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Abydosone   06-12-2008 at 08:57:54 PM

I currently am running a Intel 915 board with a LGA 775 Pentium 4 HT @ 3.0ghz, along with 1gb (4 x 256mb DDR2 3200). I recently purchased a new case, new p35 motherboard, and 2gb of DDR2 800 ram. Over the course of this upgrade, Nehalem always came to mind. Would it be wise to continue this upgrade and eventually make the move to a Penryn core, or should I just return everything that I just bought and wait a year for mid range Nehalem chips? Ideas?

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Shadow703793   06-12-2008 at 09:09:17 PM
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Keep the build. Nehalm won't be affordable until mid next year or later.

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someguy7   06-12-2008 at 09:20:58 PM
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Just get a cpu for the p35 board. It will be a huge improvement and not very expensive.

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speedbird   06-12-2008 at 09:22:24 PM
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Buy now unless new tech is literally around the corner, which nehalem isn't. There's always going to be something better.


Message edited by speedbird on 06-12-2008 at 09:23:00 PM
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50bmg   06-12-2008 at 09:36:27 PM
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I had a very similar pc as yours. P4 3G, 945G chipset, 2G RAM, etc.

Last month i took the plunge and built (see sig below). I could not be happier.

The thing i would do differently if i were building now, would be to keep my old video card or get a temp card and wait on the ATI 48xx cards to come out this month. If you are keeping it affordable, get a nvidia 8800gt. They are real cheap now.

I love the e7200 core 2 duo, especially at $130. Your p35 and a e7200 will make you very happy.

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hannibal   06-12-2008 at 11:06:47 PM
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If you are gonna wait 2 years, then go for Nehalem... it may even be possible to get one for reasonable sum of money by then...
If you need new computer now, the waiting is gonna be too long.

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dario77   06-12-2008 at 11:39:38 PM
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gotta agree with 50bmg. you've no reason not to have an e7200, if you've already got the board...
nehalem uses a different socket, keep this in mind. plus, mainstream parts don't come out right away...and we're still trying to figure out if they'll be oc locked or not...

build with e7200, push her up to around 3.4ghz, and stay frosty! nehalem isn't just around the corner...

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pcgamer12   06-13-2008 at 12:15:33 AM
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u dont have a sig

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eded333   06-13-2008 at 02:33:00 AM
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OFcourse he hast.... as this is just..... electromagnetic distortion?? Fanta??
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yomamafor1   06-13-2008 at 08:34:28 AM
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Its 300 bucks for the mainstream Nehalem, which will likely come next year. The enthusiasts grade Nehalem scheduled to release this Q4 will cost anywhere around 600USD to 1000USD.

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amdfangirl   06-13-2008 at 08:52:40 AM
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^ given that the QX 9650 lauched at $1000 and nothing AMD could get close and also given that the gap is now wider I'm saying over $1000...

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Abydosone   06-13-2008 at 05:05:11 PM
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Thanks guys :). $300 ain't bad for this upgrade. Still have not got around to ordering a dual core cpu, but I may near the end of this year.

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tkidu   06-13-2008 at 07:20:53 PM
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If you're gonna wait, the sweet spot for the Wolfdale processors will be in about 3-4 weeks when Intel slashes their prices. Don't wait until the end of the year for Wolfdales.

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Abydosone   06-13-2008 at 07:28:13 PM
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I am on a limited budget really, so after this $300 upgrade, I don't have much choice but to wait for the CPU upgrade. Which is why I was considering just going back to my original 915 board in my Dell Dimension 4700 until Nehalem.

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someguy7   06-13-2008 at 08:51:41 PM
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Get a E21*0 cpu for 60-70 bucks and overclock it.

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pete0921   06-13-2008 at 10:49:20 PM
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Even when Nehalem come out..The price will be high and might be buggy..same with the X58 boards...Intel launch the G45 chipset and I haven't seen any Asus board with it (I want Asus because the ExpressGate)..

If u look at Intel CPU line up it change all the time..I remember paying big buch (~ $300CAD) for the E6400, and not long later a better version come out with 4MB cache...Now with $300CAD I can get a Q9300 which is a Quad-core w/ 45nm technology...so there always something better coming out and technology is always changing..

Buy a E7200 and it should last u a while, and see how the Nahalem situation unfold..

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Abydosone   06-14-2008 at 01:53:47 AM
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Yeah, I have had this machine for about 4 years now, so it is time for an upgrade. I will look for the price slash on the E8400s and pick one of those up. should last me another year or so, maybe more.

Who knows, maybe with the nehalem release, C2E will be pretty affordable.


Message edited by Abydosone on 06-14-2008 at 01:54:39 AM
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dagger   06-14-2008 at 01:57:12 AM
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What about the rumor that Intel disabled overclocking for Nehalem? Any news on that? :p

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pete0921   06-14-2008 at 02:43:34 AM
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Intel to launch lower price Quad-core Q8000 series & E5000 range..

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/ [...] challenge/

Take your picks..

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dagger   06-14-2008 at 02:57:52 AM
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pete0921 wrote :

Intel to launch lower price Quad-core Q8000 series & E5000 range..

 

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/ [...] challenge/

 

Take your picks..


Makes no sense. With only 2x2mb of cache and lower stock clock, plus far lower multiplier, it'll perform significantly below q6600, for a higher price tag. :sarcastic:

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