Headlines - Intel's 2.66GHz Nehalem chip to target the mainstream at $284?

[HEXUS]

Early reports indicate that Intel's mainstream 2.66GHz Nehalem part will be priced at a very competitive $284.

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[kalniel]

And One Hundred Million Dollars for the motherboard to run it

[RyanP13]

You have to ask yourself:

"Do i really need to updgrade what i have?"

Yes, yes i do.

[TAKTAK]

hmmm, i'll still prolly wait for sandy bridge in 2010

[AdamAnubis]

This doesn't help me with things. I have a E8400 sitting around waiting for me to find a new mobo to put it in. Now im thinking, do i sell it and just wait for nehmaln. Help!

What is the big difference with nehalem chips compared to the wolfdale ones anyway? Are they still 45nm etc?

[Fraz]

Are they still 45nm etc?

Nah. Intel got bored of 45nm and went back up to 90.

[kalniel]

What is the big difference with nehalem chips compared to the wolfdale ones anyway? Are they still 45nm etc?

What isn't different?

The two biggies are an integrated memory controller, rather than having to go out to the northbridge, and QPI, which is kind of like AMD's hypertransport.

They can also run triple channel memory, and have a bunch of other architectural improvements - this batch will be 45nm though, yes.

[AdamAnubis]

Nah. Intel got bored of 45nm and went back up to 90.

Less of the sarcasm please I didn't know if they were trying out 32nm or 25nm yet. I'll take that as a 'Yes' then

You should of just put this in your post:

[j.o.s.h.1408]

i have a pentium 4 3.2ghz single core agp system. is it worth me upgrading to this nehalem? HELL YEA!!!!!!!!

[Fraz]

Less of the sarcasm please I didn't know if they were trying out 32nm or 25nm yet. I'll take that as a 'Yes' then

You should of just put this in your post:

I would have done, but I didn't want to hurt your feelings.

[Biscuit]

Is the chip stated int he article a quad or dual?

[Fraz]

Quad I think: four cores, eight hardware threads.

Isn't that the point of Nehalem? To put 4 cores on a single die, and integrate the memory controller and some hyperthreading?

[j.o.s.h.1408]

Quad I think: four cores, eight hardware threads.

Isn't that the point of Nehalem? To put 4 cores on a single die, and integrate the memory controller and some hyperthreading?

yup thats correct. i dont think they will have a dual core version of nehalem. i think the top of teh range nehalems will be 8 core's

[AdamAnubis]

Sounds fancy. Does it make tea aswell?

[Fraz]

Sounds fancy. Does it make tea aswell?

I imagine it could certainly boil the water for you.

[AdamAnubis]

I imagine it could certainly boil the water for you.

Yay I'm still waiting for thermal take to design a watercooling kit that both cools the CPU, but at the same time takes the water away to a tea making machine So basically its a watercooling kit with an intergrated kettle. I would certainly buy one! No more going downstairs to make tea.