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Great find, OP.

I think we have a winner here. Screw you, E6300, Xeon 3040, here I come. Twice the cache for $20 more, you can't go wrong here.

http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SL9...
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1108460
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=28&t...
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=28&t...

OP: you need to rename the topic of the thread to something more dazzling... like "Xeon 3040 is the new Opteron 165"

You can also find the Xeon 3060 on Newegg. On paper it's identical to the E6600. It's $13 more, but has passed the quality control for Intel to deem it reliable enough to use in a server. Might be a good bet for overclockers who want better quality, or for those "always on" machines.

But yes, this is all very comparable to the S939 Optys that upset Athlon X2s several months back.

You never know with those crafty bastards at Intel. I'm surprised that Wusy or Jack haven't reported this yet.
To the OP... thanks for the find. I'm sorry I gave you wrong information, but this find is definetly worthy of going up on the blog... :trophy:

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Hmmm, this peaks my interest. Is there an equivalent of the x6800?
If i could run it as hard as I do my Extreme....


Sorry DaSickNinja, no X6800 equivalent. The only Conroe Xeons to be released are the 3040, 3050, 3060, and 3070; equivalent to the E6300, E6400, E6600, and E6700, respectively. No doubt any one of these could be OC'ed to X6800 performance though.

Intel will also release Kentsfield Xeons in early 2007. Interestingly enough, both this and the Conroe Xeons do not support dual CPUs (two socketed processors, not dual core, quad core, etc.) unlike previous Xeons.

It seems to be a marketing strategy of Intel to release the original processor, then release the Xeon flavor in a couple of months to create more demand.

Admit it Intel, they're repackaged Core 2's, we won't hold it against you :p  .

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Haha, whats your motherboard chipset Ninja? Dont sell these out, i want one too.

I've got ASUS P5B Deluxe with the P965. Don't worry I'll leave some for you...maybe... Its P965 like my mobo, tell me how it works out, thanks!

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They also enabled the other 2mb of cache

No... they're giving us real Conroe cores.

Allendale is a different core than Conroe, it actually has 2MB of cache on the die (not 4MB with half disabled). That's why Allendale can hit higher clocks.

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Wait, what are you going to do with your extra proc?
I'm up for your X6800 :-D

Not an extra processor cause I got this with it:

ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965
XFX GeForce 7950 GX2
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
WD Raptor 150GB 10,000RPM SATA x2
Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200RPM SATA x2
VIGOR GAMING Monsoon II CLT-M2I TEC Peliter
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1
OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU Active PFC SLI
Thermaltake Tsunami ATX Case
SAMSUNG Black 18X DVD+R x2

Boy this is going to kick ass. It's just about identical with my X6800 system..

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This might kick 4x4's ass...
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I just purchased it!!!I got the Xeon 3060 2.4GHz.


Congrats :trophy: . But you've just obligated yourself to post benchies, even if that means purchasing hundreds of dollars worth of games and applications to run that CPU through its paces :twisted: .

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Intel will also release Kentsfield Xeons in early 2007. Interestingly enough, both this and the Conroe Xeons do not support dual CPUs (two socketed processors, not dual core, quad core, etc.) unlike previous Xeons.

It seems to be a marketing strategy of Intel to release the original processor, then release the Xeon flavor in a couple of months to create more demand.

Admit it Intel, they're repackaged Core 2's, we won't hold it against you :p  .


Only the 3000 series (Entry Level) do not support dual sockets. The 5000 and 7000 series do.

For more info:
http://www.intel.com/products/processor/xeon/index.htm#5000

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Wait, why not the 3040? That's the one everyone's excited about... the E6300, except with double the cache...

DaSick: Unlike you, I'm a cheap bastard :-D


We know, the rig in your sig speaks for itself :wink: .

I was just responding that there are dual socket ones available.

The 3000 series looks to be just hand-picked conroes. Interestingly though, if you go with the 3000 or 3010 mobo chipset (expensive), they are enabling Hyper-Threading.

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Only the 3000 series (Entry Level) do not support dual sockets. The 5000 and 7000 series do.

For more info:
http://www.intel.com/products/processor/xeon/index.htm#5000


Realize those aren't Conroe based, they're Woodcrest, and use Socket 771, not LGA 775. Those are the big time server CPUs, not for us desktop types. No, theyre Conroe, and LGA-775/T.

Click the link for "product brief" on 5000 or 7000 series. Scroll down to the data table. It clearly states LGA 771 on the right column.

Okay exit2dos. I was just commenting that the 3000 series specifically is repackaged Core 2. I understand higher end ones support dualing.

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Hmm, you know who to call if you ever need that 7950GX2 rid of, when DX-10 comes out. ;) 

have you seen the proposed specs for th g80 series ?96 and 128 pixel pipelines....talk about making a guy stupid with drool and anticipation 8O :p  It also makes people go on welfare lol.

He'll be the first too... kudos to DaSick for forking over the money first; if it works, I'll bite the bullet too. Kinda need an upgrade anyway.

EDIT: Grammar... screw putting rigs here, I'm putting them on my website.
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