Intel 3.4GHz at zipzoomfly

[tooltime]

link

didn't know this was out

 

[GTaudiophile]

Heh. Isn't that still half the price of a P4 3.2EE?

 

[Don66]

That's almost worth buying.....
HMMMMMM opens my piggybank and looks

 

[us3rnotfound]

not a bad deal

 

[Serp86]

is this an overclocked 3.2C?

 

[jdogg707]

Originally posted by: Serp86
is this an overclocked 3.2C?

Ya, I'm sure Intel took a bunch of 3.2C's, overclocked them and put them in Retail boxes to sell as 3.4GHZ chips...that would be great marketing.

 

[tooltime]

i first saw it this morning at pricewatch. zipzoomfly is the only vendor listed.

i also did not see anything mentioned at intel's site.

a little strange?

 

[FishTankX]

Uh.. how the heck could intel 'Overclock' a 3.4C when most chips coming out of the oven need to be tested for max speed, first? Maybe intel just decided to take all the chips that could run 3.4, and turn them into 3.4's..

Intel doesn't 'Overclock' chips.. they rate them.

Intel probably did a rush shipping as they probably felt the pressure from the 3400+ launch..

 

[us3rnotfound]

Originally posted by: tooltime
i first saw it this morning at pricewatch. zipzoomfly is the only vendor listed.

i also did not see anything mentioned at intel's site.

a little strange?

yes, fvcked up hard.

 

[FishTankX]

http://www.digitallyunique.net/digitally-unique/bx80532pg3400d.html
http://www.neutronexpress.com/prod.cfm/256605/INTEL/BX80532PG3400D/P4_512K_CACHE_800_FSB

 

[Redviffer]

Yeah, I wonder why ZZF is the only vendor? Maybe they released a little too early? I don't think they would be picked as a premier cpu vendor for Intel for the 3.4 release.

 

[jdogg707]

They were the first to have the Athlon64 3400+ for sale...

 

[Redviffer]

Originally posted by: jdogg707
They were the first to have the Athlon64 3400+ for sale...

Really? Wow, guess they have a very effective hardware purchaser. They should give that person(s) a raise.

 

[tooltime]

ZZF offers the retail version.

i don't see any shift in pricing for the 3.2, it's still ~395 at newegg.

can anyone see this on intel's site?

 

[thomsbrain]

tempting, but i doubt it would boost speed too much from my 3.2

 

[mrgoblin]

Its gonna be funny when they come out with a 3.6 prescott that performs worse than the 3.4c but costs 1.5 times as much :\

 

[Jumpem]

Originally posted by: mrgoblin
Its gonna be funny when they come out with a 3.6 prescott that performs worse than the 3.4c but costs 1.5 times as much :\

You mean when the prescott performs better?

 

[Duvie]

Originally posted by: Jumpem

Originally posted by: mrgoblin
Its gonna be funny when they come out with a 3.6 prescott that performs worse than the 3.4c but costs 1.5 times as much :\

You mean when the prescott performs better?

Maybe he has access to classified information!!!

Or he is ASSumming too much from a host of previews running synthetic benches or 3 month old plus early silicon reviews.... I think the latter is right!!!!



Lets wait until someone around here can run one beyond sandra test.....I am sure anandtech will have a decent review out very shortly....Once these ppl speak then we can make some conclusions...

I just got to keep pointing out early preview of the A64 had it doing worse then the Barton 3200+ in a lot of things, but that doesn't appear to be the case at time of launch....

 

[narzy]

bah, I can do the same w/ mine, it was manufactured a 3.6ghz and badged a 3.2 brb, crankin up the FSB...

 

[chess9]

Oh, sweeeeeet. I wonder if it'll hit 4?

 

[Sid59]

3.4 GHZ .. wow .. i almost feel inadequate with my Barton 2.2ghz ..

 

[BFG10K]

It seems like Intel has been sitting on 3.2 GHz for quite a long time.

 

[FishTankX]

Originally posted by: BFG10K
It seems like Intel has been sitting on 3.2 GHz for quite a long time.

Why should they do otherwise? Before the 3400+, there was no reason to release a faster processor.

All things said, if Intel and AMD have a processor with similar numbers, it's always in intel's favor, because they have the benefit of a brand. Only when AMD is beating them, do they have something to worry about.

 

[JBT]

Originally posted by: jdogg707
They were the first to have the Athlon64 3400+ for sale...

Yeah they had it for atleast a day before everyone else may have been more even.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain
tempting, but i doubt it would boost speed too much from my 3.2

I'd drive over and smack you if you spent $500 to go from a 3.2 to a 3.4.