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Nehalem/core I7 Evaluation |
 Nov 2 2008, 10:25 PM
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 Will Fold 4 Food  Posts: 6,106 Joined: 10-May 04 From: Franklin, TN Member No.: 10,039  |
Nehalem is here and OCC is on the scene with a detailed look - http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/intel_core_i7/
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Nov 2 2008, 10:43 PM
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 KARMA strikes again! Posts: 4,761 Joined: 24-September 05 From: NY Member No.: 32,215 |
QUOTE (Nemo @ Nov 2 2008, 11:25 PM)  Nehalem is here and OCC is on the scene with a detailed look - http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/intel_core_i7/ Excellent review! Lucky ccokeman getting to play with the new tech! --------------------  |
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Nov 2 2008, 10:43 PM
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 Certified Geek Posts: 1,955 Joined: 17-April 08 From: Quebec, Canada Member No.: 31,940 |
Going through it now, but wow.. 22GB/s memory bandwidth
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Nov 2 2008, 11:16 PM
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 The more i teach the dumber i get! Posts: 7,394 Joined: 10-August 03 Member No.: 5,490 |
but wait there's more
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Nov 2 2008, 11:25 PM
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 Audio Nut  Posts: 6,677 Joined: 14-February 04 From: Clemson U. Member No.: 8,484 |
I was hoping for more of an increase in the gaming tests. Looks like my quad has a lot more life left to it.
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Nov 2 2008, 11:58 PM
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 I'm a thread killer Posts: 5,097 Joined: 11-December 04 From: Costa Mesa, CA Member No.: 14,086 |
Like the review said, until games start depending more on multiple cores, don't expect too much of a bump.
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Nov 3 2008, 12:40 AM
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Audio Nut Posts: 6,677 Joined: 14-February 04 From: Clemson U. Member No.: 8,484 |
QUOTE (Kash @ Nov 3 2008, 07:58 AM) Like the review said, until games start depending more on multiple cores, don't expect too much of a bump. When games use multiple cores better my lowly Q6600 will wake up as well. 
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Nov 3 2008, 12:58 AM
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I'm a thread killer Posts: 5,097 Joined: 11-December 04 From: Costa Mesa, CA Member No.: 14,086 |
Good point, but the performance enhancements of the Nehalem processors will still blow our Q6600s away when that day comes
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Nov 3 2008, 01:34 AM
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 Boom, Headshot Posts: 5,911 Joined: 23-February 03 From: Bellevue, WA Member No.: 3,337 |
QUOTE (Thewacokid @ Nov 3 2008, 01:40 AM) When games use multiple cores better my lowly Q6600 will wake up as well. I'm with you there. QUOTE (Kash @ Nov 3 2008, 01:58 AM) Good point, but the performance enhancements of the Nehalem processors will still blow our Q6600s away when that day comes Good point.  and I was hoping to not have to upgrade... ever...I must say that I'm annoyed that multi core procs have been out as long as they have and games don't seem to be using the power, imho. According to this newer stuff like crysis uses mutiple cores. When playing warhead I've noticed that core 4 stays at about 75% but the other 3 jump all over the place. -------------------- |
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Nov 3 2008, 02:15 AM
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I'm a thread killer Posts: 5,097 Joined: 11-December 04 From: Costa Mesa, CA Member No.: 14,086 |
Well, if you think about it, how much are games really going to benefit from utilizing multiple cores? You see huge leaps in performance from GPU upgrades, not CPU upgrades. New processors are great for applications that require a fast processor, as indicated in the first couple of tests, most notably the encoding tests. Those results were quite impressive.
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Nov 3 2008, 02:32 AM
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Boom, Headshot Posts: 5,911 Joined: 23-February 03 From: Bellevue, WA Member No.: 3,337 |
true. oh well, i've never been able to get the performance I think I should (these reviews get my hopes up) and my rig is a couple of generations behind the times anyway.
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Nov 3 2008, 03:00 AM
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 OCC Boss Posts: 27,159 Joined: 27-April 02 From: Canada Member No.: 521 |
It will be intresting on how performance boards and good memory play out as they start to come out.
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