--OFFICIAL-- Intel to Formally Launch Conroe Desktop Chip July 27

[jlbenedict]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/2006071...0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3cjE0b2MwBHNlYwM3Mzg-

Intel will formally launch its next-generation "Conroe" chip for desktop PCs on July 27, marking the company's second step to recover from slumping sales with new products.

And the company is expected to lift an embargo tomorrow, allowing PC vendors to release the results of their benchmarking studies between Conroe and AMD's Athlon 64 FX-62. Here is the most recent performance update from Intel itself.

Intel also plans to launch its dual-core Itanium chip for high-end servers, code-named "Montecito" on July 18, and has already begun shipping them to computer vendors.

 

[avi85]

it's about time

 

[jlbenedict]

I wonder how long after until we see the CPUs in retail channels, such as Newegg, etc??

 

[krotchy]

some have shown up in retail channels and already shipped out already actually. Mostly the 6800 EE for about 1200 bucks, but people who pulled the trigger have theirs already.

 

[Keysplayr]

From the article:

"Those are leading technologies we've been rolling out in various chips already. But this new microarchitecture will include all of them; 64-bit computing, virtualization, active management, I/O, and hyperthreading to come later," Kircos said.

What the......

 

[jlbenedict]

Originally posted by: krotchy
some have shown up in retail channels and already shipped out already actually. Mostly the 6800 EE for about 1200 bucks, but people who pulled the trigger have theirs already.

How is this possible when the NDA hasn't even been pulled yet??

 

[krotchy]

Originally posted by: jlbenedict

Originally posted by: krotchy
some have shown up in retail channels and already shipped out already actually. Mostly the 6800 EE for about 1200 bucks, but people who pulled the trigger have theirs already.

How is this possible when the NDA hasn't even been pulled yet??

Um retailers jumped the gun and/or screwed up in their warehouses scanning something in that they shouldnt have. If you have a real time stock on your website tied directly to your warehouse, anything scanned in might show up for sale. Since it is in the warehouse, the warehouse personell probably dont know/care about any intel NDA, so they just shipped what was printed out from the computer screen. Next thing you know some people ended up with early X6800 Conroe chips in a retail box.

 

[jlbenedict]

Originally posted by: krotchy

Originally posted by: jlbenedict

Originally posted by: krotchy
some have shown up in retail channels and already shipped out already actually. Mostly the 6800 EE for about 1200 bucks, but people who pulled the trigger have theirs already.

How is this possible when the NDA hasn't even been pulled yet??

Um retailers jumped the gun and/or screwed up in their warehouses scanning something in that they shouldnt have. If you have a real time stock on your website tied directly to your warehouse, anything scanned in might show up for sale. Since it is in the warehouse, the warehouse personell probably dont know/care about any intel NDA, so they just shipped what was printed out from the computer screen. Next thing you know some people ended up with early X6800 Conroe chips in a retail box.

Ouch!

 

[Nightmare225]

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[As it prepared to battle Intel in the marketplace, chip-making rival AMD insisted it would stick to its schedule for releasing new chips, and would not cut prices on current chips.

"We have been watching the competitive situation very closely, but it will not have an impact on our ability to deliver value to the market," said David Schwarzbach, division manager for the desktop group at AMD.

Lies...

 

[imported_Questar]

Originally posted by: keysplayr2003
From the article:

"Those are leading technologies we've been rolling out in various chips already. But this new microarchitecture will include all of them; 64-bit computing, virtualization, active management, I/O, and hyperthreading to come later," Kircos said.

What the......

I've been saying this all along. Something that wide just begs for SMT. I'll bet it's already in there and just not turned on.

 

[clpl]

Conroe at Newegg

 

[Duvie]

Originally posted by: clpl
Conroe at Newegg

Good old screwegg!!!