How Intel Will Lock Overclocking on LGA1160 (Mainstream Nehalem) - Fud

[Donnie27]

When did this forum become exclusively about LN2 OCing?


That is not the same. You could still get a Single Core CPU and OC it. And if you really wanted a DC you could buy a P-D. Many ppl did just that, many will again. Afaik AMD was capacity constraint at the time. But enough about this. This isn't about AMD and once more you turned this into a VS thread.

Very true. Office PCs are not about who has the fastest CPU.

All price comparisons are valid, if not, we would not have to shop I didn't say that as a battle cry or something but just an example, maybe I should have stressed that a little more.

If Nehalem is what Intel says it is performance wise then $400 will seem like a very good deal. It's not like we never paid $400 for a performance part before is all I meant=P That includes CPU's from Intel and AMD.

[Sentential]

Hmmmm I have a different take on this. I personally think that by using the PLLs they are going to use that as a lynchpin against motherboard manufactuers by forcing them to pay some sort of royalty in order to get overclocking motherboards.

Specifically to me this sounds like a means to effectively lock out nvidia from the enthusiast market and force them to give SLI liscenses to Intel.

[villa1n]

Hmmmm I have a different take on this. I personally think that by using the PLLs they are going to use that as a lynchpin against motherboard manufactuers by forcing them to pay some sort of royalty in order to get overclocking motherboards.

Specifically to me this sounds like a means to effectively lock out nvidia from the enthusiast market and force them to give SLI liscenses to Intel.

That along with the mainstream segment they are targetting, with their millions of dollars of marketing r&d that gives them the pricepoints and performance numbers they need to meet... makes a hell of a lot of sense.
Intel is not a person.
Its a company responsible to shareholders, and their only concern is to keep a good public image while making as much money as possible, the latter being more important than the former.. remember they are not your friend, its fun to personify them, and indeed they want you to ascribe human traits..but they are a company that is making money, and if you view their decisions with that in mind, this is a very wise decision on their part. Amd is no different, just intel happens to be in the drivers seat atm with tech and marketshare.

[Donnie27]

That along with the mainstream segment they are targetting, with their millions of dollars of marketing r&d that gives them the pricepoints and performance numbers they need to meet... makes a hell of a lot of sense.
Intel is not a person.
Its a company responsible to shareholders, and their only concern is to keep a good public image while making as much money as possible, the latter being more important than the former.. remember they are not your friend, its fun to personify them, and indeed they want you to ascribe human traits..but they are a company that is making money, and if you view their decisions with that in mind, this is a very wise decision on their part. Amd is no different, just intel happens to be in the drivers seat atm with tech and marketshare.

QFT!