how far away is the new INTEL cpu to come?

[faye]

I am a month or a little less to get my main system upgraded.

just to see if it is a right time to get a C2D E6750.

will the new CPU from intel use S775?

 

[Borealis7]

the next generation of Intel CPUs "Nehalem" will requier a new socket, but thats maybe a year from now.

i also dont think P35 will last much longer (which makes me kinda sad) because there will be 1600MHz FSB processors and P35 boards run upto 1333MHz (unless there will be bios updates).

so i would say its a bad time to buy for the future. buy now if you dont care and E6750 is strong enough for you.

 

[Borealis7]

I'm talking nonsense again...must remembr to take my pills on time.

the E8x00 series is coming soon, which will make the E6x50 obselete in terms of price.

so get yourself a nice E8500 for <200$ and be happy!

 

[faye]

do you know when will the new E8xxx series hit the shelfs?

 

[21stHermit]

Originally posted by: faye
do you know when will the new E8xxx series hit the shelfs?

The release date is Jan 20, 2008. Less than 3-weeks.

However, not clear on the shelf date. I'm hoping within one week of release.

 

[faye]

oh man, where can i find more spec about the new E8000?

i just know it has a 6MB L2 cache.
is it just same as e6700 series with a higher mhz and L2cache?

I am planning to go with P35 board like Gigabyte P35-DS3L

actually i was planning to get Kingston DDR800 valueseries to go with E6750,
if i am really getting the E8000, is it good enough for this cpu?

may overclock after 6 months..

 

[GuitarDaddy]

The new E8XXX series CPU's (codename: Wolfdale) are Intels new die shrink refresh of the C2Duos. C2D's like e6750, e6850 are on intels 65nm process, the new Wolfdale chips are on the 45nm process. The new chips will be more energy efficient, run cooler, and clock higher, and they perform 8-10% better clock for clock. Most skt 775 boards will support them with a bios update, and the newer chipset boards should support them out of the box

 

[SexyK]

Anandtech Wolfdale Preview

 

[Tempered81]

Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
The new E8XXX series CPU's (codename: Wolfdale) are Intels new die shrink refresh of the C2Duos. C2D's like e6750, e6850 are on intels 65nm process, the new Wolfdale chips are on the 45nm process. The new chips will be more energy efficient, run cooler, and clock higher, and they perform 8-10% better clock for clock. Most skt 775 boards will support them with a bios update, and the newer chipset boards should support them out of the box

should a gigabyte 965 ds3 support one of these 45nm c2d wolfdales?

I can't wait to get my hands on one of those and oc towards 4ghz

 

[Avalon]

Originally posted by: jaredpace

Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
The new E8XXX series CPU's (codename: Wolfdale) are Intels new die shrink refresh of the C2Duos. C2D's like e6750, e6850 are on intels 65nm process, the new Wolfdale chips are on the 45nm process. The new chips will be more energy efficient, run cooler, and clock higher, and they perform 8-10% better clock for clock. Most skt 775 boards will support them with a bios update, and the newer chipset boards should support them out of the box

should a gigabyte 965 ds3 support one of these 45nm c2d wolfdales?

I can't wait to get my hands on one of those and oc towards 4ghz

965 support for 45nm is questionable. Not sure if Gigabyte can do it with a simple BIOS update or not. I know the P35 should just require a BIOS update, but I guess that really doesn't help your case. You'll just have to wait and see.

 

[GuitarDaddy]

AFAIK it will be up to the board manufacturers on P965 boards, Asus has already released a bios supporting 45nm for my P5B-E.

 

[djnsmith7]

The E8400 will be my 1st Intel CPU, as I've always used AMD chips...

I have an ASUS P5N32-E SLI board that will be here tomorrow...Considering I don't have a current Intel CPU to use on the board to update the BIOS, will I run into problems with the 8400 on this board?...

Recommendations so I don't get caught in a jam?...

 

[WaTaGuMp]

E8400 has already done 4.0 on air yeeeeeeeehaw.

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Originally posted by: djnsmith7
The E8400 will be my 1st Intel CPU, as I've always used AMD chips...

I have an ASUS P5N32-E SLI board that will be here tomorrow...Considering I don't have a current Intel CPU to use on the board to update the BIOS, will I run into problems with the 8400 on this board?...

Recommendations so I don't get caught in a jam?...

I suggest reading the manual on bios update options. On my Asus board it has a feature that will load a bios from a USB stick if the current bios fails to post. Although I've never tried in that situation it should work.

Other suggestions
1. Buy a bios chip from Asus with the proper bios loaded on it
2. Find a local shop with a s775 chip that will update it for you
3. Buy a cheapo s775 chip, then sell it on eBay

 

[Tempered81]

buy a 2140 for 50 bucks from ewiz.com

well its damn 60.77 now.

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php...c6d8f2f3bc0e21544f21d5

 

[Timecop1967]

My order for the E8400 went through on Jan 1st and the company antaresdigital wrote back today stating that its ETA is Jan. 11th of this month.....much sooner than I expected!

 

[Dadofamunky]

That's the way to go; if they get it to you before the 20th that would be sweet.

I decided not to wait and got an e6750 instead, because I expect a stiff early adopter premium for a few months. I'll get the e8400 or e8500 after things settle down in a few months.

 

[21stHermit]

Originally posted by: Timecop1967
My order for the E8400 went through on Jan 1st and the company antaresdigital wrote back today stating that its ETA is Jan. 11th of this month.....much sooner than I expected!

Sure enough: E8400 = $209, not bad. :thumbsup: