New Prescotts

[phillyman36]

Hey on the front page of Anandtech they talk about the new prescotts with 2meg of cache and this

Enhanced Speed Step Technology (EIST, also known as ESS depending on your circles). Up until now, EIST has been limited only to Pentium M processors. For those not familiar with EIST, it is simply a feature which allows a user to dynamically clock the processor during operation; very much like AMD's Cool 'n Quiet


Of the 2 which would you take the Northwoods or the Newer Prescotts?

 

[icarus4586]

Depends on what frequency you're looking for and how soon you're planning on upgrading. For s478 &amp; <= 3.2GHz, Northwood all the way. Prescott is slightly slower (generally) per MHz, but gets higher clock speeds, and is available in LGA775 flavors.

 

[phillyman36]

i was looking at the 3.4 or 3.6 Prescott when it comes out

 

[o1die]

Don't waste your money on high end prescotts. Get the 2.8 model. My 2.8c runs at 3.36-3.64 (with a slight voltage increase). It was only $150 with mobo at Fry's.

 

[carlosd]

None.:laugh:

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: phillyman36
i was looking at the 3.4 or 3.6 Prescott when it comes out

gotta say it....have you checked out the athlon 64's?

 

[saechaka]

Originally posted by: o1die
Don't waste your money on high end prescotts. Get the 2.8 model. My 2.8c runs at 3.36-3.64 (with a slight voltage increase). It was only $150 with mobo at Fry's.

do you mean your 2.8e?

 

[icarus4586]

He probably does mean 2.8c. Meaning a Northwood core.
If your're going 3.4-3.6GHz, I think you pretty much have to go Prescott. I don't think there are any Northwoods higher than 3.2GHz. Or go AMD64

 

[saechaka]

Originally posted by: saechaka

Originally posted by: o1die
Don't waste your money on high end prescotts. Get the 2.8 model. My 2.8c runs at 3.36-3.64 (with a slight voltage increase). It was only $150 with mobo at Fry's.

do you mean your 2.8e?

when did you find a cpu/mobo deal w/2.8c for $150? i don't know how i missed that one, i've been waiting for something like that.

 

[Blain]

What kind of work will you be doing with your new CPU?

 

[phillyman36]

Video editing, dvd burning digital video stuff

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: phillyman36
Video editing, dvd burning digital video stuff

Prescott

 

[Bateluer]

Originally posted by: saechaka

Originally posted by: saechaka

Originally posted by: o1die
Don't waste your money on high end prescotts. Get the 2.8 model. My 2.8c runs at 3.36-3.64 (with a slight voltage increase). It was only $150 with mobo at Fry's.

do you mean your 2.8e?

when did you find a cpu/mobo deal w/2.8c for $150? i don't know how i missed that one, i've been waiting for something like that.

Fry's usually has combo deals like that. It usually a decent proc bundled with a sub-par mobo though.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: phillyman36
i was looking at the 3.4 or 3.6 Prescott when it comes out

they are already out

 

[imported_Phil]

So is the 3Ghz 1Mb L2 cache P4 (LGA-775) a Prescott? If so, that would explain why the chip at work that I'm heat-testing is so damned hot at full load...

 

[phillyman36]

I think there is a little confusion sorry im talking about the newer prescott with 2 m of cache coming in the first quarter of 2005 the articel in on the news section front page of anandtech ill cut and paste some of the article

For starters, Intel will release 4 new SKUs of Socket 775 processors based on 2MB L2 cache revisions of the Prescott core. However, the new 6xx processors are not just Prescotts with extra L2 cache slapped on them. In fact, the most interesting addition we noted with these new processors is the addition of Enhanced Speed Step Technology (EIST, also known as ESS depending on your circles). Up until now, EIST has been limited only to Pentium M processors. For those not familiar with EIST, it is simply a feature which allows a user to dynamically clock the processor during operation; very much like AMD's Cool 'n Quiet. This would certainly be a welcomed addition to the NetBurst architecture as cooling issues are more and more prevalent as Prescott ramps up.

this is what i want your opinion on the prescott with this ESS/EIST and the extra 1m cache