Intel to Launch Energy Efficient Core 2 Quads on January 18th

[AuDioFreaK39]

Looks like Intel is planning to launch 65w TDP energy-saving quad cores under the Core 2 Quad Qxxxxe series:



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[Lonyo]

Wouldn't EE Xeon's be more useful for server racks... in which case they can just use L series Xeon's with 50w TDP.

 

[Foxery]

Is it normal to release a low-power rehash now that the new generation is out? (Nehalem/i7) Seems a bit silly that any company would spend a million dollars and not get the new product.

 

[edplayer]

Originally posted by: Foxery
Is it normal to release a low-power rehash now that the new generation is out?

Yes

 

[exar333]

Originally posted by: Foxery
Is it normal to release a low-power rehash now that the new generation is out? (Nehalem/i7) Seems a bit silly that any company would spend a million dollars and not get the new product.

Yes. It is even better move these days with the focus on "performance per watt". Why not release a older model with the same processing power while only using 2/3 the power. It gives the consumer a great choice to either get a lower-power option for existing hardware, or get the lastest and greatest using a little more power (probably).

 

[taltamir]

any news on how they are more energy efficient? are they using different materials? just binning and undervolting?

 

[f4phantom2500]

i'm curious about what kind of overclocks people will get from these chips.

 

[wwswimming]

Yeeeeeha ! that'll facilitate more true desktop replacement laptops like
this HP. for $1850, it's a long way from the $3600 laptop with the Q6600
that Newegg was selling a year ago.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16834147924

"HP HDX 18-1180US NoteBook Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000(2.00GHz) 18.4" 4GB Memory 500GB HDD 5400rpm BD Combo NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT"