how much will the conroe that beats out the fx-62 cost?

35 dollar.
Russel Peters anyone?

i now finally understand just how godly the conroe is, and i'll be purchasing the e6700

I thought the 2.4 GHz E6600 was suposed to cost $316 not more, if it will i can say good bye to it ....fake advertising ( i know some pple say its per 1000 units , but no one stated that info, some sites did others didnt)

Its $1900 over here. Pricey indeed. Or it can apparently be ordered for $1600.

yeah but the e6700 might have more unlocked multipliers than the e6600

yeah but the e6700 might have more unlocked multipliers than the e6600

The E6700 is not an Extreme part so it does not have unlocked multipliers. The only way to over clock the part is by using the FSB method. For the X6800 it is unlocked so you can either increase the multipler or FSB or both.

should i buy an e6700 and overclock it to 4ghz, or buy an e6800? i mean what is the difference between the two besides the clockspeed?

The X6800 has been binned out to run in spec at 2.93GHz. The part is also unlocked this makes overclocking a breeze because you can increase the multiplier or FSB or both. It will set you back the most but if you really want to overclock and have the easiest time doing it then the X6800 is the one to buy. But looking at all of the early performance numbers on the web you can certainly not go wrong getting the E6700 overclocking it.

$240 + retail market pricing

i mean really, the whole damn conroe series kills the fx-62 pretty much, how much faster would i need a computer to be. I'm going with the E6700, and maybe i'll overclock it slightly. It's not worth the extra 500 bucks just for unlocked multipliers.

Dude --- there is no such thing as too little speed.... the point where I can encode a 2 hour video in 3 seconds, then I will be satisfied

For about the next 9-12 months, it appears Intel will wear the crown --- it could be longer we haven't seen any action from K8L, as I have said before it looks impressive on paper, but it is on paper at the moment.

Which reminds me, we have see Core 2 previewed, booted, running games and benches IDF or not --- yet people call it a paper tiger, where as K8L was shown just a few weeks ago and the image we saw was not a die shot but a cad plot, yet some are already proclaiming "pwnage and victory". Again, hipocrisy and double standards -- it drives me nuts ...

Normally, when people approach me asking for computer buying advice I typically tell them go ahead and buy, 6 months down the road there is always something just a little faster. Rarely do I advise waiting, then comes a moment in the industry where a revolutionary product is on the horizon then I usual advise wait and buy then. Core 2 is one of those wait and buy then moments

You are asking good questions, thanks for the disucssion topics that steer the forum away form "up yours" to "you moron" threads

Jack

thanks man. i was against intel at first, until i read about conroe and how cheap the price was, now i'm for both, but intel more.

I agree. I like FSB overclocking anyway, and for the enthusiast, FSB manipulation is more rewarding compared to just upping the multi. I wish Intel would do it like AMD. You can only lower the multi on lower-clocked models. I like the idea of running a Conroe at a 400+FSB. For enthusiasts, high quality RAM is a given anyways, as well as top-notch mobo's, so i say.....FSB Away!!

i mean really, the whole damn conroe series kills the fx-62 pretty much, how much faster would i need a computer to be. I'm going with the E6700, and maybe i'll overclock it slightly. It's not worth the extra 500 bucks just for unlocked multipliers.

Dude --- there is no such thing as too little speed.... the point where I can encode a 2 hour video in 3 seconds, then I will be satisfied

For about the next 9-12 months, it appears Intel will wear the crown --- it could be longer we haven't seen any action from K8L, as I have said before it looks impressive on paper, but it is on paper at the moment.

Which reminds me, we have see Core 2 previewed, booted, running games and benches IDF or not --- yet people call it a paper tiger, where as K8L was shown just a few weeks ago and the image we saw was not a die shot but a cad plot, yet some are already proclaiming "pwnage and victory". Again, hipocrisy and double standards -- it drives me nuts ...

Normally, when people approach me asking for computer buying advice I typically tell them go ahead and buy, 6 months down the road there is always something just a little faster. Rarely do I advise waiting, then comes a moment in the industry where a revolutionary product is on the horizon then I usual advise wait and buy then. Core 2 is one of those wait and buy then moments

You are asking good questions, thanks for the disucssion topics that steer the forum away form "up yours" to "you moron" threads

Jack

Why not 2 seconds? I . . . I don't think I'd be able to tolerate waiting 3 seconds to encode a 2 hour video.

guys i was talking about speed in today's world, not 3 years from now when encoding a 2 hour movie will take 30 seconds

the intel core 2 duo will retail for 599 us dollars!!! riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiidgee racerrrr!!!

Well according to this awesome thread. The 4600 (theres no more 4800's) should be $301 after the 24/7 price cuts.

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ (socket AM2 and 939)

They want to lose millions.........

Keep in mind the FX-64 is coming out, so those number wont exactly be the same. Also keep in mind FX-62 will be priced around that of the comparative conroe about $300. So whatever you go for will be comparatively priced.

Keep in mind the FX-64 is coming out, so those number wont exactly be the same. Also keep in mind FX-62 will be priced around that of the comparative conroe about $300. So whatever you go for will be comparatively priced.

If AMD prices thier FX-62 at $300... how long will it take to collapse into a privately held company!
And if they slash thier prices by 75%, that alone is enough to anger AMDroids to the point of insanity, who actually paid well in excess of $1,100 for thier CPU's... [/massive returns for prev purchases of FX chips... **screw the 25% restocking fees, focusing on the additional 50% return savings**]