C2D E8700 is here

[deathman20]

Nice... Yeah lots of people like duals. I know I've been thinking of getting a Q9550 / Q9650 but might just stick it out with my E8400 since it is a great performer and should tweak it more to reach 4.3-4.5Ghz.

Duels still have a good purpose since Quads aren't fully utilized yet in majority of day to day or even gaming tasks.

[Punjab234]

I guess it will replace E8600 @ 266$
E8600 will drop to 183$, E8500 163$
E8400 finally EOL (coz next pricepoint is 133$)

[Chad Boga]

Your general argument for duals are correct, but not for this specific one, when it probably retails at 2xx bucks.

I wouldn't pay for the top bin Intel Dual, they are rip off prices compared to the one or two bins below.

So I only see the value in this chip of making the E8400, E8500 & E8600 cheaper.

[Klarko]

Does this new chip[and the other E8xxx's at cheaper prices] put some pressure on the PH2?

[Barrok]

Hmm, link seems to be down?

[Chruschef]

that link gives me an error, i tried searching for e8700, and it came up but when i clicked the result error D:

i think i'm going to order one of these babies in a month or so, once i know what batch to aim for

[LaMpiR]

that link gives me an error, i tried searching for e8700, and it came up but when i clicked the result error D:

Link worked. I saw it. But no E8700 on http://processorfinder.intel.com/

[Ozzfest05]

link worked fine for me shows E8700 3.5ghz 6mb cache cpu

[KELL5]

667x10.5 FTW

[Rattle]

I'll consider a quad when they actually do things in games I play, I faster dual core is always welcome.

[DuncanOc]

I wonder why Intel pulled the link...

[RedBull78]

This one will probably oc just a tad better then the 8600 model. Besides im still happy with my 8400 doing 4ghz which is more then enough for any game.

[sunny7day]

7Ghz is for people who have access to LN2 only. And 667Mhz fsb is not all mobo and ddr2 ram can achive.

[fiveprime]

667 does seem a little high but it would be nice to see that 10.5 multi....

[RPGWiZaRD]

7Ghz is for people who have access to LN2 only. And 667Mhz fsb is not all mobo and ddr2 ram can achive.

No sherlock, what do you think the people were talking about?

Cuz of the higher CPU multi, new frequency records could still be achieved if you disclude any ES CPUs with unlocked multis of course. It's much more of a challenge to achieve 7GHz with a low multi like 10, need super cherry picked motherboards and not even those would allow 700 FSB usually at least at such high frequency but with 10.5x multi and LN2 on NB for 667 FSB action could possibly make it happen if we have an excellent board + CPU, wasn't 7GHz reached on an unlocked ES Wolfdale unofficially?

[Vinas]

http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:...ient=firefox-a

The google cache works!!! Really though this makes things interesting... Perhaps THIS is the chip for extreme gamers instead of the Q9550. If this runs at 4.5GHz it's worth it IMO but it needs to be below $230 to still be valuable over a quad. The DC frame rates are just outrageous for most games still.

[tool_462]

wasn't 7GHz reached on an unlocked ES Wolfdale unofficially?

Yes, iirc was about 7.1Ghz. I can't find the screenshots for the life of me though, the CPU-Z validation was taken down too Not even on ripping.org

[NapalmV5]

while your at it intel.. Q9850 (10x multi) please!

how about an E8800 ?

[[XC] Oj101]

Bring on the X8800 already. Wolfdale is the first family in a long time to not have an Extreme Edition.

[Nedjo]

The same people that care about triples.

well... price wise C2D E8000 series is above triples... so it's not a same thing, especially when you have three cores capable of reaching 4 GHz on air, and cost less than those duals E8000

[Ozzfest05]

lol 3 cores these two cores are faster at same speeds and can do 4.8 5 ghz on air sometimes

[tool_462]

Someone confirm for me that there is a tri-core backer in this thread? :p

[Nedjo]

I wouldn't pay for the top bin Intel Dual, they are rip off prices compared to the one or two bins below.

So I only see the value in this chip of making the E8400, E8500 & E8600 cheaper.

Intel has set prices for Q1 2009 last week!

Next price cut will arrive on April 20th. so don't hold your breath for cheaper 8400/8500 and 8600!

[shoehorned]

I don't expect these to be released for a while because there was no mention of it being release on the January 18 price cut chart. Or perhaps intel might cancel the launch, hence removed the link?

[Nedjo]

I do.

You are just downplaying Duals because AMD don't have a Dual Core worth sh1t.

Chad Boga in the flash

I think the Quads are still too expensive, so getting a cheap, but still powerful enough Dual Core now, knowing one can upgrade to a Quad later when the prices come down, has its merits.

nice philosophy! Now back to the topic Intel C2D series vs. Intel C2Q 8000/9000 series!

Here are prices:



Now, what is the better buy? C2D E8600 or C2Q Q9550???