Intel Debuts 'Core 2 Duo'
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#1 Posted by pixels on 27 Jul 2006 - 17:56
- Ah, I can't wait.
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#2 Posted by Alien Spy on 27 Jul 2006 - 17:58
- Nice! I found a site where you can preorder. I like the way it shows those numbers at the bottom.
http://www.shopblt.com/cgi-bin/shop/shop.c...ID=!ORDERID! -
#2.1 Posted by pixels on 27 Jul 2006 - 18:00
- Sorry, but I'm not paying more than retail. I'm going to wait until they become more readily available.
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#2.2 Posted by Alien Spy on 27 Jul 2006 - 22:31
- Quote - pixels said @ #2.1Sorry, but I'm not paying more than retail. I'm going to wait until they become more readily available.
I don't really care. I was just posting the link
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#2.3 Posted by pixels on 03 Aug 2006 - 03:29
- Quote - Alien Spy said @ #2.2Quote - pixels said @ #2.1Sorry, but I'm not paying more than retail. I'm going to wait until they become more readily available.
I don't really care. I was just posting the link
Oh, I know. I was just saying that there's no way in hell I'm paying more than retail.
I'll be patient
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#3 Posted by Netrack on 27 Jul 2006 - 18:10
- *awaits mac book pro updates*
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#4 Posted by hotdog963al on 27 Jul 2006 - 18:15
- Holy crap. Intel are the dogs now <3
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#5 Posted by macrosslover on 27 Jul 2006 - 18:20
- good luck trying to find one at a normal retail price
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#5.1 Posted by Ice Brewed Beer on 28 Jul 2006 - 00:18
- Newegg.com =P
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#5.2 Posted by Richardo on 28 Jul 2006 - 01:05
- Newegg currently only lists the Extreme 6800.. for $1355!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16819115001
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#6 Posted by Xab on 27 Jul 2006 - 18:25
- It's sad that this turned out to be a paper launch only, with basically no availability except a tiny bit of the Extreme ones.
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#7 Posted by _Allan_ on 27 Jul 2006 - 18:27
- There is a BPN post, and I've treid TWICE to post a news article. Nice to see mine was completely disregarded..
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#7.1 Posted by Joel on 27 Jul 2006 - 18:34
- Maybe the spelling example you just provided was a factor. Or maybe 8 other people submitted the same article as you. Or maybe the newsposter wrote this up himself, or didn't look at BPN or the submitted stories. And maybe one day people will realise that it's not a contest when they submit news. It's either posted or it isn't.
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#7.2 Posted by lardiop on 27 Jul 2006 - 18:39
- The newsposter (me) actually wrote this one up. I saw your post after this one was proofread and posted on the front page.
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#8 Posted by L3thal on 27 Jul 2006 - 18:33
- Intel is indeed back at the top. AMD has to now play catch up like Intel did in the past year.
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#9 Posted by Croquant on 27 Jul 2006 - 18:40
- Geez.. bit of a price jump between the E6700 and the X6800, huh? Myself, I'll take a E6600 and overclock the thing.
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#10 Posted by Wheazel on 27 Jul 2006 - 19:09
- I'm waiting for the T7000 collection. Now those are going to rock the mobile platform.
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#10.1 Posted by D-M on 27 Jul 2006 - 23:39
- As soon as the T7000 comes out, then you will want the T10000. We all know the golden rule of buying new stuff, it's basically outdated the day you buy it. But that doesn't matter, because first you have to learn to utilize the equipment you have now, before you buy the next set of equipment.
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#11 Posted by Chugworth on 27 Jul 2006 - 19:17
- Nice, I ordered an Athlon 64 X2 4800. Gotta love the price drop. What's that you say? I should have went with Intel? Gosh, over the years I have seen enough Intel chips in every last computer where I work. The last thing I want is to come home and see another one in my own computer. Maybe if/when the competition is a bit more balanced, I would consider Intel.
So many people have stuck with Intel despite the fact that AMD performed better. Now it's my turn to play that game.
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#11.2 Posted by reidtheweed01 on 27 Jul 2006 - 20:45
- So if I just read that right you wont get an Intel because its better.
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#11.3 Posted by Chugworth on 27 Jul 2006 - 21:07
- Quote - reidtheweed01 said @ #11.2So if I just read that right you wont get an Intel because its better.
I hope you realize how dumb that sounds.
