Core i7 LAUNCH CONFIRMED: 11/16

[Sr7]

But the reality is the current cpu's do show increases over previous generations and also run cooler.
I see that myself with the Harpertowns vs the previous clovertowns.
Clovers( on good air) max in the 3150 range while the Harpers max in the close to 4000 range and with identical cooling run 15C less.
Then they also produce close to 40% more work in a given timeframe.
Cooler and more work done in the same time.
That is the advantage of the newer cpu's then add in the lesser current draw.
My clovers at 100% load at 3150 draw 420w, the Harpers at 3758 draw 320w at 100% load.
There is your "absolute gains"" in real numbers..

You're missing the point entirely:

1) more of *what* work? Speed up up twice as fast if you want. What do you expect to do with it?

2) Sure you can go all enthusiast on the problem, but this isn't what 99% of the market look at.

Well one year ago there whern't cheap 45nm quads around...

why do you insist that Ci7 has no use, the people who are buying it know what the buy, everyone else buys cheap dualcore anyway.

Heck on my main forum the regulars there hardly recommend buying quads, cause most guys dont need it. Only the guys who want to have fun and strive for benching have quadcores.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying there's no use, or dictating that no one should buy them... but I like to feel like I've paid an extra amount for some substantial, reliable, across-the-board gain, and in this case, I don't know that I would see that. I have no doubts I'd see *a* gain, I'm just a bit skeptical right now in terms of the usefulness here. We'll see.