Awaiting Clarkdale

[Spikesoldier]

im trying to prepare a new build for clarksdale. right now i am searching for a board to start off.

anyone know what we can expect thermally out of it stock? or at a reasonable OC? i wonder how much heat clarkdale puts out relative to the wolfdale/yorkfield series.

what kind of common OC frequency can we expect (heavily) air cooled? and what fsb/dram frequencies do we need to get to get a good, feasible OC?

 

[21stHermit]

http://forums.anandtech.com/search.php?searchid=42912

 

[Ben90]

Fortunately for you I have this information strait from intel:

And you need DDR3-1472 for a good, feasible overclock

Oh crap, its Clarkdale not Clarksdale. I feel stupid.

 

[Hey Zeus]

Went with the EVGA P55 FTW for my Clarkdale build

 

[Ben90]

Why don't you guys wait until Clarkdale is actually out before you start buying stuff for it?

 

[Hey Zeus]

Why don't you guys wait until Clarkdale is actually out before you start buying stuff for it?

It's being released on thursday.

 

[cbn]

I wonder how much lower multipliers will affect Clarkdale overclocks?

If thermals are really that good then maybe the Core i5 dual cores will fair better with Tower coolers.

 

[mebiuspower]

I already ordered mine on newegg, I'll let you know when it arrives next week.

 

[Ben90]

It's being released on thursday.

Holy crap time flies, I guess it is Q1 2010 after all 🙂

 

[21stHermit]

I already ordered mine on newegg, I'll let you know when it arrives next week.

How can you order that which is not listed? No amount of searching on Newegg yielded any Clarkdales. Perhaps you ordered a Lynnfield?

 

[Hey Zeus]

How can you order that which is not listed? No amount of searching on Newegg yielded any Clarkdales. Perhaps you ordered a Lynnfield?

Also wants to know

 

[PCTC2]

Also, can you put a Clarkdale in a P55 board? What about the on-board graphics? Pin-outs are okay? I was always wondering this...

 

[Hey Zeus]

Also, can you put a Clarkdale in a P55 board? What about the on-board graphics? Pin-outs are okay? I was always wondering this...

Clarkdale will slip into any P55 board

 

[Spikesoldier]

Also, can you put a Clarkdale in a P55 board? What about the on-board graphics? Pin-outs are okay? I was always wondering this...

clarksdale will work in a p55 only with external (dedicated) graphics. the H57 will allow you to use the integrated graphics on the chip.

as far as OC potential, it has been said that p55 will take the clarkdale to higher speeds than the H57.

 

[Hey Zeus]

clarksdale will work in a p55 only with external (dedicated) graphics. the H57 will allow you to use the integrated graphics on the chip.

as far as OC potential, it has been said that p55 will take the clarkdale to higher speeds than the H57.

I like to think of the H57 chipset like the G41 chipset

 

[21stHermit]

Also, can you put a Clarkdale in a P55 board? What about the on-board graphics? Pin-outs are okay? I was always wondering this...

Here's a s1156 chipset feature table. In order to use the IGP, you MUST use a Q57, H57 or H55 chipset. Conversely, if you use a P55 or P57 MB, you must use discrete graphics.

The majority of early Clarkdale MBs will have the H55 chip.

 

[cbn]

Here's a s1156 chipset feature table. In order to use the IGP, you MUST use a Q57, H57 or H55 chipset. Conversely, if you use a P55 or P57 MB, you must use discrete graphics.

The majority of early Clarkdale MBs will have the H55 chip.

Do you know what is meant by "Rapid storage" on the feature list?

 

[21stHermit]

Do you know what is meant by "Rapid storage" on the feature list?

Think RAID.