Quad Core with 1333 FSB

[bloodandsoil]

Will there be (or is there currently) a Kentsfield Quad Core with a 1333 FBS, in a non-Extreme variety?

I have a P965 chipset motherboard with a Core 2 Duo E6600 in it. As such, I most likely will not be able to upgrade to the newer 45nm based Quad Cores.

So I'm looking at what would be the best upgrade for my current platform. Also, since I don't really care much about overclocking, I am not interested in the Extreme processors with the unlocked multiplier. That's all Extreme is anyway, an unlocked multiplier, right?

 

[ArchAngel777]

If you have no plans to overclock, then I don't see much reason to upgrade to your E6600 to a Q6600, unless there is some application that uses all four cores. Also, the Q6600 can be quite easily overclocked to 3.0Ghz by just moving from 1066 to 1333... Seriously, often times you do not even need to increase voltage. Sorry I do not have the time to give you a more comprehensive answer, but basically if you absolutely do not want to overclock, then I wouldn't bother upgrading right now.

 

[bloodandsoil]

Originally posted by: ArchAngel777
If you have no plans to overclock, then I don't see much reason to upgrade to your E6600 to a Q6600, unless there is some application that uses all four cores.

I imagine that in the near-future many games and applications will be designed to make use of four cores.

Also, my current CPU runs at a FSB of 1066. So I'd expect to gain additional performance by moving up to the 1333 FSB.

Originally posted by: ArchAngel777
Also, the Q6600 can be quite easily overclocked to 3.0Ghz by just moving from 1066 to 1333...[/b]

Yes but I'm not sure that my system would support that overclock. Besides, I'm not an overclocker and much prefer to just run my system (for the most part) at the default speeds.

Originally posted by: ArchAngel777
Seriously, often times you do not even need to increase voltage. Sorry I do not have the time to give you a more comprehensive answer, but basically if you absolutely do not want to overclock, then I wouldn't bother upgrading right now.

No I wouldn't upgrade currently, since there isn't a 1333 FSB Quad-Core in a non-Extreme variety.

So my question is: Does anyone know if this is on Intel's roadmap? Should I be looking forward to a non-Extreme 1333 FSB Quad-Core (Kentsfield)?

 

[ArchAngel777]

Originally posted by: bloodandsoil

Originally posted by: ArchAngel777
If you have no plans to overclock, then I don't see much reason to upgrade to your E6600 to a Q6600, unless there is some application that uses all four cores.

I imagine that in the near-future many games and applications will be designed to make use of four cores.

Also, my current CPU runs at a FSB of 1066. So I'd expect to gain additional performance by moving up to the 1333 FSB.

Originally posted by: ArchAngel777
Also, the Q6600 can be quite easily overclocked to 3.0Ghz by just moving from 1066 to 1333...[/b]

Yes but I'm not sure that my system would support that overclock. Besides, I'm not an overclocker and much prefer to just run my system (for the most part) at the default speeds.

Originally posted by: ArchAngel777
Seriously, often times you do not even need to increase voltage. Sorry I do not have the time to give you a more comprehensive answer, but basically if you absolutely do not want to overclock, then I wouldn't bother upgrading right now.

No I wouldn't upgrade currently, since there isn't a 1333 FSB Quad-Core in a non-Extreme variety.

So my question is: Does anyone know if this is on Intel's roadmap? Should I be looking forward to a non-Extreme 1333 FSB Quad-Core (Kentsfield)?

Nope... Penryn will be your best bet early next year.

And some friendly advice... Read up on some anandtech articles... A few fallacies..

1) Bus Speed has very little performance benifit

2) Your P5B could handle the overclock unless you happen to have a bum board.

3) Quad Core will not have much support for gaming until 2009. There will be exceptions, but for the most part, you will not see widespread adoption before then.

 

[tno]

Whenever considering an upgrade always ask what your needs are and what an upgrade will offer you. An upgrade from a 1066FSB to 1333FSB with a comparable core speed will net you no appreciable benefit. Moving from dual to quad core will offer you two additional threads which will offer appreciable performance increases in some encoding applications. So if you're in need of some wicked fast encoding, get yourself a quad. If you just check e-mail and game then the differences aren't really going to be worth the cost.

If you're not interested in upgrading to Penryn (a sensible choice) then save-up for Nehalem because nothing of interest will be heading our way for a while.

tno

 

[harpoon84]

The P5B Deluxe is compatible with the upcoming Penryn chips, you just need to update your BIOS to version 1212 or later (if you haven't done so already).

More info here:
http://event.asus.com/mb/45nm/