amd new quad core or q6600?

[mario2008]

Amd releaseing new cpu end of augest or september is it going to faster then q6600?

 

[Joe_The_Dragon]

amd has a true quad-core and the ram is hooked right to the cpu

 

[mgtech]

The processors that AMD is releasing in those months are the Barcelona, server processors. In addition they will only run at around 2 ghz and they will be more expensive. You could always oc the q6600. The desktop CPU's, Phenom X4, will be released in Q4 hopefully. In that time frame Intel will be releasing Penryn, which is reportedly faster than the Phenom X4. If you want to wait, it might and stress the might be worth it.

 

[cb62fcni]

amd has a true quad-core and the ram is hooked right to the cpu

Really? A true quad core? That's better than the "fake" intel quad core right? Wow, and the CPU has DIMM sockets on it? That's going to be such a beast!

To the OP: The Q6600 at ~$260 after July 22nd is going to be quite a steal and should perform just fine for 2-3 years down the road. There's no real reason to wait. The Barcelona @ 2.0 Ghz will likely only perform slightly better than the Intel model, if at all. No word yet on how well it will overclock, but since they're having trouble getting yields beyond 2Ghz, I wouldn't expect too much in that department. The Penryn will perform only slightly better clock-for-clock. Both will cost considerably more. Just grab a cheap q6600, pair it with a decent mobo such as the Asus P5K for $150, and you'll be fine for quite some time.

 

[mario2008]

The processors that AMD is releasing in those months are the Barcelona, server processors. In addition they will only run at around 2 ghz and they will be more expensive. You could always oc the q6600. The desktop CPU's, Phenom X4, will be released in Q4 hopefully. In that time frame Intel will be releasing Penryn, which is reportedly faster than the Phenom X4. If you want to wait, it might and stress the might be worth it.

true I didnt know that amd was releaseing their new cpu at 2.0 and its for server i think i rather go with q6600. One more question Go stepping q6600 consumes less heat and watt? what are gonna be price like for go stepping for q6600? and mother board P35 DS34 $130 on neweggg.com or should i get Abit ip35 for $150 on newegg.com which one will be better.

 

[cb62fcni]

true I didnt know that amd was releaseing their new cpu at 2.0 and its for server i think i rather go with q6600. One more question Go stepping q6600 consumes less heat and watt? what are gonna be price like for go stepping for q6600? and mother board P35 DS34 $130 on neweggg.com or should i get Abit ip35 for $150 on newegg.com which one will be better.

I personally prefer Gigabyte, but either one should work just fine.