So who has actually took the plunge? (Quad Core)

[easyrider]

Who?

 

[Stelly]

not yet... dont see an advantage for me

Have you Easy?

Stelly

 

[gizmoy2k]

ME !

Been playing today and have it running at 3.2 GHz, Idle temps 43 Load upto 56 Deg C but thats on intensive stuff like Prime 95, In games it hovers around 50 Degs.

Seems good im glad i got it rather than the Q6800, The only difference in bences was because of the core speed which i have overcome now.

Just short of 9300 in 3DMark 06

 

[easyrider]

not yet... dont see an advantage for me

Have you Easy?

Stelly

Not yet mate

Its an upgrade thats costs a bit and I'm happy with my E6600 at the mo.

If they were to drop in price then maybe lol

 

[shadow4509]

I was seriously considering it but from the responses i got on a thread i started, it doesnt seem to be worth it yet, especially with the high prices (hopefully will lower soon).

Ive decided to with a e6600 or an e6700.

Im just shopping around now!

 

[Elric]

Meeeee!

Another one running at 3.3 Ghz.

 

[Yella Fella]

is there many mboards that support it? or just those that support the dual core chips?

Would this shuttle work? SD37P2?

Processor support
Supports Intel processors with Socket 775
Supports Dual Core: Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Extreme, Pentium Extreme, Pentium D
Supports Single Core: Pentium 4, Pentium 4 Extreme, Celeron D
Supports 1066/800 MHz FSB, 64 bit processing, 65nm/90nm, Virtualization Technology

http://eu.shuttle.com/en/desktopdef...ory-375/noblendout-1/tabid-72/170_read-13285/


Bearing in mind im currently running a P4 2.4 o/c to 3gig so im a bit behind

 

[HeX]

I'd love one but well out of my pricerange, so gone for the cheep and cheerful 6300 route (as many have). I'll prolly get a quad core when the prices drop, or when they start relasing lower class models I can clock instead

 

[dafloppyone]

why get it now when quadcore next year has hyperthreading built in

 

[stoofa]

why get it now when quadcore next year has hyperthreading built in

Where are you getting that idea from?
Hyperthreading is dead...unless you wanna point me at an Intel page so say they have gone back and decided to use it after all?

Personally no, I've not made the move and won't do for around another 12 months.
It is the old cliche but there really is next to nothing that can stress a Core Duo at the moment and there won't be for a little while yet.
In 12 months time we may start to see the first desktop applications that may make use of quad core, but not even convinced on that time scale.

 

[harris1986]

with all due respect i can't help but feel that 99% of the people who are getting quadcore atm are living way beyond their needs! hell c2d is more than a lot of people need but i can understand the investment in it as it's so cheap and overclockable!

 

[Smurfy]

It is the old cliche but there really is next to nothing that can stress a Core Duo at the moment and there won't be for a little while yet.
In 12 months time we may start to see the first desktop applications that may make use of quad core, but not even convinced on that time scale.

You've obviously made some fairly big assumptions with that statement, there are plenty of applications that stress core due and core 2 duo, its unlikely if your a casual internet surfer even gamer you could use all there potential but thats a big assumption.

As for Hyperthreading i have heard rumours of Hyperthreading 2, but nothing more substantial than forum posts, i cant see any mention of it in roadmaps.

I would question the benefit of it when the number of cores are increasing so quickly, next year we will have native quad core cpus from both intel and AMD in the desktop market which is pretty impressive and rumours of 16 cores by 2008/9.

 

[harris1986]

i still can't see there being much of a benefit over a overclocked c2d for the vast majority of us on this forum!

 

[lay-z-boy]

Where are you getting that idea from?
Hyperthreading is dead...unless you wanna point me at an Intel page so say they have gone back and decided to use it after all?

Personally no, I've not made the move and won't do for around another 12 months.
It is the old cliche but there really is next to nothing that can stress a Core Duo at the moment and there won't be for a little while yet.
In 12 months time we may start to see the first desktop applications that may make use of quad core, but not even convinced on that time scale.

wrong, it is going to make a comeback.

http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=4322

 

[mrthingyx]

is there many mboards that support it? or just those that support the dual core chips?

Would this shuttle work? SD37P2?

Processor support
Supports Intel processors with Socket 775
Supports Dual Core: Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Extreme, Pentium Extreme, Pentium D
Supports Single Core: Pentium 4, Pentium 4 Extreme, Celeron D
Supports 1066/800 MHz FSB, 64 bit processing, 65nm/90nm, Virtualization Technology

http://eu.shuttle.com/en/desktopdef...ory-375/noblendout-1/tabid-72/170_read-13285/


Bearing in mind im currently running a P4 2.4 o/c to 3gig so im a bit behind

Somebody on a forum somewhere has managed to get Kentsfield to work in that particular shuttle... but it was VERY toasty.

 

[waso_dude]

wrong, it is going to make a comeback.

http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=4322

and a new socket/....

 

[snarloas1982]

i still can't see there being much of a benefit over a overclocked c2d for the vast majority of us on this forum!

i have to agree with his statement, running a 6700 conroe 1950xtx with tuniq tower and i dont feel the need to o/c yet as its playing my games at max res no sweat!

 

[NathanE]

Where are you getting that idea from?
Hyperthreading is dead...unless you wanna point me at an Intel page so say they have gone back and decided to use it after all?

Let's turn that question on its head. Where did you hear that Hyperthreading is dead? It definately wasn't Intel.

HT will be back.

 

[Boogle]

and a new socket/....

Aye On the plus side its coming out 2008, so 775 all of next year

 

[Rroff]

I'm quite suprised that they didn't have HT on the E6300-6700... on the P4 it made all the difference in desktop and server use - tho had little impact on gaming...