Intel's Core Duo meets the desktop @ bit-tech

Vikingod · May 19, 2006, 07:17 PM

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What's faster than an AMD Athlon FX-60? Well, an Intel Core Duo overclocked on a fantastic AOpen board based on the 975X chipset. We get to grips with Intel's portable processing powerhouse in a desktop board and contemplate - is this a sign of things to come?

mike2h · May 19, 2006, 09:54 PM

conroe should be awsome. then amd will have to respond. i can see us getting some great cpus at great prices over the next year or so - wether you are an intel or amd fan.

~~Alien1~~ · May 19, 2006, 10:03 PM

At last Intel has waken up

Pentium is dead

swimtech · May 20, 2006, 04:58 AM

Intel has hit on something really good for the first time in a long time - and it's exciting!

Necrosis · May 20, 2006, 05:29 AM

It's hard to get excited about these Core Duo's /w Conroe coming up. Wish I could pre-order my setup.

swimtech · May 20, 2006, 05:37 AM

Indeed, that's what's exciting - the Core Duo is just the appetizer. Then AMD comes on, and DDR2 speeds ramp up, perpendicular hard drive recording, and more - all in the next six months...

mike2h · May 20, 2006, 05:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Necrosis

It's hard to get excited about these Core Duo's /w Conroe coming up. Wish I could pre-order my setup.

tell me about it! i just ordered all my parts for my new comp & had to settle for a 940. couldnt wait another 2-3 months because my wife would have used the $$ elsewhere. had a VERY narrow window of opportunity here

still when my 940 starts 'slowing' down in another year or so i will really have something to look forward to as the perf will be even better as will the prices.
to be truthful(cant let my wife know this) if i can get that 940 to 4.0 & with the ram & fluid cooling setup i got, & from what i have been hearing it should not be a problem, i cant see anything slowing that 940 down for at least 2 yrs.
still want the conroe!!!

nForcer · May 21, 2006, 12:08 AM

I'm still working with an 820 and besides the fact it was dubbed the immitation-dual core, it still does everything I need it to do. Sometimes you just have to shut out the world's stupidity and use what works for you.

May 19, 2006, 07:17 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Intel's Core Duo meets the desktop @ bit-tech Read More / Source: bit-tech ___________ What's faster than an AMD Athlon FX-60? Well, an Intel Core Duo overclocked on a fantastic AOpen board based on the 975X chipset. We get to grips with Intel's portable processing powerhouse in a desktop board and contemplate - is this a sign of things to come?

May 19, 2006, 09:54 PM	#2
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	conroe should be awsome. then amd will have to respond. i can see us getting some great cpus at great prices over the next year or so - wether you are an intel or amd fan. __________________

May 20, 2006, 04:58 AM	#4
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Intel has hit on something really good for the first time in a long time - and it's exciting! __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

May 20, 2006, 05:37 AM	#6
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Indeed, that's what's exciting - the Core Duo is just the appetizer. Then AMD comes on, and DDR2 speeds ramp up, perpendicular hard drive recording, and more - all in the next six months... __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

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~~Alien1~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Europe Posts: 365 Rep Power: 0	At last Intel has waken up Pentium is dead

May 20, 2006, 05:29 AM	#5
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	It's hard to get excited about these Core Duo's /w Conroe coming up. Wish I could pre-order my setup.

May 21, 2006, 12:08 AM	#8
nForcer Twice the fun! Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,404 Rep Power: 0	I'm still working with an 820 and besides the fact it was dubbed the immitation-dual core, it still does everything I need it to do. Sometimes you just have to shut out the world's stupidity and use what works for you.