Official Conroe information thread - Page 11

**Sandog** · 05-02-2006, 07:52 AM

Yeah I read that. Everybodies jaw was dropped. Nobobdy's ever seen performance like Conroe is delivering and I think these chips are only engineering samples. Only a couple of months until Conroe is available I hope.

h20-ski · 05-02-2006, 09:21 AM

Yep only a few months. Woodcrest in June, Conroe in July, and Merom in August. As it looks like Intel is targeting the areas where the most profit to be gained is.

**Sandog** · 05-02-2006, 11:00 AM

Nice sig water-ski

h20-ski · 05-02-2006, 07:00 PM

Thanks, Sandog. Come around August, the main computer will probably be replaced with a Woodcrest workstation, or maybe Conroe. Man those guys on the XS forum are tempting me really bad with those Yonah and "Core" benchmarks.

**Sandog** · 05-02-2006, 10:04 PM

The Yonah boards are in the $400 range plus the Conroe/D975XBX will blow that away. I bet there will be a million Conroe/D975XBX runnin' folks.

**Sandog** · 05-04-2006, 04:06 PM

One of our own devoted members who works for AT just wrote a very nicely worded article on a new AOpen 479pin mobo. I haven't read it all yet but I think he is running a Yonah chip. Anyway there are benchmarks and comments on Conroe performance and comparisons to AMD's current chips which Conroe is speculated at at least 10-15% faster. He is also getting a newer revision Conroe chip to play around with soon. Please check his article out.

http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2750

h20-ski · 05-05-2006, 12:01 AM

I guess the nice thing about Yonah is that it is compatible with Merom.

**Sandog** · 05-05-2006, 03:08 AM

E8000

HK-viper1 · 05-05-2006, 09:49 PM

Can anyone translate.

h20-ski · 05-06-2006, 12:34 PM

The E8000 is a 3.33 GHz Conroe Extremem Edition.

Intel_User · 05-08-2006, 05:39 AM

$1199 for E8000?? When E6900 costs $969?? Difference of 133MHz and 266MHz FSB. Is it worth it??

My estimation is that per clock, the extra FSB afforded by Conroe over Merom gives 14-15% advantage, specifically in Quake 4. Extra 133MHz clock should give around ~2% increase. So total is around 17-18%. I would guess the overall is around 10-15% depending on program. I would say the EE is worth it, except if you look starting from 2.66GHz, the higher end ones are not. But to get an unlocked multiplier you need EE anyway. The sweet spot lies on E6600.

Its not called Extreme Edition anymore. The name is out.

Conroe mainstream: Core 2 Duo
Conroe "EE": Core 2 Extreme

I like the logo and name, but I have always been partial to Intel

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h20-ski · 05-08-2006, 12:52 PM

I kinda like the new Core 2. But I am majorly partial to the Xeon line up. Hopefully motherboard manufactors will make some somewhat decent overclocking Woodcrest boards

**specmike** · 05-08-2006, 06:07 PM

"IF", and I double stress "IF" I was to EVER pay $969 for a CPU, I'd pay the extra and get the Extreme for $1199. Why have people wonder if you are partially crazy?

Go for the gusto and get the extreme and remove all doubt!

clubsport · 05-16-2006, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by h20-ski

Yep only a few months. Woodcrest in June, Conroe in July, and Merom in August. As it looks like Intel is targeting the areas where the most profit to be gained is.

What is the difference between the three cpus?

**Sandog** · 05-16-2006, 08:44 AM

Hey mate!!!

I'm sure Intel_User will love to explain that to you.

05-02-2006, 07:52 AM	#151
Sandog Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 6,688	Yeah I read that. Everybodies jaw was dropped. Nobobdy's ever seen performance like Conroe is delivering and I think these chips are only engineering samples. Only a couple of months until Conroe is available I hope.
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05-02-2006, 09:21 AM	#152
h20-ski Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,460	Yep only a few months. Woodcrest in June, Conroe in July, and Merom in August. As it looks like Intel is targeting the areas where the most profit to be gained is.
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05-02-2006, 11:00 AM	#153
Sandog Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 6,688	Nice sig water-ski
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05-02-2006, 07:00 PM	#154
h20-ski Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,460	Thanks, Sandog. Come around August, the main computer will probably be replaced with a Woodcrest workstation, or maybe Conroe. Man those guys on the XS forum are tempting me really bad with those Yonah and "Core" benchmarks.
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05-02-2006, 10:04 PM	#155
Sandog Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 6,688	The Yonah boards are in the $400 range plus the Conroe/D975XBX will blow that away. I bet there will be a million Conroe/D975XBX runnin' folks.
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05-04-2006, 04:06 PM	#156
Sandog Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 6,688	One of our own devoted members who works for AT just wrote a very nicely worded article on a new AOpen 479pin mobo. I haven't read it all yet but I think he is running a Yonah chip. Anyway there are benchmarks and comments on Conroe performance and comparisons to AMD's current chips which Conroe is speculated at at least 10-15% faster. He is also getting a newer revision Conroe chip to play around with soon. Please check his article out. http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2750
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05-05-2006, 12:01 AM	#157
h20-ski Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,460	I guess the nice thing about Yonah is that it is compatible with Merom.
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05-05-2006, 03:08 AM	#158
Sandog Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 6,688	E8000
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05-05-2006, 09:49 PM	#159
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05-06-2006, 12:34 PM	#160
h20-ski Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,460	The E8000 is a 3.33 GHz Conroe Extremem Edition.
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05-08-2006, 05:39 AM	#161
Intel_User Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Surrey, BC Posts: 482	$1199 for E8000?? When E6900 costs $969?? Difference of 133MHz and 266MHz FSB. Is it worth it?? My estimation is that per clock, the extra FSB afforded by Conroe over Merom gives 14-15% advantage, specifically in Quake 4. Extra 133MHz clock should give around ~2% increase. So total is around 17-18%. I would guess the overall is around 10-15% depending on program. I would say the EE is worth it, except if you look starting from 2.66GHz, the higher end ones are not. But to get an unlocked multiplier you need EE anyway. The sweet spot lies on E6600. Its not called Extreme Edition anymore. The name is out. Conroe mainstream: Core 2 Duo Conroe "EE": Core 2 Extreme I like the logo and name, but I have always been partial to Intel .
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05-08-2006, 12:52 PM	#162
h20-ski Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,460	I kinda like the new Core 2. But I am majorly partial to the Xeon line up. Hopefully motherboard manufactors will make some somewhat decent overclocking Woodcrest boards
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05-08-2006, 06:07 PM	#163
specmike Yes, Yellowbeard Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Metro Atlanta, GA. Posts: 2,647	"IF", and I double stress "IF" I was to EVER pay $969 for a CPU, I'd pay the extra and get the Extreme for $1199. Why have people wonder if you are partially crazy? Go for the gusto and get the extreme and remove all doubt! __________________ CORSAIR TECH SUPPORT
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05-16-2006, 08:44 AM	#165
Sandog Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 6,688	Hey mate!!! I'm sure Intel_User will love to explain that to you.
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