Intel Quad-Core Pricing - Page 2

Magus · 11-02-2006, 06:44 PM

Maybe i'll take that deal too with the processor as i just saw my budget does let it in, but i'll wait for dx10 and a better mobo :P

Cameraman · 11-02-2006, 08:55 PM

I don't know, I have my doubts that quad core will be THAT good. Sure it's going to smoke the X6800, but you had better have a quad SLI rig or something to notice a difference ;)

theGrayFox · 11-02-2006, 09:07 PM

IMO i do not think that this is the point here. The main point is that (wtvr valve did with the engine) is that u get such a huge boost on game tech with what? 2 years and counting. Even if they said that they were working for 6 months on this, i think that no one was expecting such improvals on gaming this soon, since video and 3D are usual apps for multithreading/multicore/multiCPU.

And speaking of AI, Physx and such, i totally agree with you. Most ppl are going towards GPU or ageia card acceleration instead of going back to CPU. But! Cutting through the PR crap, imagine that all general CPU processing would be parallel and you'll get my point in the first paragraph!

To wrap up things, don't you think that their just showing how good THEIR tech is instead of ad'ing for INTEL? This is kinda weird since, they have this 'close' relation with ATI which was just bought by AMD...

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11-02-2006, 10:48 PM

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Originally posted by theGrayFox@Nov 2 2006, 10:07 PM
IMO i do not think that this is the point here. The main point is that (wtvr valve did with the engine) is that u get such a huge boost on game tech with what? 2 years and counting.

To be fair, the Source Engine has been improved upon quite substantially since its release, with the implementation of HDR and more dashing effects. Compare Dark Messiah of Might and Magic to HL2 for instance, and you can see quite a graphical leap. Taking advantage of multicore technology can only be a good thing, seeing as though only a handful of games are multi-threaded, such as Quake 4.

Putting synthetic benchmarks aside, will Quad 2 Duo really offer a huge improvement in gaming FPS over Core 2 Duo? I'd like to see some gaming benchmarks before conclusively saying yes.

11-03-2006, 12:42 PM

Here's another interesting article on VALVe's multithreading tech:
Bit-tech link

And an interesting article on the Geforce 8800GTX benchmarks:
DailyTech

Magus · 11-03-2006, 09:33 PM

That 8800GTX gets more interesting every second, what's the price of that? :P

11-03-2006, 11:13 PM

The Geforce 8800GTX is apparently going to retail at $800USD/£500/650Euros (I estimated for the European market).

Slaymate · 03-17-2007, 12:32 AM

As I understand it, Intel is fixing to have a BIG PRICE DROP COMING :-)
A Quad core in the $250 range :-)

BuffaloChips · 03-17-2007, 04:03 AM

I just can't figure out the benefits of multi core cpu's. Unless you are running multiple programs it just doesn't seem all that. Nothing really has been written to take advantage of multi cores yet. Just like all the 64bit rage. WTF happened there? There is barely anything that makes running in 64bit mode worth it. I tried out a 64bit version of xp that was supposed to have a 32bit mode. An ass of the programs that I had on my pc before I tried it would no longer run. Why not? It was supposed to have a 32bit mode.

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theGrayFox is on the 4th circle: Avarice & Prodigality Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 681 Hellbux: 10,541	IMO i do not think that this is the point here. The main point is that (wtvr valve did with the engine) is that u get such a huge boost on game tech with what? 2 years and counting. Even if they said that they were working for 6 months on this, i think that no one was expecting such improvals on gaming this soon, since video and 3D are usual apps for multithreading/multicore/multiCPU. And speaking of AI, Physx and such, i totally agree with you. Most ppl are going towards GPU or ageia card acceleration instead of going back to CPU. But! Cutting through the PR crap, imagine that all general CPU processing would be parallel and you'll get my point in the first paragraph! To wrap up things, don't you think that their just showing how good THEIR tech is instead of ad'ing for INTEL? This is kinda weird since, they have this 'close' relation with ATI which was just bought by AMD... [EDIT] OH! POST 666! __________________ Thank you GM for the awesome sig! For those who think the word "gray" doesn't exist Bad Dude Competition Winner June 2005!

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Magus Administrator Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,419 Hellbux: 64,259 bLURROVITCH	That 8800GTX gets more interesting every second, what's the price of that? :P __________________ Computer: Intel Q6600 B3 \| CM2X-6400C4 x4 (4gb) Ram \| Seagate 500GB \| Point Of View Geforce 8800GTX \| Samsung 226BW 22" Nxs: "Tis beer o' clock "

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11-02-2006, 08:55 PM	#12 (permalink)
Cameraman is on the 2nd circle: Lust Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 140 Hellbux: 2,365	I don't know, I have my doubts that quad core will be THAT good. Sure it's going to smoke the X6800, but you had better have a quad SLI rig or something to notice a difference ;)

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64705 is on the 5th circle: Wrath & Sullenness Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,465 Hellbux: 13,892	Here's another interesting article on VALVe's multithreading tech: Bit-tech link And an interesting article on the Geforce 8800GTX benchmarks: DailyTech

11-03-2006, 11:13 PM	#17 (permalink)
64705 is on the 5th circle: Wrath & Sullenness Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,465 Hellbux: 13,892	The Geforce 8800GTX is apparently going to retail at $800USD/£500/650Euros (I estimated for the European market).

03-17-2007, 04:03 AM	#19 (permalink)
BuffaloChips is on the 3rd circle: Gluttony Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 382 Hellbux: 12,817	I just can't figure out the benefits of multi core cpu's. Unless you are running multiple programs it just doesn't seem all that. Nothing really has been written to take advantage of multi cores yet. Just like all the 64bit rage. WTF happened there? There is barely anything that makes running in 64bit mode worth it. I tried out a 64bit version of xp that was supposed to have a 32bit mode. An ass of the programs that I had on my pc before I tried it would no longer run. Why not? It was supposed to have a 32bit mode.