The GT300/Fermi Thread - Part 2!

[***Deimos***]

anyone know if its being released early or late march?

sure

whatever lets you sleep at night.

I think Intel is a good example of what happen when you don't do what nvidia is doing by jumping to the 4xx instead of the 3xx with fermi. Intel has probably the most confusing naming system in history. The core i7, i5,i3 and pentium processors need an extreme overhaul. There are too many processors that are named in the i7 range that shouldn't be there. Similarly the i7 980x is a hella confusing name, it should have been the i9 975 or something to show it has six cores.

I missed the days when processors frequency denoted speed.

I see way too many pc builds now a days that throw in a computer with a 1366 processor in a 1156 socket build on forums or add a triple channel memory kit with a dual channel memory system. These are real suggestion too, not imaginary anecdotal situations where people upgrade from 8800gt to 9800gt to 240gts, that could happen but don't.

Um no.
Intel's previous E6600 etc.. naming scheme was VERY clear.

Intel's current naming scheme was changed to make clear what is Nehalem/Lynnfield/Clarkdale.
All i7 are quad core +HT. the 9xx are X58 and the i7-8xx are P55 (1156).
All i5 and i3's are 1156. The 7xx is Lynnfield without HT. The 6xx and 5xx are Clarkdale.

Its a very simple naming system.

AMD liked it so much, they called their Phenom II X4 "965" just like the Nehalem 965.

Contrast with nVidia. What is the difference between a 8800GTS and a 8800GTS? Is a GTS250 better than a 9800GTX+?