Are you going to buy a 45nm quad ? POLL

aussie-revhead · 14th March 2008, 9:37 PM

Hi guys , with all of the debate on 45nm quads with their seemingly low fsb/multi imposed limtations and very high pricetag I would like to know if anyone is going to buy one . Poll away guys and let us know what you bought and where from .

Edit: I suppose you all saw this , from guess who:

Quote:

Intel Q9300 cpu $459
when you buy 2gb (2x1gb) of pqi 800 ram for $155

What a blatant rip off , ffs.

maxwolfie · 14th March 2008, 9:51 PM

No , Im going to wait for Nehalem

EvilGenius · 14th March 2008, 9:56 PM

When they get cheap enough to buy I'll buy one, chances are the top peg Nehalem will have already been release by then. Only picked up my first Q6600 a few weeks ago

Sub.Zer0 · 14th March 2008, 9:59 PM

yeh i will buy one. Usually i try to delude myself by saying naaah, but who am I kidding? I always buy the newest shit because I, like many of us here, have a problem.

DiGiTaL MoNkEY · 14th March 2008, 9:59 PM

Dependant on price, looking at the q9450 & q9550

would really high the higher multi but i'm not going to pay a fortune for it, i'd rather buy some higher speed ram for the price difference.

If i get lazy i'll just wait for Nehalem, but i really would like a nice 45nm processor to replace my B3 Q6600 atm.

edit: or i might spend that money on a nice WC kit to push my quad even more

muahahaah

Drewpy · 14th March 2008, 10:11 PM

Depends on when the Q9450 become readily available in the local (local to Canada anyways) shops. If Nehalem is just around the corner, I may put off the purchase.

DiGiTaL MoNkEY · 14th March 2008, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drewpy

Depends on when the Q9450 become readily available in the local (local to Canada anyways) shops. If Nehalem is just around the corner, I may put off the purchase.

Nehalem is expected in the Late Q4 2008, even when it does come out i'll expect the premium costing extreme version (if they'll even make one) to come out or they will just stick to server based products first, before releasing desktop versions.

WooKiE_MaN · 14th March 2008, 10:18 PM

im just keeping what ive got, no need to upgrade

eva2000 · 14th March 2008, 10:35 PM

Already bought a QX9650 but selling it to fund my first DSLR camera purchase - can't decide between Canon 40D or Pentax K20D

Probably wait for QX9770 as Q9550 and below has little chance of doing any worthwhile benching over 3.4-3.85Ghz. for Q9300-9550.

aussie-revhead · 14th March 2008, 10:38 PM

I hope you share some pics with us Eva .

AussieTemplar · 14th March 2008, 10:38 PM

Q6600 ftw

NIZ180 · 15th March 2008, 1:14 AM

I will get a Q9450 only if retailers don't jack up the price 250% & if it ever gets released. Plan B is a E8400/E3110 but only if I can get one under $300. If all else fails will snap up a cheap Q6600 G0.

Lardman · 15th March 2008, 1:23 AM

Prices are jacked 'till AMD lift thier game.

Which is fine by me, I got my 8400 before the price jack. Hurrah.
Just outta interest, what will Nehalem give that Wolfdale doesn't provide?
(Haven't read on it in a while.)

EvilGenius · 15th March 2008, 1:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lardman

Prices are jacked 'till AMD lift thier game.

Which is fine by me, I got my 8400 before the price jack. Hurrah.
Just outta interest, what will Nehalem give that Wolfdale doesn't provide?
(Haven't read on it in a while.)

Completely new core architecture. 4 integrated cores (all 4 cores share common cache), on die memory controller, new SSE instructions.

eva2000 · 15th March 2008, 1:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EvilGenius

Completely new core architecture. 4 integrated cores (all 4 cores share common cache), on die memory controller, new SSE instructions.

though nehalem was 8 cores with HT = 16 threads and 4-8MB cache and dual and triple channel DDR3 ?

View Poll Results: Are you going to buy a 45nm quad ?
No , my current cpu will do the job.	39	30.00%
Yes , Im going to buy a q9300 (cheapest 45nm quad).	7	5.38%
Yes , Im going to buy a q9450 (sweet spot cpu)	48	36.92%
Yes , Im going to buy a q9550 (highest multi)	6	4.62%
No , I already bought a qx9650	7	5.38%
No , Im going to wait for Nehalem	41	31.54%
Wheres the bling-bling ?	12	9.23%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 130. You may not vote on this poll

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DiGiTaL MoNkEY Inverted Monkey Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 26,699	Dependant on price, looking at the q9450 & q9550 would really high the higher multi but i'm not going to pay a fortune for it, i'd rather buy some higher speed ram for the price difference. If i get lazy i'll just wait for Nehalem, but i really would like a nice 45nm processor to replace my B3 Q6600 atm. edit: or i might spend that money on a nice WC kit to push my quad even more muahahaah Last edited by DiGiTaL MoNkEY; 14th March 2008 at 10:01 PM.

14th March 2008, 10:11 PM	#6
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14th March 2008, 9:59 PM	#4
Sub.Zer0 (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3,538	yeh i will buy one. Usually i try to delude myself by saying naaah, but who am I kidding? I always buy the newest shit because I, like many of us here, have a problem.

14th March 2008, 10:18 PM	#8
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14th March 2008, 10:35 PM	#9
eva2000 DDR1/DDR2/DDR3 Addict Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 21,887	Already bought a QX9650 but selling it to fund my first DSLR camera purchase - can't decide between Canon 40D or Pentax K20D Probably wait for QX9770 as Q9550 and below has little chance of doing any worthwhile benching over 3.4-3.85Ghz. for Q9300-9550. __________________ * Questions about memory? No PMs Ask on forums * i7 980X Club @4844mhz H20 * Asus P6T6 WS Revo - W3540 @4821 H20 \| W3570 @4997Mhz H20 \| DFI UT X58-T3EH8 USB3.0

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15th March 2008, 1:14 AM	#12
NIZ180 Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 129	I will get a Q9450 only if retailers don't jack up the price 250% & if it ever gets released. Plan B is a E8400/E3110 but only if I can get one under $300. If all else fails will snap up a cheap Q6600 G0.

15th March 2008, 1:23 AM	#13
Lardman Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ACT 2607 Posts: 4,138	Prices are jacked 'till AMD lift thier game. Which is fine by me, I got my 8400 before the price jack. Hurrah. Just outta interest, what will Nehalem give that Wolfdale doesn't provide? (Haven't read on it in a while.) __________________ Blogrant! \| 30+Trades \| Steam: reijin.au \| PC: i7920 /7970 / Xonar D2X / P183 Audio: Fostex HP-A7 W3000ANV \| Perreaux 6200B + Mission 796SE