Yorkfield

[Boyo]

I am planning on upgrading to the new Yorkfield's when they come out. The ones that are slated to come out Nov. 12, are those for servers only? And then the desktop will be released sometime next year? am I correct in this?

 

[myocardia]

No, the only Yorkfield slated to come out this year is the X9650, which is an extreme edition LGA775, designed specifically for the desktop.

 

[Boyo]

when I googled the chip, there was an article about some Yorkfield's being released Nov. 12.....

 

[myocardia]

That's strange, when I googled the same thing: Yorkfield release, it only turned up the X9650's being released on November 12th.

edit: Although, I didn't read every single link. This one seemed pretty credible: techarp article.

However, it is pretty obvious that Intel is in no real hurry to launch their 45 nm processors. In fact, our source claims Intel will only launch one processor at the November 11 launch. This will be none other than the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 quad-core processor.

 

[21stHermit]

However, it is pretty obvious that Intel is in no real hurry to launch their 45 nm processors. In fact, our source claims Intel will only launch one processor at the November 11 launch. This will be none other than the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 quad-core processor.

I read somewhere that Apple was buying up "all" the QX9650's for one of its high$$ boxes. Since the first production 45nm fab just came online and Intel's Oregon engineering fab doesn't have that much capacity, I suspect Intel is still capacity limited.

No rush, AMD isn't exactly breathing down Intel's neck. To date, Phenom is still "Smoke and Mirrors"

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: 21stHermit
I read somewhere that Apple was buying up "all" the QX9650's for one of its high$$ boxes. Since the first production 45nm fab just came online and Intel's Oregon engineering fab doesn't have that much capacity, I suspect Intel is still capacity limited.

I had also read that somewhere, but wherever I read it didn't have any links, with any type of verification. Did where you read it have any type of verification?

 

[21stHermit]

Originally posted by: myocardia

Originally posted by: 21stHermit
I read somewhere that Apple was buying up "all" the QX9650's for one of its high$$ boxes. Since the first production 45nm fab just came online and Intel's Oregon engineering fab doesn't have that much capacity, I suspect Intel is still capacity limited.

I had also read that somewhere, but wherever I read it didn't have any links, with any type of verification. Did where you read it have any type of verification?

Sorry, I don't remember where. If in two weeks Apple introduces a new $10K box, then we can both say I told you so.

 

[myocardia]

Knowing Apple, it will probably only cost ~$5,000, and knowing Apple's customers, they won't be able to build enough of them.

 

[bryanW1995]

well, it might be a little bit pricey, but, hey, at leat they'll have cool-looking software!

 

[zsdersw]

Apple's "cool-looking" hardware and "cool-looking" software elicits only one phrase from me: Euro-trash.

 

[zsdersw]

And, lest you think I'm anti-European.. let me also say that many PC cases elicit an anti-American (in the sense of insulting an icon in American cars) sentence from me: The Pontiac Firebird of cases; gaudy plastic-clad nightmares.

There's such a thing as cool-yet-not-pretentious.. and striking-yet-not-obnoxious. Unfortunately, most PC cases.. and almost all Apple hardware.. miss the boat.

 

[BLHealthy4life]

Originally posted by: Boyo
I am planning on upgrading to the new Yorkfield's when they come out. The ones that are slated to come out Nov. 12, are those for servers only? And then the desktop will be released sometime next year? am I correct in this?

There will be 1 Penryn (.45) desktop s775 Yorkfield release in November - QX9650
There will be several Penryn (.45) server s771 Harpertown released in November

There will be several Penryn desktop s775 wolfdale (dual core) and yorkfield released in January.

Someone please correct me if i'm wrong...

BL

EDIT:

Courtesy of Anandtech:

Penryn Chart