LOL random, I remember helping my dad bridging on his old athlon chip to unlock it, not something I'd want to try on my own chip! =D
Ok,,,, I just spent the last few hours doing searches and researches..... I have been waiting like 6 months for the Penryn, namely the Q9450, and now that I realize it is indeed limited by a 8x multi, and most mobos are not going to get to 500FSB. Roadrunner, and Cnumartyr were right!........ So yeah, I have given up all hope for that chip now... A Q6600 would be nearly as good, for like the next year or so
I have decided, after all this waiting, to say screw it and go with a E8400 wolfdale when they come out in like 2 weeks. They have a multi of x9, and 1 site review already got em to 4ghz without even trying lol.
http://en.expreview.com/?p=68&page=1
And after seeing games like Crysis, and how it doesn't really benefit from more then 2 cores (limited by GPU much more then CPU) I am having strong doubts that I'd be very happy with a quad core anytime soon, since I game 90% of the time. Games probably won't properly use quads until we have Octa cores available.... And lord knows how long it'll be until games properly use those!
I'd much rather have a dual core that goes to 4ghz then a quad that only goes to 3.6 or less, until games actually do put them extra 2 cores to good use..... Sound good?
I was an ignorant fool, and you fellows have once again, enlightened me with your expansive insight.... or something like that.... I love these forums =D