Core 2 Quadro Expected In November

[PV5150]

Quad core, the stuff power users dream of. Are you looking at getting one no matter what...Let us know

Link to the news article

 

[FragTek]

Can't wait! I think it'll be more fun having it in Xeon form though 4 x quad core, omfg!!

 

[Ham]

4 x quad core, omfg!!

How do we say, Overkill?

 

[FarFarAway]

Hmm not sure if I'll be getting one tbh

 

[FragTek]

How do we say, Overkill?

Dude, are you serious? There's no such thing as "overkill" in the computer world. Gimme a 100 core processor and let me slap 4 of em on one mobo and guess what? I'll have a 396 of those cores folding 100% and the other 4 will be alllll for me

 

[FarFarAway]

If I can afford one I'll get it, but I don't think I will

 

[JN]

Switching from single core to dual core cost quite a drop in overclockability - going from 2-4 cores is probably going to make things even worse.

 

[FragTek]

I think Intel will have better luck than AMD putting out a quad core chip that actually is worth a crap for clockin'. The DC Intels aren't bad for clocking at all, now the AMD DC's are a whole other ball game.

 

[FarFarAway]

Agreed. Intels dualies OC like mad. From 2.4 > 3.6 = not bad at all

 

[JN]

Yeah they are still pretty good clockers, but the highest clock on any Intel dualies have been obtained with one of the cores disabled.

 

[FarFarAway]

Maybe but 2 > 1 and 4 > 2

 

[JN]

Maybe but 2 > 1 and 4 > 2

And yet i fail to see what 4 things the average user is planning on doing at once...

 

[FragTek]

And yet i fail to see what 4 things the average user is planning on doing at once...

Well the average user won't be buying these, problem solved. lol

 

[Ham]

Well if this anit-hyperthreading stuff comes into play properly, 4 cores doing one thing = everything pwned. Big time.

 

[FarFarAway]

Yeah if it isn't a myth these things will be amazingly awesome goodnesified :yumyum:

 

[mVp24]

So tempting..but I must resist! ANyways wont they be like 800-1000 price range?

 

[twisted5]

So tempting..but I must resist! ANyways wont they be like 800-1000 price range?

Yeah, anyone heard a price range on these? I may hold off on the X6800 and just pick up something else for now then get one of these when they come out if they aren't too expensive.

 

[Rastalovich]

One of these days, and it isn`t going to take them long, they`re going to fix the ratings via some kind of transistor trap, manufacture the processor setup to a designed spec - designed to trip if you go over a limit. Instead of testing a batch and rating them.

Basically to price fix the market, and prices will go up is severe stages.

They`ll say it`s "to safeguard the life expectancy of the processor and to ensure a constant stable environment for the user - including a more comparable platform from pc to pc" - i.e./e.g. base speed = $150, next 150mhz $200, next 150mhz $300 - i.e. the prices are market fixed.

 

[NickS]

IIRC Core 2 Quadro isn't the official name.