Well apparently you did not read it right. I gave my reasoning for not wanting an Intel chip. They have too big of a monopoly in the processor business. Which is why, because their new processor is faster makes no difference to me. Athlons still perform plenty fast, so it's not like I don't have an option. -
#11.4 Posted by C_Guy on 27 Jul 2006 - 21:08
- Didn't it ever occur to you that there's a REASON you see so many Intel processors where you work?
If you don't like coming home to the same thing you have at work then go get a Mac ha ha ha. -
#11.5 Posted by Chugworth on 27 Jul 2006 - 21:18
- Quote - C_Guy said @ #11.4Didn't it ever occur to you that there's a REASON you see so many Intel processors where you work?
Absolutely! Intel's marketing! Over the past few years, AMD has delivered a clearly better product.Quote - C_Guy said @ #11.4If you don't like coming home to the same thing you have at work then go get a Mac ha ha ha.
I will once I can get one with an AMD processor.
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#11.6 Posted by ANova on 27 Jul 2006 - 21:19
- Quote - Chugworth said @ #11Gosh, over the years I have seen enough Intel chips in every last computer where I work. The last thing I want is to come home and see another one in my own computer.
What a horrible excuse. You know, all you're doing is becoming a corporate puppet rather than choosing what's best for yourself, and AMD thanks you for your unwaivering loyalty. -
#11.7 Posted by Chugworth on 27 Jul 2006 - 21:24
- Quote - ANova said @ #11.6Quote - Chugworth said @ #11Gosh, over the years I have seen enough Intel chips in every last computer where I work. The last thing I want is to come home and see another one in my own computer.
What a horrible excuse. You know, all you're doing is becoming a corporate puppet rather than choosing what's best for yourself, and AMD thanks you for your unwaivering loyalty.
Well Intel has so many corporate puppets, AMD should have a few also. I simply prefer AMD as a brand, and that is a result of the unequal competition between the two companies. -
#11.8 Posted by ALUOp on 27 Jul 2006 - 21:53
- Quote - ANova said @ #11.6Quote - Chugworth said @ #11Gosh, over the years I have seen enough Intel chips in every last computer where I work. The last thing I want is to come home and see another one in my own computer.
What a horrible excuse. You know, all you're doing is becoming a corporate puppet rather than choosing what's best for yourself, and AMD thanks you for your unwaivering loyalty.
I can't agree more!
This guy is very unwise.
I supported AMD when they had better products and better price.
After they have gained a little bit more market share, dang, they hold on to the high price.
Finally they cut their price by 50% before this Intel launch.
This shows how they treat their loyal customers.
Now, it is time they get some punishment.
Man, I can't believe I am going to buy my first Intel CPU in 10 years!
Forget about that guy.
He took advantage of the AMD price cut resulted from competition from Intel but at the same time he is reasoning his purchase on "unequal" competition. Poor irrational guy. He should have purchased the 4800+ a week before and spent 100% more to show AMD his absolute loyalty.
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#11.9 Posted by D-M on 27 Jul 2006 - 23:46
- Everyone complains about bigger is better, but first you need to UTILIZE the equipment you have now, before you go bigger and so called better. The hardware war is way up front of the software programming, (obviously).
O look, I need a Quad Core chip, Quad Core video card, and 30 gigs of ram, just to play my video game.
Look MA!, I just added another computer to my mortgage payment! -
#11.10 Posted by Ice Brewed Beer on 28 Jul 2006 - 00:23
- Quote - Chugworth said @ #11.5I will once I can get one with an AMD processor.You can. OSx86. Make sure you have a USB keyboard and Mouse. Runs flawlessly on my Athlon64 3500+. =)
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#11.11 Posted by Lare2 on 28 Jul 2006 - 03:58
- Quote - Chugworth said @ #11.3
Well apparently you did not read it right. I gave my reasoning for not wanting an Intel chip. They have too big of a monopoly in the processor business. .................
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#11.12 Posted by rIaHc3 on 28 Jul 2006 - 13:22
- I think like Chugworth back when AMD was superior than Intel last year but because Intel is a brand thats been here a long time and delivers much more than just processors for a whole lot more time than AMD has been making "decent" processors.
No matter what I will always have and trust a Intel processor in my system.
I pity the fools that care about calling me a "fanboy" when they could be doing some much more productive in their life...
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#12 Posted by RangerLG on 27 Jul 2006 - 19:17
- Zip Zoom Fly is showing them and lists shipping date as this Monday.
