C2D E8700 is here

[B.E.E.F.]

Well if you prefer low image quality and no AA for +90FPS or more...

+90FPS because the video card has to do less work. The first graph shows the system is GPU limited with Crysis.

[hersounds]

whatever,ladies and gentlemen....welcome to the E8700...

...the subzero chip

[tool_462]

Oh, I hope that isn't you...

[mrcape]

This thread is funny, and a perfect example of how the gaming tweens assume there is only one user profile for CPUs. This is a "better" value etc..

[Macadamia]

I pick #4 and give me 10 mins with ya and I'll talk you into it!

Gimme 12GB of buffered DDR3 and it's a deal


Seriously the only thing stopping me is RAM availability. ECC Buffered is crazy expensive in Malaysia, and I'm just referring to the DDR2 version

[snowymainer]

Gimme 12GB of buffered DDR3 and it's a deal


Seriously the only thing stopping me is RAM availability. ECC Buffered is crazy expensive in Malaysia, and I'm just referring to the DDR2 version

what wrong with Non-ECC ? those ECC are for servers and has no benefits for gaming/apps, etc

[Slovnaft]

whatever,ladies and gentlemen....welcome to the E8700...

...the subzero chip

OMG THAT REFERENCE

validates my childhood

[tool_462]

what wrong with Non-ECC ? those ECC are for servers and has no benefits for gaming/apps, etc

They are talking about a server board.

[Rob94hawk]

in the era of cheap quads, who cares about any duals?

I do. It's a cheap replacement for my 6750 on my gaming rig.

[stasio]

Have not seen any official confirmation yet except some shop in far away Belgium (birth place of JcVD) has it listed with price € 259,90

[JumpingJack]

in the era of cheap quads, who cares about any duals?

I second that...

[OC4/3]

Gimme 12GB of buffered DDR3 and it's a deal


Seriously the only thing stopping me is RAM availability. ECC Buffered is crazy expensive in Malaysia, and I'm just referring to the DDR2 version

You can always order from US
It is so hard to get E8600 in malaysia
I really do hope E8700 will launch which mean i can get more lifespan out of my outdated Abit IP35 Pro

[KURTZ]

so this 8700 is confirmed or not= :P

[mrcape]

Why do people feel the need to go into a thread about dual core processors and make a statement about quads being "better"? I can't imagine seeing a thread about a new quad and posting in it about how dual core is able to hit way higher frequency and still crushes quad in 50% of the popular benchmarks. Is that just insecurity, or is it ignorance to the fact that some enthusiasts may own ten duals and ten quads and use certain chips for certain tasks? Why is there a need to make a statement about what is the "better" choice? That assumes all of the readers share the same perspective. It's ANNOYING!

[cadaveca]

so this 8700 is confirmed or not= :P

NOT. Teh SKU exists, but it is unannouced...it may never reach retail.

[HDCHOPPER]

argggggggg Chopper wants a new 8700 cpu !!!#

[zsamz_]

Why do people feel the need to go into a thread about dual core processors and make a statement about quads being "better"? I can't imagine seeing a thread about a new quad and posting in it about how dual core is able to hit way higher frequency and still crushes quad in 50% of the popular benchmarks. Is that just insecurity, or is it ignorance to the fact that some enthusiasts may own ten duals and ten quads and use certain chips for certain tasks? Why is there a need to make a statement about what is the "better" choice? That assumes all of the readers share the same perspective. It's ANNOYING!

i'm so used to doin 4.6 24/7 on air can't go back
only reason i will buy a quad would be for my son he gonna need a nice nahaleem with 12 gigs for video editing
a quad it useless to me all i do is game n workn surf
unless someone gives me a quad for 10$

[DonNiger]

so this 8700 is confirmed or not= :P

And I hope it never will I will never have a luck with that one as I had with E8600. It is too much to hope.
Am I selfish

[adamsleath]

whatever,ladies and gentlemen....welcome to the E8700...

...the subzero chip

hahaha; let's see that pic again

[Zucker2k]

i'm so used to doin 4.6 24/7 on air can't go back
only reason i will buy a quad would be for my son he gonna need a nice nahaleem with 12 gigs for video editing
a quad it useless to me all i do is game n workn surf
unless someone gives me a quad for 10$

With some work, you might be able to get a Q9650 at 4.6ghz stable, 24/7

[largon]

^
FSB2044 24/7 stable with a quad?
Do such things actually happen?

...the subzero chip

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/8089/ipa6ucyk0.jpg

"<0" was my favourite character too!

[Zucker2k]

^
FSB2044 24/7 stable with a quad?
Do such things actually happen?

"<0" was my favourite character too!

I'm running fsb 2000 here with 8GBs on an x48 24/7, and this is not the highest stable clocked Q9650 around; I know shocking, considering the fact that much noise has not been made about this chip.

[Booj]

I'd love one of these. 600x10.5 on the cascade would be sweet as

[zsamz_]

With some work, you might be able to get a Q9650 at 4.6ghz stable, 24/7

i dont need to watch 2 cores play n 2 cores stay idle
when there is a real benefit for gaming then i will
but then i dont wanna play with water

[MrHydes]

i'm done with C2D and C2Q processors, this time my money hopefully
goes to core i7 (D0).