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Sigh.. So.. Should i wait for Nehalem? :)
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Haha i was gonna build a new computer for personal use instead of using the family computer, but read that Nahalem was coming out soon and really came to the conclusion i dont need the extra computer and just spend ma dosh on upgrading my family computer and should get a few pennies from the family.
I think im gonna get 4870 and the Tuniq Tower and overclock because i cant with the current conditions.
And maybe something else but cant make my mind up yet. Tehe
~Slash
I think im gonna get 4870 and the Tuniq Tower and overclock because i cant with the current conditions.
And maybe something else but cant make my mind up yet. Tehe
~Slash
Not really, it's not a case of like every computer hardware thing this is a new socket which will last for a few years like 775 has.
If I were buying now I'd get a cheap duo that can do 3.2 ghz and a 4850/4870 and even a p35 chipset board it's good enough to last until nehalem is affordable.
If I were buying now I'd get a cheap duo that can do 3.2 ghz and a 4850/4870 and even a p35 chipset board it's good enough to last until nehalem is affordable.
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lol i asked the ball should i wait till Nehalem? first it said that it thinhks yes , then i refreshed the web it said yes, refresh again and it said you going to die
Only if your already making good use of a quad. Nehalems biggest gain appears to be that the new version of Hyperthreading seems to give around 30-40% performance boost to good multithreaded software.
Clock for clock on single threaded, or poorly threaded applications the memory controller and minor tweeks offered by Nehalem seem to give around 10-15% performance gain which is nothing like as good as P4 - C2D. P4 really was such a dog that a single core from a C2D is almost 100% faster clock for clock than a P4.
One worthy point to mention though, the most in depth nehalem preview so far had issues with their motherboard, it seemed the triple channel memory wasnt working on their 2.66Ghz test system, and it had high latency. So its still possible that the release steppings of Nehalem could give 20-30% gain clock for clock on older software, and upto 60+% performance gains on multithreaded software.
The biggest unknown is just how far these chips can be overclocked. Sure at stock the 2.66 might well perform like a 3.45Ghz Penryn, but if it doesnt hit at least 3.1Ghz (which hopefully will be no problem at all), then a 4Ghz Penryn will still easily outperform it. On the other hand if Nehalem can hit 3.5+ on air, then it should be a clear winner.
Wait for it imo, you'll kick yourself otherwise, perhaps if you cant wait build a system based on q6600 for now and get a nice clock out of it.
q6600/e2180, budget p35, 4 gig of ram (so cheap at the mo), 4850 or cheap 2nd hand 8800gt. Won't cost too much and will give you similar performance to "newer" hardware o_O. I wouldn't bother with the top end when a new chipset is so near.
q6600/e2180, budget p35, 4 gig of ram (so cheap at the mo), 4850 or cheap 2nd hand 8800gt. Won't cost too much and will give you similar performance to "newer" hardware o_O. I wouldn't bother with the top end when a new chipset is so near.