
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Bloomfield is 'only' quadcore (8x threads).

Octocore will be for servers initially (Beckton).

So says the Wiki anyways :P
 
The Nehalem Bloomfield will be the one that most high end users, including me, will be going for because of it being an Extreme Desktop Edition, and should be released at the end of this year. The lower priced Nehalem`s, witch will be released sometime in 2009, will be the one`s that the low budget users will go for.
 
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Nahalem:

The chips will feature an integrated DDR3 memory controller and Intel's version of Hyper Transport (many serial interconnects). It is highly parallel, containing up to 8 cores per die and 2-way Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT or Hyper-Threading). That means up to 32 threads on one die and possibly more with dual die solutions like current quad cores.

Nehalem will also use multi-level shared cache with only the highest level of cache being shared between cores. Which means Nahalem could have a cache hierarchy similar to Barcelona's. The power of each core is "dynamically managed" which might indicate that Nehalem goes one step further than AMD's Barcelona core: it could have independent power planes.

Another potentially groundbreaking move is that some Nehalem CPUs will have a GPU integrated (Intel's version of "Fusion"). With an integrated memory controller, new interconnect, and potentially integrated graphics, Nehalem will obviously require a new socket.

Intel would not give any more detail, but it is clear that the GPU will not be high-end (that would require too much power); more likely it will be a kind of midrange (or even low-end depending on your perspective) solution. Intel would not confirm this, but it seems pretty clear to us that Xeon DP and desktop products will probably have an IMC that supports DDR3. Xeon MPs will probably have an IMC that supports registered FB-DIMMs with DDR3. Nehalem should first be available in the second half of 2008 as Intel talked about "production ramping in 2008, with full production in 2009".

Source: Anandtech


Sounds impressive but sad it aint 8 cores at 1st.... guess after its mature and better running we will get octocore.
 
I'm actually interested to see what it brings to the laptop segment. On-die graphics and better power management is going to mean a cooler, quieter and longer lasting laptop which is great for me since I think I'll be looking to upgrade sometime in 2009.
 
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