sub-$400US quad cores emerging

[alexio]

The Xeon DP X3210 s775 is emerging and available at some places for awesome prices. Remember: Q6600 price cuts aren't too far off

EU:
http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/15035...)-prijzen.html
http://geizhals.at/eu/a238093.html
US
http://www.google.com/products?q=X32...&sa=N&start=10

[LuckyNV]

yea seen the X3210 in one UK e-shop, a fair bit cheaper than the Q6600 right now. (£260 vs £330)

almost crazy to get a quad with the impending cuts, unless you absolutely need it of course

[jetjaguar]

god i want one so bad for some reason .. il tempted to pick one up

[turbox997]

god i want one so bad for some reason .. il tempted to pick one up

future proof it today, won't have to worry about it tommorow.

or its just because you want the latest and greatest asap, reguardless...
I fit somewhere in between the two...but all according to my budget, haha.

[jetjaguar]

same here lol

i was thinking bout q6600 but its like 530 .. where the 2.13 xenon quad is about 450

[Omastar]

What? I thought Intel wasn't releasing a Q6400.

[alexio]

What? I thought Intel wasn't releasing a Q6400.

Hmmm yes, a little mistake from my side. Q6600 price cuts shouldn't be too far off though...

[Terru]

Excuse the ignorance, but what is the difference between a Q6600 and an E3220 ? Are there benifits for choosing the Xeon over the Core2quad, and do you need a special chipset to run E3200 series cpu's ?

[alexio]

Excuse the ignorance, but what is the difference between a Q6600 and an E3220 ? Are there benifits for choosing the Xeon over the Core2quad, and do you need a special chipset to run E3200 series cpu's ?

No special chipset, just normal s775 boards that support quads work. The difference is that it's roughly $100 cheaper (making it the cheapest quad) and it's clocked 267mhz lower. I expect it to overclock about the same as the Q6600, just with a lower multiplier.

[shogo_ca]

There is no difference in architecture of the chip, the only difference is maybe the Binning done for higher temp resistance for the xeon..,.

Id go for the xeon if it overclocks well.

[safan80]

Yorkfield will be better.

[Jamesrt2004]

No special chipset, just normal s775 boards that support quads work. The difference is that it's roughly $100 cheaper (making it the cheapest quad) and it's clocked 267mhz lower. I expect it to overclock about the same as the Q6600, just with a lower multiplier.

So it's kinda like the 939 Opterons Sorry just only way I'd make sense of it as i'm kinda newb

[jetjaguar]

hmm xenon or q6600 .. cant decide

[ziddey]

i suppose so, but you could think of it as q6420

[alexio]

So it's kinda like the 939 Opterons Sorry just only way I'd make sense of it as i'm kinda newb

Yes, exactly the same principle

[yaddam205]

When is the next round of price drops for the Xeons happen?

I know the Q6600's where supposed to be 350 or similar in Q4

[safan80]

When is the next round of price drops for the Xeons happen?

I know the Q6600's where supposed to be 350 or similar in Q4

the answer is $266

[Hardass]

the answer is $266

When?????

[alexio]

When?????

I expect Penryn to launch at the end of Q3 or early Q4, price cuts of the "old" 65nm quad cores should take effect around that time.

[Spawne32]

mmmm quad core

[theteamaqua]

i thought Q6600 will drop to $266 at Q3 ... just get it then ..

[xlink]

hmm xenon or q6600 .. cant decide

be a rebel go for the Xenon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenon_%28processor%29

[G.Foyle]

Hehe, xlink, considering your avatar...

[tam2]

i thought Q6600 will drop to $266 at Q3 ... just get it then ..

By the time Q6600 hits $266, penryn and DDR3 will be (probably) more favorable
I dont think enthusiasts willing to have 2nd fastest rig
Just a thought guys
Should we worry if by the time the price cut happens, conroes and kents will become harder to find coz intel start releasing penryn to the market??
And yes, ill get xeon instead kensfield if i have the money

-tam2-

[Richie P]

be a rebel go for the Xenon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenon_%28processor%29

You want him to buy a Xbox 360?

Xeon