Official Conroe information thread - Page 14

Eldonko · 05-23-2006, 05:45 PM

Heya Sandog

I was about to pull the trigger on an AM2 setup today but after watching 12s 1M by fugger I cant do it now. He beat my PB by almost 10 seconds with less cooling and without the top of the line CPU.

Guess I'll be keeping the CC in the wallet for another month and going conroe all the way.

iMogal · 05-23-2006, 09:14 PM

Okay, okay... so I may upgrade this year... <evil grin>

My Sig setup does Super PI in 42 secs... :o(

The conroe E6600 maybe the one for me (Price pending)
The Bad Axe looks like the board to go with as well.

Does Asus have an equivalent?

P.S. I've never been so excited to upgrade as I am with the onset of conroe

**Sandog** · 05-23-2006, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iMogal

Okay, okay... so I may upgrade this year... <evil grin>

My Sig setup does Super PI in 42 secs... :o(

The conroe E6600 maybe the one for me (Price pending)
The Bad Axe looks like the board to go with as well.

Does Asus have an equivalent?

P.S. I've never been so excited to upgrade as I am with the onset of conroe

Welcome iMogal,

The upgrade to Conroe and a 975/965 chipset board will be the biggest jump in performance ever offered between a previous chipset/CPU. Plus it's all Intel which means the utmost in quality, stability, dependability, and support. Nobody can go wrong.

Intel_User · 05-23-2006, 10:33 PM

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That has to really hurt. A 2.13GHz part beating AMD's top of the line FX part so easily. What will the 2.67GHz Conroe or better yet the 3.0EE which is said to OC to 3.6GHz do? How much will the FX-60 cost in 3mos? $399? I feel so sad for AMD, I really do.

Nah don't be,

. When K8L comes out next year, Conroe may face significant competition. Though most of the improvements are copies from Conroe, basically.

2411 · 05-24-2006, 07:33 AM

It will be Conroe for me !!!!

**Sandog** · 05-24-2006, 09:41 AM

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That has to really hurt. A 2.13GHz part beating AMD's top of the line FX part so easily. What will the 2.67GHz Conroe or better yet the 3.0EE which is said to OC to 3.6GHz do? How much will the FX-60 cost in 3mos? $399? I feel so sad for AMD, I really do.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Intel_User

Nah don't be,

. When K8L comes out next year, Conroe may face significant competition. Though most of the improvements are copies from Conroe, basically.

I don't think anybody in here believes for a second that I am sad about AMD. I'm not one bit.

**Sandog** · 05-24-2006, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2411

It will be Conroe for me !!!!

I hope Intel has millions of chips available because they will need to. It is going to be a big boon for the economy.

Eldonko · 05-24-2006, 10:22 AM

What's the official release date for Conroe anyway, is it really June sometime?

**Sandog** · 05-24-2006, 12:03 PM

I just got word that the Conroe 3.3GHz chip is being held for AMD's K8L release. The Conroe EE (2.93GHz) will be released with the regular Core Duo's I believe. The yields are very good on the Conroe EE as the 2.93GHz EE is really a down-clocked 3.3GHz EE. Right now the current Conroe EE is able to do 3.8GHz ON AIR with stock voltage. This may be a prime engineering sample but probably the final version will be as good or better. Expect at least 3.4-3.6GHz from the unlocked 2.93GHz Conroe EE chip due out soon.

The 2.93GHz EE would go good in my new case.

**Sandog** · 05-24-2006, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eldonko

What's the official release date for Conroe anyway, is it really June sometime?

I think I read a solid date of June 19th for Woodcrest. Core Duo should be around the same time but I am not aware of a fixed date yet. Just start saving now...

Eldonko · 05-24-2006, 12:58 PM

Good stuff. Im just excited to play with chips without cold bugs for once, hope they can handle -200C

One gets tired of having to search for a year to find a chip benchable under extreme cold, so I suppose that is an advantage of no on dye mem cont.

Intel_User · 05-25-2006, 12:20 AM

Quote:

I don't think anybody in here believes for a second that I am sad about AMD. I'm not one bit.

I know you were fooling around, lol.

Quote:

I think I read a solid date of June 19th for Woodcrest. Core Duo should be around the same time but I am not aware of a fixed date yet. Just start saving now...

Yep. Intel did tell what date it will be though. Not specific but in general. June=Woodcrest, July=Conroe, August=Merom

I heard 2nd or 3rd week of July for Conroe, but it may be pulled in by 1-2 weeks just like Woodcrest.

And btw, its Core 2 Duo

.

Intel_User · 05-25-2006, 08:47 AM

This is the official Conroe information thread. However, I am also gonna start putting in Merom and Woodcrest details. I should have just named it Core microarchitecture CPU thread.

Woodcrest will have three variants, according to power: performance, MV(medium voltage), and LV(low voltage)

3.0GHz: 80W
2.4GHz+ to under 3.0GHz: 65W(MV)
2.4GHz and below: 40W(LV)

So it means with optimizations, Intel can put Meroms lower than 40W.

Clovertown details(Quad core, Xeon variant):
120W, for highest
80W, for MV
65W(LV??)

(Not to be confused, Xeon 51xx is Woodcrest and 50xx is Dempsey)

**Sandog** · 05-25-2006, 03:17 PM

Intel_User that sounds like a great idea. I would like you to be the official Core thread person here at ABXZone which you are already. I would have seperate threads for each of the 3 platform cores though. Woodcrest needs its own thread anyway. I will stick your threads. I plan on starting some new chipset board threads soon.

