Originally posted by: stevty2889
Originally posted by: Shagga
Originally posted by: Furen
You'd get like a 7% performance improvement going to a 670. I'd say you should wait for Intel's 65nm dual cores, then again, they probably wont be cheap for a while.
Thanks all. Will the 65nm cores be a S775 derivative?
Most likely, but they will also most likely require a new chipset, but perhaps we'll be lucky and they will work on 945/955 chipsets with a bios update. I am much happier with my X2 though. My P4 motherboard just died when my neccessary watercooling(since even an XP-120 couldn't keep it from throttling at stock speed(550 3.4ghz)) sprung a leak and fried the motherboard.
Weird. I've got my 550 running just below throttling temps under full load at stock speeds(BIONC running two SETI@home threads) with a Thermaltake TR2 running at 2500RPM and AS5. The temps usually peak around 72C, but Throttlewatch doesn't show any throttling. My P4 model 550 was getting up to 80C until I switched from the stock compond on the TR2 to AS5 and I was seeing some serious throttling, so I know Throttlewatch was working. I am also running it in a first gen Sonata, so my airflow in the case was actually probably worse than yours since I don't have the duct that the Sonata II has. I did install the second case fan behind the hard drives to improve airflow.
Even if Intel makes the new chips s775, they will probably require a whole new chipset. I'm still kind of annoyed that I can't add a P-D to my 915 board. Of course I paid $200 for the processor, board and Windows XP Pro, so I can't complain too much about getting screwed. I would bitch about it had I paid full retail for the kit, though.