In a race with rival Advanced Micro Devices, Intel will bring its quad-core chips to market in a new line of Hewlett-Packard workstations due to be introduced on November 13.
HP sent out invitations to the event but did not specify exact models and prices. The computers will probably use Intel's planned Xeon 5300 chip, and will be designed to run high-end applications like seismic analysis and visualization technologies from Ansys, Autodesk, Landmark Graphics, and Parametric Technology.
The launch would mean that Intel brings quad-core processors to market before AMD, a crucial win in a year when Intel has made as many headlines for its layoffs and missed earnings targets as for its technology.
HP sent out invitations to the event but did not specify exact models and prices. The computers will probably use Intel's planned Xeon 5300 chip, and will be designed to run high-end applications like seismic analysis and visualization technologies from Ansys, Autodesk, Landmark Graphics, and Parametric Technology.
The launch would mean that Intel brings quad-core processors to market before AMD, a crucial win in a year when Intel has made as many headlines for its layoffs and missed earnings targets as for its technology.
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Once AMD releases the plans for their quad core chips, you will probably start seeing some lower end versions being released. How much benefit you will get on a desktop is also questionable. Not many games take advantage of dual cores, and for most 'consumer' applications, the effect will be negligible. But of course, if you like having the latest and greatest, then quad core will be awesome
So in response to Your question we can expect x6800 to go down significantly, as for lowr end models we shal find out soon enough.
So in response to Your question we can expect x6800 to go down significantly, as for lowr end models we shal find out soon enough.
The lack of 975X *budget boards* is because the 965 (especially the Q965, which is SATA-only) is supposed to be *below* the 975X in the chipset pecking order. Secondly, any 975X board that takes Core 2 Duo *will* swallow Core 2 Quad (as, unlike with Core 2 Duo, there are no further VRM changes) without a burp. The interest in pairing the 965 with Core 2 Quad is so budget-builders can jump into multicore/CrossFire; however, the issue with the 965 is still going to be optical drives (specifically, a major surfeit of SATA optical drives).
You mean Core 2 Quadro.
You mean Core 2 Quadro.
No. He means Core 2 Quad
well no cause the core 2 was simply the second in the line of core chips
When this makes it to the desktop we can argue the usefulness, but by time it does we should start seeing more multi-threaded stuff emerging. Once MS gets on the multi-threading bandwagon then we'll be ok too. Too many of their applications, latest inckuded, are only single threaded/core orientated.
My rant is done
My rant is done
Simple. I will lease to businesses my unused 3 cores at a flexible rate. Then I'll make up the money I've spent on the CPU. I will only use single-threaded apps on my system to make sure the other 3 are always available to make $$$$!!!
My +5 funny comment is done.
I predict that the simple fact dual core chips both AMD and Intel are still not anywhere near optimized for both CPU cores to be working full time on any software package other than your minimal encoding programs....
that four cores will hit the shelves and stay there. Go ahead and spend your money on a chip that will have three cores taking up electricity yet doing nothing...you will get two cores to do some of your work, but the other two will be twidding their thumbs until the year 2011 when new programs that were released will suddenly take advantage of dual cores.
Like Ageia, too much too soon.
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