Should you wait for Quad Core?

Rob Williams · 07-21-2006, 09:42 AM

I believe that these architectural features will allow Kentsfield to succeed in the short term against both the 4x4 platform and AMD's own quad-core architecture when it arrives later in the year. By that time though, I would hope that Intel's architects were well on their way to completing a native quad-core version of Conroe with all four cores sharing the same cache.

I was reading Tims column over at Bit-Tech, and he made some real good points. I guess I keep forgetting -just- how far into the year we are, because the end of the year is only 5 months away... which is when we should be seeing Quad Core from Intel.

He mentions that Quad Core will also have various improvements, smart memory access and smart cache, which should prove to make it the CPU to own, even if you don't -need- Quad Core.

What do you guys think?

Greg King · 07-21-2006, 11:21 AM

Well, I am excited to see what it has to offer but I would still like to play around with Conroe dual cores first. It will be interested to see the benches on them.

madstork91 · 07-21-2006, 06:36 PM

OCnsidering that the average Pc user doesnt need a dual core... what does this acomplish? Seriously.

Jakal · 07-22-2006, 12:25 AM

"My penis is bigger than yours" type thing.

Greg King · 07-22-2006, 12:49 AM

Not really. I am sure that quad core will have it advantages. I will more than likely get one when they launch and I have a really small e-penis...

madstork91 · 08-01-2006, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkSynergy

I have a really small e-penis...

um... ok...

Applications like? How about you tax one processor with actually doing physics calculations... There's an idea. 0.o a crazy one.

Curiously, some games are becoming alot more dependent upon server supplied information. The only thing that would make those games run smoother is a faster internet connection. We've got cable mainstreamed, whats next?

leecho7 · 08-13-2006, 11:21 AM

I'm JUST getting into dual core. Since the Conroe came out, AMD's Opteron line has also dropped in price.

07-21-2006, 09:42 AM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Should you wait for Quad Core? I believe that these architectural features will allow Kentsfield to succeed in the short term against both the 4x4 platform and AMD's own quad-core architecture when it arrives later in the year. By that time though, I would hope that Intel's architects were well on their way to completing a native quad-core version of Conroe with all four cores sharing the same cache. I was reading Tims column over at Bit-Tech, and he made some real good points. I guess I keep forgetting -just- how far into the year we are, because the end of the year is only 5 months away... which is when we should be seeing Quad Core from Intel. He mentions that Quad Core will also have various improvements, smart memory access and smart cache, which should prove to make it the CPU to own, even if you don't -need- Quad Core. What do you guys think? __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

07-21-2006, 11:21 AM	#2
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	Well, I am excited to see what it has to offer but I would still like to play around with Conroe dual cores first. It will be interested to see the benches on them. __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2

07-21-2006, 06:36 PM	#3
madstork91 The One, The Only... Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: TEXAS! Posts: 1,434	OCnsidering that the average Pc user doesnt need a dual core... what does this acomplish? Seriously. __________________ ..

07-22-2006, 12:25 AM	#4
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07-22-2006, 12:49 AM	#5
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	Not really. I am sure that quad core will have it advantages. I will more than likely get one when they launch and I have a really small e-penis... __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2

08-13-2006, 11:21 AM	#7
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