Quote Originally Posted by Movieman View Post
It's going to be Intels flagship and they will want a premium I'm sure.
If this was a change like from netburst to C2D then I'd say spend the extra but just a change from 65nm to 45nm with some small changes that could be offset by bumping up another couple hundred mhz I can't see spending $200-300 more..
I know, there is the "bragging rights" part of having a penryn but outside of the forum that and $2.00 will buy you coffee..
It's an individual decision but I like the G0 for $300.00. I think thats a steal for what your getting in computational power.
Run that up to just 3200 and you got one hell of a machine that can be cooled effectively on air..
I'm not sure I disagree with your point of view or think you're wrong, but I'm not sure I agree with your characterization of the differences... Until the silicon hits the store shelves, noone will know, but dropping from 65nm to 45nm might well mean lower power consumption and/or lower voltage requirements, which could equate to better/cooler overclocks (they've already managed that with just a new stepping - the die-shrink may help even more).

I'd also not be so sure that they're going to charge a premium... they're not doing that for their current (and brand-spankin-new) FSB1333 'flagship' products.

Having said the above, it's really just a matter of time. If you're not in any hurry and can afford to wait til Oct./Nov., you'll have more info available and the current Q6600 may even be cheaper then (or at least bottomed out in price and older steppings syphoned out of the market). On the other hand, it's currently a bargain at the ~$300 price-point, so if your apps and usage patterns could benefit from a quad today (ie. encoding, 3d Apps, 1 or two games, or heavy multi-tasking, benchmarking/bragging-rights), then there's not much reason to wait.

The 'waiting' risk is.. you wait til Oct./Nov. at which point, you have enough info to make you want to 'wait til Feb 08', at which point you hear about something that makes you want to 'wait til April/May', etc. . At some point, you just have to pull that trigger.