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Intel E8400 "Wolfdale" *IN STORE* TODAY!!!

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I spent forever trying to decide between the Abit IP35 Pro and the Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4. Both had really good reviews, the IP35 Pro got the Gold Editors Choice here at Anandtech. Both were about the same price on NewEgg with roughly the same features. One thing I really liked about the Gigabyte motherboard was the dual BIOS thing, not that I've ever had trouble with the BIOS on a motherboard but I did brick my NetGear router once when upgrading the firmware.

The deciding thing for me was finding a deal on the Abit IP35 Pro at Mwave, they have it for $144.50 A/R plus shipping here: http://www.mwave.com/mwave/Sku....hmx?scriteria=BA23927
 
I called my local fry's and they could not find the part number in the system at all, the dude said normally they have part numbers in weeks in advance yet nothing there... Maybe they won't be carrying the E8400 for a while. This sucks since I wanted to do my build this weekend.
 
At <$200 these chips are an absolute steal, an easy 4.0+ G O/C on air.
With AMD stumbling bad, Intel could have charged double easily, so you gotta give them props.
Christmas '08 come 12 months early.lol
 
Originally posted by: Bozo Galora
At <$200 these chips are an absolute steal, an easy 4.0+ G O/C on air.
With AMD stumbling bad, Intel could have charged double easily, so you gotta give them props.
Christmas '08 come 12 months early.lol
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I agree, Intel could have charged us a fortune for these, but chose not to...Instead, the chose to capitalize on the opportunity & remove more marketshare from AMD...

Wow, it's hard for me to say this because I was an AMD fan for so long...I do feel bad for them, but I don't feel bad for paying roughly the same amount of money for a whole lot more performance...I never thought AMD would get obliterated like this...They were always the gamer's processor of choice back in the day...

I paid $215 for my 1st one yesterday, but I'll check stock at Microcenter next week for the other one...
 
Originally posted by: djnsmith7

I agree, Intel could have charged us a fortune for these, but chose not to...Instead, the chose to capitalize on the opportunity & remove more marketshare from AMD...
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Intel walks a fine line. They like kicking AMD back into its place, but they also provide it just enough breathing room to keep surviving. By delaying the mainstream parts of their Q9xxx series, Intel is saying two things.

1) Our dual-core part #s compete with your current quad-cores.
2) Please don't die, here is some breathing room.
 
hahaha either way, with the release of this chip at 180 bucks the consumer wins. Except for the crap about having to update your NB chipset with every die shrink AMD wins on that one.


i hate having to buy a new board soo much, that i am contemplating editing my own bios for the 965p- lolz.

But good luck shopping dudes. Let us know what kinda results you are getting: temps/clocks
 
Originally posted by: jaredpace
hahaha either way, with the release of this chip at 180 bucks the consumer wins. Except for the crap about having to update your NB chipset with every die shrink AMD wins on that one.
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Sorta...I've got a S939 Athlon X2 so I feel I got a bit burned on the move to AM2. And now the Phenoms don't absolutely require AM2+ and the new 790[F]X chipsets, but they'd be happier with them. It's also mind boggling that these high-end boards are shipping with the old SB600 southbridge.

I've updated my comp 3 times in 5 years and every time I've done it I've gone with a new CPU/mobo/RAM at the very least.

And yeah regarding the E8400, it's so tempting, but I think I'll probably wait until I can mate it with a P45 based board...or maybe I'll just wait for Nehalem. 😀
 
Got my e8400 intalled last night. Man these things run cool 26 idle and about 38 load! And they use next to nothing in power, I think the vcore is like 1.25 amd is in a lot of trouble
 
I picked up two at $189.99/ea ($198.50 with tax) at Microcenter. Each store in VA and MD received around 30 units. As of this morning, the store in VA had about 18 left.
 
Zod96 is right, this thing is cool. Running 3.7 on a Gigabyte GA-P35. Temp is 42 with stock cooling.
This is my first intel build so I have no clue as to what I am doing.
But so far it runs pi at 19sec, my old x23800@2.76 runs it at 22 sec. I actually expected a much bigger gain.
I am running the two systems head to head on all the programs I use.
dvdshrink, aftereffects, photoshop, and 3dxo.
Has anyone been able to break 4 on theirs?

WOOPS! Just read the above mentioned review. I guess the next hurdle to break is 5.

Sadly I can't see how AMD is going to even compete anymore.

 
picked one up from microcenter in the morning for $189. Great deal.

Now to look for a uATX board and memory to complete my HTPC.
 
Just ordered from OnSale.com (but: currently on backorder).
Note: both f@twallet & eb@tes offer 2% money back from OnSale.com.
Price after "UPS Ground shipping MIR" and the 2% money back: ~$188 (+ no sales tax).
Also note: OnSale has the same item (Intel E8400 boxed CPU) listed twice, at 2 different prices: $191.99 & $201.99.
 
If you have a 1066FSB P965 board (DFI P-965S Infinity Dark), can you still achieve the advertised clock speed without overclocking (auto change multiplier to reach the same speed)?
 
Hmm. I called th Rockville MD store yesterday and they said they're not selling them till the 21st, despite the fact the email said "prices good 1/19..."
 
Originally posted by: destrekor
If you have a 1066FSB P965 board (DFI P-965S Infinity Dark), can you still achieve the advertised clock speed without overclocking (auto change multiplier to reach the same speed)?
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Other than the mobile version of the chipset, i965 won't officially support Penryn. Even if you could, you'd have to push the board to its limits just to get a decent OC out of it. These chips will easily run at 3.6 GHz on air just by going from 333 MHz to 400 MHz on the FSB.
 
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