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#13 Posted by xxdesmus on 27 Jul 2006 - 19:38
- Core 2 Duo E6700 - 2.66GHz - $530, yes please.
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#14 Posted by Fr@nKy on 27 Jul 2006 - 20:16
- Well! It's tome to wait LoL Let's see what AMD+ATI will do do battle Core 2 Duo and in Q3 2007 I'll update my system! I don't see any reason to dump my Athlon 64 3800+ and 2GB of DD400 (powered by a Geforce 6600GT) right now? They will handle everything OK for one more year don't you think (by that I mean Vista)?
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#15 Posted by timw on 27 Jul 2006 - 21:03
- I've been waiting for this. Can't wait to see a nice range of laptops available for me to pick from!
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#16 Posted by Audhumla on 27 Jul 2006 - 21:27
- Now we just need the DFI mobos..
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#16.2 Posted by dhitb on 28 Jul 2006 - 02:08
- Quote - Croquant said @ #16.1Why DFI?
For maximum OC'ing and preliminary bugs (I love DFI FTR) In a sea of boards with topend VDimm for DDR2 of 1.8-2.2v, DFI will probably give us 2.5 or 2.7v. Every timing and drive strength, skew value we could possibly need for getting the most from our hardware will be there. -
#16.3 Posted by jbrunt1990 on 28 Jul 2006 - 07:35
- Ohh and they also look soo nice and are in my mind the best motherboards
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#17 Posted by Jugalator on 27 Jul 2006 - 22:09
- This release is so perfect in time for my planned upgrade since a year back or so for Hellgate London on Vista (one of those DX10 games). Unfortunately for AMD, even these upcoming processors may be a little bit too late for me.
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#18 Posted by ZalmanLeib on 27 Jul 2006 - 23:36
- does anyone know if quad-core desktop was released today, or is it in the next batch?
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#18.1 Posted by Croquant on 27 Jul 2006 - 23:42
- Um, no. Quad-core desktop chips aren't gonna be around for a while. Not unless you wanna go Xeon.
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#19 Posted by GAM on 28 Jul 2006 - 01:28
- Ahh, finally released, time to start hunting for some discounted AMD processors.
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#20 Posted by Sp3ctranova on 28 Jul 2006 - 04:24
- LMFAO @ the pic on the Tomshardware article
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#21 Posted by Blaine on 28 Jul 2006 - 06:51
- any ideas on when these might appear on newegg?
is Zip Zoom Fly better than newegg?
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#22 Posted by harythewho on 28 Jul 2006 - 14:08
- Hey! Now I can understand how fast the chips are! I couldn't understand how fast Intel chips were with the "Extreme Edition" and such nonsense. I believe that is why AMD gained substantial marketshare. Good choice Intel!
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#23 Posted by RAID 0 on 28 Jul 2006 - 17:54
- Well, you can get a quad core with AMD. Go to MSI's website. Check it out. YOU EVEN GET SLI!!!
Quad core AMD
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#24 Posted by nigor on 28 Jul 2006 - 18:10
- http://www.pccanada.com/inventory.asp?cat=CPUS
Full line-up available for pre-order
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#25 Posted by GAM on 28 Jul 2006 - 20:51
- Quad-core from Intel (Kentsfield) tested at the Norwegian net-newspaper Nettavisen.
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#25.1 Posted by PGHammer on 30 Jul 2006 - 01:14
- Quote - GAM said @ #25Quad-core from Intel (Kentsfield) tested at the Norwegian net-newspaper Nettavisen.
No, I won't translate from Norwegian for you.
Check out the Xtreme Systems forums (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums). Plenty of Kentsfield test/benchies in the Intel Forum.
Desktop Chips
- Core 2 Extreme X6800 - 2.93GHz - $999
- Core 2 Duo E6700 - 2.66GHz - $530
- Core 2 Duo E6600 - 2.40GHz - $316
- Core 2 Duo E6400 - 2.13GHz - $224
- Core 2 Duo E6300 - 1.86GHz - $183
Preliminary benchmark results are handing the processor crown back to Intel, with a middle of the road E6600 Core 2 Duo chip giving an overclocked AMD FX-62 a run for its money. AMD tried to upstage the Core 2 Duo launch by detailing its new 4x4 and K8L platforms, which promise to close the processor performance gap before the end of the year.