Q9450

StrangleHold · 12-20-2007, 01:50 PM

I thing so far Nvidias chip will only support the dual core 45nm, it probable the battle of letting SLI run on Intels chip. Nvidias got itself in a situation when Intel and AMD since they got ATI make there own Motherboard chipsets and Nvidia it left standing on there own

**mep916** · 12-20-2007, 02:13 PM

Everything I've read this morning suggests that the 780i natively supports Yorkfield, i.e., 45nm Core 2 Quad. Click here for one article I read, and a related search. I'm gonna call eVGA this morning and see if they can confirm this.

StrangleHold · 12-20-2007, 03:24 PM

I dont know
Basically what NVIDIA has done is some tinkering on the motherboard in order to support 45-nm quad-core processors, but that was strictly done on the board level and not in the chipset. The 680i SLI series will support 45nm dual-core processors as is, but they (will not post) with 45nm processors as we found out here. Since the change is on the motherboard there is nothing holding back motherboard makers from coming out with a (newly revised) 680i SLI motherboard to support 45nm quad-core processors. Legit Reviews recently spoke with eVGA about this and they informed us that (eVGA has no plans for a new revision). This makes sense as it would hurt their 780i SLI motherboard sales

royalmarine · 12-20-2007, 04:33 PM

so would a stock q9450 beat a q6600 clocked at 3.6ghz?
or would it beat a qx6700 @ 3.7ghz?

**mep916** · 12-20-2007, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StrangleHold

Since the change is on the motherboard there is nothing holding back motherboard makers from coming out with a (newly revised) 680i SLI motherboard to support 45nm quad-core processors. Legit Reviews recently spoke with eVGA about this and they informed us that (eVGA has no plans for a new revision). This makes sense as it would hurt their 780i SLI motherboard sales

I just talked to someone at eVGA. He said that eVGA does not plan on supporting the 45nm Core 2 Quad with the 680i. In fact, he even confirmed what you said: He told me that one of the primary features (marketing strategies) of the 780i is it's native support for the Yorkfields'.

As you said, it would be counter-productive for eVGA to hack the motherboard and offer that type of support with an older product.

So, in short, the 680i will not support 45nm quad core, but the 780i does.

tuxify · 12-20-2007, 07:53 PM

I don't really care about the 680i or 780i motherboards. My question was weather I should get the Q9450 when it comes out or not.

[-0MEGA-] · 12-20-2007, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tuxify

I don't really care about the 680i or 780i motherboards. My question was weather I should get the Q9450 when it comes out or not.

Well if you read one of the newer threads then you would know that the new 45nm processors aren't going to come out until February/March of next year.

tuxify · 12-21-2007, 02:28 AM

God damnit. I am not going to go 3 months without a computer. I guess my options are:
1) Don't sell my current computer (eBay auction ends tonight)
2) Get the Q6600 now, even though it will go way down in price when the 45nms finally come out
3) Wait 3 months without a computer...

Would I be able to order a Q6600 G0, use it for a while, and return it right before the 45nms come out and get a full refund? I bet this is near impossible, but maybe?

TooMuchButtHair · 12-21-2007, 03:23 AM

A Q6600 would be able to hold it's own over clocked to 3.0GHz against the processor you want. With the delay, that's what I think I'll end up doing.

royalmarine · 12-21-2007, 03:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tuxify

God damnit. I am not going to go 3 months without a computer. I guess my options are:
1) Don't sell my current computer (eBay auction ends tonight)
2) Get the Q6600 now, even though it will go way down in price when the 45nms finally come out
3) Wait 3 months without a computer...

Would I be able to order a Q6600 G0, use it for a while, and return it right before the 45nms come out and get a full refund? I bet this is near impossible, but maybe?

why dont you get the qx9650 45nm now?

12-20-2007, 02:13 PM	#12 (permalink)
mep916 Moderator - F@H Guru Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northern Cali Age: 28 Posts: 4,060	Everything I've read this morning suggests that the 780i natively supports Yorkfield, i.e., 45nm Core 2 Quad. Click here for one article I read, and a related search. I'm gonna call eVGA this morning and see if they can confirm this. __________________ Q9450 @ 3.6 GHz \|\| Zalman CNPS9700 ASUS Rampage Formula XFX GTX 280 4GB Ballistix Tracer @ 900 MHz 150GB WD Raptor 1TB Hitachi Deskstar Antec Nine Hundred Case 750W Quad Silencer FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND:F@H Team 44358 \|\| Team Stats \|\| My Stats \|\| Hardware Contributions: GTX 280/Q9450/PS3/P4

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TooMuchButtHair Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 22 Posts: 128	A Q6600 would be able to hold it's own over clocked to 3.0GHz against the processor you want. With the delay, that's what I think I'll end up doing. __________________ Athlon 3800 X2 1GB System Memory 250GB hard drive 7800GT BFG Tech 500W PSU Conroe blows the doors off my system :(

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12-20-2007, 01:50 PM	#11 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 7,219	I thing so far Nvidias chip will only support the dual core 45nm, it probable the battle of letting SLI run on Intels chip. Nvidias got itself in a situation when Intel and AMD since they got ATI make there own Motherboard chipsets and Nvidia it left standing on there own

12-20-2007, 03:24 PM	#13 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 7,219	I dont know Basically what NVIDIA has done is some tinkering on the motherboard in order to support 45-nm quad-core processors, but that was strictly done on the board level and not in the chipset. The 680i SLI series will support 45nm dual-core processors as is, but they (will not post) with 45nm processors as we found out here. Since the change is on the motherboard there is nothing holding back motherboard makers from coming out with a (newly revised) 680i SLI motherboard to support 45nm quad-core processors. Legit Reviews recently spoke with eVGA about this and they informed us that (eVGA has no plans for a new revision). This makes sense as it would hurt their 780i SLI motherboard sales

12-20-2007, 04:33 PM	#14 (permalink)
royalmarine Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 374	so would a stock q9450 beat a q6600 clocked at 3.6ghz? or would it beat a qx6700 @ 3.7ghz?