Intel the new king

[SFR-MAINE]

http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/07/14/core2_duo_knocks_out_athlon_64/

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2795

I am suprized Flanker did not post this sooner.

[RAF92_Warhawk]

Re: Intel the new king

I am suprized Flanker did not post this sooner.

He's probably still reading it.... lol

[MonkMachine]

Re: Intel the new king

Look here for more reviews-

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=3319

[lonegunm4n]

Re: Intel the new king

meh, games are still GPU bottlenecked, s939 is still good.

[StevenNevets]

Re: Intel the new king

meh, games are still GPU bottlenecked

TRUE....

I myself am going with a Conroe, its a bit excessive for games but I plan on keeping on using the desktop for 4 years - you never know, the future of gaming could become a little more dependent on CPUS

[^nUbl4z0r(!)]

Re: Intel the new king

What does bottlenecked mean anyway? And what makes it happen? What combo of hardware?

[scrogathon]

Re: Intel the new king

say having two 7900gtx in sli and then putting them togehter with amd athlon 3000+. The cpu would not let the gpus go to there max potential. the conroe is a little overkill for alot of peoples cards, trufually if ur not buying two of the fastests cards, then go go nuts on conroe, a 6800gt will likely play the same on a conroe as i does on a 3000+.

[^nUbl4z0r(!)]

Re: Intel the new king

Is a +3800 a good match with a X850XT or a 7600GT?

Or how about a 7900GT or a X1800XT?

O wait...Im waiting till christmas it doesnt really matter :p

[Eddy01741]

Re: Intel the new king

say having two 7900gtx in sli and then putting them togehter with amd athlon 3000+. The cpu would not let the gpus go to there max potential. the conroe is a little overkill for alot of peoples cards, trufually if ur not buying two of the fastests cards, then go go nuts on conroe, a 6800gt will likely play the same on a conroe as i does on a 3000+.

Yea, but usually the other way around, in very graphically demanding games, the GPU bogs down and the CPU doesn't realy matter much, as long as you have like a 3000+ or better, the graphics won't be affected by CPU. But on older games like CS, a newer CPU will help, as there is less need for grapihics. Anyways, check outt he xbit labs review, the E6300 is kicking SERIOUS butt.

[lonegunm4n]

Re: Intel the new king

the 3800+ wouldn't bottleneck it

[Flanker]

Re: Intel the new king

I am suprized Flanker did not post this sooner.

Haha, its true, I spent all night reading it. And then I was on my home forum, where I've actually had the largest arguments with people. I was rubbing it in their face and stuff yesterday, good stuff. <3

Thanks for posting those though. Here are some more;

[H]ardOCP - "Intel Core 2 Gaming Performance."
Xbit Labs - "Intel's Core 2 Duo E6300."
PCWorld - "Intel's new C2D processors run blazingly fast."
HotHardware - "Intel Core 2 Duo processors."
The Tech Report - "Conroe at last."

Its true, GPU bottlenecks effectively null the advantage of a super-strong CPU. But anyone that argues while using that reason better not have a Opteron overclocked to 2.8Ghz...*hint hint*

[ThunderPimp]

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[H]ardOCP - "Intel Core 2 Gaming Performance."

The only review that shows the difference that us who don't run high end dual graphics systems would see by going with Conroe.

If you have a good socket 939 system I don't see the point of upgrading, but if you are in need of an upgrade then Conroe is the way to go. Of course you won't be able to get any until August.

[Flanker]

Re: Intel the new king

They're released on July 27th, and there will be plenty on that day.

[ThunderPimp]

Re: Intel the new king

They're released on July 27th, and there will be plenty on that day.

Thats the release for the X6800. The others will be available August 7th.

Intel Core 2 Extreme processor based systems and boxed product are expected to be available on the day of launch, 27 July. Intel Core 2 Duo processor based systems and boxed product [through places such as Newegg] are expected to be available from 7 August.

http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/sho...px?i=2795&p=19

The X6800 could be had last night for $1300 if you were quick on the purchase button, but Intel made retailers pull them from their sites.

[Eddy01741]

Re: Intel the new king

They're released on July 27th, and there will be plenty on that day.

I heard only the X6800 is coming out on the 27th, and that the rest were coming out at like August 7. Anyways, Flanker, why the hell don't you come to FG?