Intel Launches Core 2 Extreme QX6800

chupacabra said:
it's 2 core 2 duo's joined into one >_>
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But that doesn't make any difference

QX6800 is about two times faster than X6800 in multi-threaded applications

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You can see more benchmark tests from here
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2112086,00.asp
 
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You know, I read one of the posts and realized that if he's right, whats the point in someone upgrading?

If the QX6700 runs default at a 10x multiplier, wouldn't the QX6800 just run at an 11x multi? And if thats the case, why would anyone buy that when they could just get the QX6700 and raise the multiplier up one?
 
[-0MEGA-];631792 said:
If the QX6700 runs default at a 10x multiplier, wouldn't the QX6800 just run at an 11x multi? And if thats the case, why would anyone buy that when they could just get the QX6700 and raise the multiplier up one?
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Are you joking ?

I don't think that you can unlock any multiplier on QX6700
 
Not a biggie. Just another frequency increase. I can't wait for the upcoming price drops, though.
 
INTELCRAZY said:
Sorry to interrupt but, speaking of this, I couldn't hold myself back. That is a nice chip and all, 4-figure price tag included. Anyway, I think I will wait on Intel's 3Ghz Penryn chips that are coming in, I guess, Q4. They expect a 1.6Ghz FSB, I want one so bad. FAST!!!

http://www.pcworld.com/printable/article/id,130216/printable.html
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I cant wait for them to come out either, but that means having to buy a new motherboard since current ones can only have processors up to 1333Mhz FSB's.

Jet said:
Not a biggie. Just another frequency increase. I can't wait for the upcoming price drops, though.
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True, but im still wondering why anyone would buy the QX6800 when they can just buy the QX6700 and raise the multiplier up one.
 
[-0MEGA-];631886 said:
True, but im still wondering why anyone would buy the QX6800 when they can just buy the QX6700 and raise the multiplier up one.
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Look at most of the target market, they have no idea how to maximize their performance. I would bet that the QX6800 is the same "wholesale" price as the QX6700, this is a way for Dell, HP, etc. to make more money. Do you get what I am trying to say? Of course, we won't see them with the same price, it is a way for the manufacturers and retailers to make more money, how much do you think it costs Intel to raise a multiplier? Yup, this is a money maker;)


When is that new Pentium thing coming out? I won't buy it, but I might build ppl some PC's with'em
 
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Basically just the newest processor that Dell can throw in it's newest XPS machine and sell at three times the cost to build because all of the yuppies have to have the latest and greatest.
 
[-0MEGA-];631792 said:
If the QX6700 runs default at a 10x multiplier, wouldn't the QX6800 just run at an 11x multi? And if thats the case, why would anyone buy that when they could just get the QX6700 and raise the multiplier up one?
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Yes you are right

But in the dailytech website it says that QX6800 features an unlocked upper multiplier for overclocking goodness. So, this means that you can raise the multiplier to 12. But I don't think that you can raise QX6700 multiplier to 12

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=6838
 
maroon1 said:
Yes you are right

But in the dailytech website it says that QX6800 features an unlocked upper multiplier for overclocking goodness. So, this means that you can raise the multiplier to 12. But I don't think that you can raise QX6700 multiplier to 12

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=6838
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That article is really just talking about the great things about the QX6800, while when the QX6700 came out they had articles talking about that as well. I dont remember the cutoff for the QX6700, but I believe it's well past 12, maybe upwards of 20 or so.
 
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