that sounds good but it's about time a lot more apps and games used the whole system to the max
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So when's the next "big" CPU release?
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that sounds good but it's about time a lot more apps and games used the whole system to the max
What happens now?well as a single thread only uses one core at the moment, a limitation of the current hardware. This "bulldozer" tech eliminates that and allows the single thread to be spread accross all cores. Thus technically making the single threaded app much faster ( 4x with a quad, 8 with octo etc etc) than when compared with a quad or octo without this tech.
i7 is Intel's "big" CPU release, Bulldozer is supposed to be AMD's "big" CPU release next year. Don't expect any more big leaps from Intel for another ~2 years - they will concentrate on moving to 32nm and producing 6/8 core i7 CPUs as well as obviously the i3 and i5 lines (which aren't big leaps since they're not high-end).
I think that would pretty much be the 'holy grail' of modern computing (or at least, processor tech!) in that it would give a huge boost in efficiency (assuming the overhead isn't too great) without requiring uptake from software developers. Think how powerful even a 3ghz Quad would be if it could run single threaded apps across all 4 cores, especially for gaming where one or two threads are normally by far the most demanding.
i just got the i7 so i really hope that top i5s that can cope with i7 are gonna cost more than 920s. Otherwise i ll be so damn doomed. (and it sucks that it requires different socket and different memory)
Btw, as we know intel dropping i7, we all who own them right now be considered as leet ^_^
Btw, as we know intel dropping i7, we all who own them right now be considered as leet ^_^
Why? I have already seen loads of reviews which shows no gains whatsoever until you have highend sli/tri sli or 2x/3x/4x xfire with gtx285/295 or 4870x2 etc and then only at sill resolutions which most people don't run.
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And in my case an q9650 at 4.5Ghz is an even nicer place to be
Apart from gaining a few minutes in video encoding, the i7 has nothing to offer me yet.
I reckon I won't need/want to make to "upgrade" until 32nm and 6 core cpus are out and only then if there are programs/games which take advantage of them and I can see some gain.
However, I suspect the 6 core cpus will be £400+ and out of my budget so I can't see myself upgrading until well into 2011.
4.5Ghz thats nice. I'm at 4Ghz easy with my 9650 with only 1.28v
Think I will try and push for a little more. I am also using the same mobo as you and on water. What sort of temps are you getting?
Pretty good temps since I upgraded my watercooling loop and lost the restrictive nb block (although plan to add one again since I need it to get to 5Ghz 
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From memory, since I am at work, idle temps are 29C, prime is 51C and Intel burn test is 59C. Day to day gaming only gets to the high 40's. So I am happy with the temps tbh.
And that is a very lazy 4.5Ghz I as just copied somebody else's bios settings.
I reckon that I should be able to tweak the voltages down some more since 4ghz was prime stable at 1.23v and 4.4Ghz needed only 1.35v but I am concetrating on hitting that 5ghz for now and scoring some hwbot points. Currently stuck at 4.83Ghz and banging my head against a brick wall. I'm sure I will crack it though as I also hit a brick wall at 4.635Ghz which took me 2 days to get past and it was only one little setting in the bios which freed up the progress to 4.8Ghz.
)From memory, since I am at work, idle temps are 29C, prime is 51C and Intel burn test is 59C. Day to day gaming only gets to the high 40's. So I am happy with the temps tbh.
And that is a very lazy 4.5Ghz I as just copied somebody else's bios settings.
I reckon that I should be able to tweak the voltages down some more since 4ghz was prime stable at 1.23v and 4.4Ghz needed only 1.35v but I am concetrating on hitting that 5ghz for now and scoring some hwbot points. Currently stuck at 4.83Ghz and banging my head against a brick wall. I'm sure I will crack it though as I also hit a brick wall at 4.635Ghz which took me 2 days to get past and it was only one little setting in the bios which freed up the progress to 4.8Ghz.
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Pretty good temps since I upgraded my watercooling loop and lost the restrictive nb block (although plan to add one again since I need it to get to 5Ghz
From memory, since I am at work, idle temps are 29C, prime is 51C and Intel burn test is 59C. Day to day gaming only gets to the high 40's. So I am happy with the temps tbh.
And that is a very lazy 4.5Ghz I as just copied somebody else's bios settings.
I dont suppose you can post down your bios settings that your using to give me a guide to aim for 4.5Ghz?
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Given that 'I5' is not going to replace I7 but fit in underneath it in the mainstream i very much doubt Intel will allow the possibility of the above even if the silicon in question is capable. Intel would not want to cannablise its own sales in such a way
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But then again for a mainstream chip the % of people that overclock I doubt Intel care that much. There are far more computers sold and used that never get overclocked in their lifetime. Enthusiasts make up a very low % of the market.