Quad Core....Go for Penryn or wait for Nehalem?

Pwntcomputer

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What are you opinions? I like my AMD comp, but I want to build a Quad Core system. Penryn looks exciting, but Nehalem looks ground breaking.

Also, do you think Nehalem in 08 or 09? I know everything is speculation.

Thanks!
 

mroverclocker

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i say wait. 10-20% over c2d isnt groundbreaking at all. my next upgrade wont be till next gen platform or till quad becomes mainstream.
 

Sylvanas

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Depends on how long you want to wait really... AMD will soon *apparently* be releasing their K10 barcelona which they claim is 40-50% quicker per clock than kentsfield, I am holding out on a Quad core till we see Barcelona and Agena Benchmarks.
 

aka1nas

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Nehalem will probably be the build AFTER my next build. :D

Personally, I'm waiting for Penryn/Barcelona and doing a build towards the end of the year or early 2008. Kentsfield/Conroe isn't a big enough jump from a highly OC'ed K8 rig to justify a full platform upgrade, but Penryn should have enough extra OC'ing headroom due to the process shrink that it might be a better deal. Hopefully, 4GB DDR2 kits will have come down significantly by then and be available at higher speeds.
 

StopSign

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Nehalem appears to be an absolute beast on paper. If all goes well I'm getting a Nehalem in 2009.
 

coolpurplefan

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Originally posted by: StopSign
Nehalem appears to be an absolute beast on paper. If all goes well I'm getting a Nehalem in 2009.


Maybe by then I'll consider switching to Vista.
 

Toadster

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my current QX6700 is screaming fast now ;)

Penryn will be an even nicer bump in performance, but Nehalem will be a new beast altogether!

my next bump will be an 8-way :D
 

TecHNooB

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Originally posted by: StopSign
Nehalem appears to be an absolute beast on paper. If all goes well I'm getting a Nehalem in 2009.

Post link to info?

<-- uninformed