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   #26. Posted at 09:29 AM on Apr 25th 2007 Edit   Reply
QuailRider
Damn it, I was really hoping the extreme edition chips would come down in price as well. QX6700 is still in the kick-to-the-groin price range.
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#26, At least when Intel does things, Extreme chips don't really ...  :  packfan_dave  (#27)  «

   #13. Posted at 02:10 PM on Apr 24th 2007 Edit   Reply
RickyG512
i thought the Q6600 was gonna be something like $266

also wats the difference with the between Xeon's with the core 2 architechture cpus and normals core 2 duo's

is it like opterons e.g. 165 and X2's where the opteron would use better sillicon so better overclock and lower voltage ???
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#13, i thought the Q6600 was gonna be something like $266 That's ...  :  flybywire  (#18)  «
#13, Xeons (Woodcrest) can be used in dual-socket mobos; the regu...  :  UberGerbil  (#24)  «
#24, Not exactly. Xeon 3xxx CPUs are rated for single-socket s...  :  packfan_dave  (#25)  «

   #22. Posted at 08:23 PM on Apr 24th 2007 Edit   Reply
SGT Lindy
Dam.....AMD looses another BILLION dollars and two or three days later Intel kicks them in nuts while they are on the ground.

This is almost painful to witness.
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#22, Actually, wasn't it AMD that lowered prices a week or two ag...  :  orthogonal  (#23)  «

   #8. Posted at 12:48 PM on Apr 24th 2007 Edit   Reply
Sikthskies
Ordered my 6420 a few days ago :)
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#8, You'll probably have better results with the 6420 with its h...  :  flybywire  (#17)  «
#17, I'm at 3.2ghz at the moment. I saw a stable 3.7ghz somewh...  :  Sikthskies  (#19)  «
#19, That's a nice overclock... I guess I'm being too conse...  :  flybywire  (#20)  «
#20, I have a Zalman 9700, Cell shock 6400 ram (has alre...  :  Sikthskies  (#21)  «

   #1. Posted at 11:07 AM on Apr 24th 2007 Edit   Reply
Patrickr
So I wonder what a better buy is, the X2 4800 or a Core2 E6320?
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#1, u kidding right ??  :  Jigar  (#2)  «
#1, The Intel chip, definitely. No, I'm not a fanboy.  :  bthylafh  (#5)  «
#1, I just got my E6320 up to 2.4GHz without even breaking a swe...  :  flybywire  (#16)  «

   #4. Posted at 12:25 PM on Apr 24th 2007 Edit   Reply
bthylafh
Crap, and I just bought a 6300 a couple weeks ago.
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#4, Sorry bout that, yikes. But still, it is no slouch.  :  tesmar  (#12)  «
#12, Yeah, that's true, it's definitely no slouch. :-)  :  bthylafh  (#14)  «
#14, And that's only a $20 price drop - imagine how much wo...  :  barich  (#15)  «

   #6. Posted at 12:40 PM on Apr 24th 2007 Edit   Reply
herothezero
Um, I'm not seeing these prices anywhere but here...
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#6, That's because you're not buying trays of 1000 direct from I...  :  packfan_dave  (#9)  «

   #7. Posted at 12:41 PM on Apr 24th 2007 Edit   Reply
Patrickr
nope...........
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#7, The Core 2 without a doubt. Higher IPC, overclocks better, d...  :  Sargent Duck  (#10)  «

   #3. Posted at 12:16 PM on Apr 24th 2007 Edit   Reply
Dude-X
Looks like i can get a Core Duo 2 E6700 now without breaking the bank. Though a quadcore is also in reach too. Question is, do I really want a quadcore, when I am happy with two...

Now I'm just waiting for X38 mobos...
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