Some new news:

"Final 965 boards will debut at Computex, launching in late June/early July, do not be surprised if retail ready Core chips are being stocked before 6/23. Intel is trying to figure out when to let the hammer fall right now....figure it will be first of July as they can claim huge Q3 upside and with AM2 being a bust at this point, no reason to hurry it out this quarter...."

Some people are impatient but not me. I believe I am more looking forward to Intel looking good than I am owning the actual hardware. I want Intel to make this historic hardware release at the best time and when enough chips and chipsets are stocked to handle demand. I don't want Intel looking bad in anyway. Intel appears to hold all the cards this time but there is always room for mistakes.

Eldonko · 05-25-2006, 03:21 PM

Wow the loyalty heh. I go with the fastest hardware out at the time, I could care less who makes it. It's all about performance.

05-23-2006, 05:45 PM	#196
Eldonko Revolutionary Mule Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 2,987	Heya Sandog I was about to pull the trigger on an AM2 setup today but after watching 12s 1M by fugger I cant do it now. He beat my PB by almost 10 seconds with less cooling and without the top of the line CPU. Guess I'll be keeping the CC in the wallet for another month and going conroe all the way. __________________ PM me for Mushkin questions or support.
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05-23-2006, 09:14 PM	#197
iMogal Zoom Zoom... Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,182	Okay, okay... so I may upgrade this year... <evil grin> My Sig setup does Super PI in 42 secs... :o( The conroe E6600 maybe the one for me (Price pending) The Bad Axe looks like the board to go with as well. Does Asus have an equivalent? P.S. I've never been so excited to upgrade as I am with the onset of conroe __________________ SilverStone LG-08 Asus P5E-VM HDMI Intel e2180 O/C'd 2.85Ghz (8x355) 2x2Gb G.Skill DDR2-1000 (5,5,4,14) (2:3 533Mhz) Maxotr 120 Gig SATA 8Mb HIS 3870 Iceq3 Turbo 850 Corsair HX620 Modular PSU Dell UltraSharp 2407FPW Monsoon MM-700 2.1 Speakers __________________ PC = Box of lost hours
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05-24-2006, 07:33 AM	#200
2411 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Newton,Nc Posts: 61	It will be Conroe for me !!!!
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05-24-2006, 10:22 AM	#203
Eldonko Revolutionary Mule Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 2,987	What's the official release date for Conroe anyway, is it really June sometime? __________________ PM me for Mushkin questions or support.
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05-24-2006, 12:03 PM	#204
Sandog DP45SG/Q9650 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 6,199	I just got word that the Conroe 3.3GHz chip is being held for AMD's K8L release. The Conroe EE (2.93GHz) will be released with the regular Core Duo's I believe. The yields are very good on the Conroe EE as the 2.93GHz EE is really a down-clocked 3.3GHz EE. Right now the current Conroe EE is able to do 3.8GHz ON AIR with stock voltage. This may be a prime engineering sample but probably the final version will be as good or better. Expect at least 3.4-3.6GHz from the unlocked 2.93GHz Conroe EE chip due out soon. The 2.93GHz EE would go good in my new case. __________________
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05-24-2006, 12:58 PM	#206
Eldonko Revolutionary Mule Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 2,987	Good stuff. Im just excited to play with chips without cold bugs for once, hope they can handle -200C One gets tired of having to search for a year to find a chip benchable under extreme cold, so I suppose that is an advantage of no on dye mem cont. __________________ PM me for Mushkin questions or support.
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05-25-2006, 08:47 AM	#208
Intel_User Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Surrey, BC Posts: 445	This is the official Conroe information thread. However, I am also gonna start putting in Merom and Woodcrest details. I should have just named it Core microarchitecture CPU thread. Woodcrest will have three variants, according to power: performance, MV(medium voltage), and LV(low voltage) 3.0GHz: 80W 2.4GHz+ to under 3.0GHz: 65W(MV) 2.4GHz and below: 40W(LV) So it means with optimizations, Intel can put Meroms lower than 40W. Clovertown details(Quad core, Xeon variant): 120W, for highest 80W, for MV 65W(LV??) (Not to be confused, Xeon 51xx is Woodcrest and 50xx is Dempsey)
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05-25-2006, 03:17 PM	#209
Sandog DP45SG/Q9650 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 6,199	Intel_User that sounds like a great idea. I would like you to be the official Core thread person here at ABXZone which you are already. I would have seperate threads for each of the 3 platform cores though. Woodcrest needs its own thread anyway. I will stick your threads. I plan on starting some new chipset board threads soon. Some new news: "Final 965 boards will debut at Computex, launching in late June/early July, do not be surprised if retail ready Core chips are being stocked before 6/23. Intel is trying to figure out when to let the hammer fall right now....figure it will be first of July as they can claim huge Q3 upside and with AM2 being a bust at this point, no reason to hurry it out this quarter...." Some people are impatient but not me. I believe I am more looking forward to Intel looking good than I am owning the actual hardware. I want Intel to make this historic hardware release at the best time and when enough chips and chipsets are stocked to handle demand. I don't want Intel looking bad in anyway. Intel appears to hold all the cards this time but there is always room for mistakes. __________________
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05-25-2006, 03:21 PM	#210
Eldonko Revolutionary Mule Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 2,987	Wow the loyalty heh. I go with the fastest hardware out at the time, I could care less who makes it. It's all about performance. __________________ PM me for Mushkin questions or support.
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