Hi DS - When will the new Quad core ....

The new line of Intel CPUs are expected to launch by the end of Q1 2008.

The Nvidia GeForce 9 series is scheduled to launch in November 2007.

Digital Storm does do overclocking if you make a request =)

Thanks Alex & Sky,

I thought the new Penryn was also launching mid November ? I saw this earlier this week ( I know it is the server but I assume the consumer would be close  )

http://www.dailytech.com/Intel+Sets+Penryn+Launch+Date/article8451.htm

As for questions... Alex how high can you OC the QX6850 with the stage 3 Air ? With one of the liquid cooling options ?

Same question with the OX6800 ? Air & liquid.

I am currently leaning towards you guys over Alienware & Velocity Micro. Your Overclocking / 3 year warranty / great reviews & in house tech support are making me lean towards you. The fact you are in CA & so I am & I have to pay tax is a negative though. 

I am leaning towards the QX6850 or is the the OX6800 better ???  I am trying to keep costs a little managed so I am leaning towards air over liquid. A single new Nvidia 9 high end card over SLI ( I heard the new high end 9 will be better than 2 Ultras ).

Like I said I am waiting probably till November but I have been configuring systems on yours , Alienware & Velocity Micro & the my total is usually around $3800 - $4200.

THANKS for any replies, Brian

QX6850 is better, it has a larger FSB then QX6800.

The QX6850 can get up to around 3.6GHz on air, probably higher.

Intel is a little behind scheduled =) Penryn release date is November 11th, 2007. Wolfdale is scheduled to release sometime near and Yorkfield sometime after.

I don't know how exactly DS overclocks, so you would have to call them and find out.

The GeForce 9 series will be 2x faster then a 8800 Ultra.

Make the most money possible while their competitors have their heads down the toilet =)

At least they haven't annouced plans to follow ATI's footstep of releasing 2 high-end cards each year.

Alex,

>>> With our H20 package, we can safely push your QX6850 to 3.6Ghz, on air, 3.4Ghz. <<<

Does choosing the thermoelectric option OC past 3.6Ghz ?

And If I go liquid cooling does that mean I have to go for the Ultra case. It is really sweet lookin' though... BUT after buying an Alienware signature case I am done with just having a sweet lookin' case / I actually want more inner quality & power.

IF I do choose the QX6850 which memory & how much menory should I choose. I was leaning toward 4GB of the 800 that  Alienware & Velocity Micro have on their sites BUT reading some of the posts here I seem to now lean towards 2 GB of the 1066 or higher now.

-Brian



Edited by Jhiando - 21 Aug 2007 at 3:56am

Remember, you need a 64 bit OS to access the whole 4 GB of RAM.  In a 32 bit OS, you'll only see 2.2 to 2.8 GB.

 

Originally posted by http://www.xbitlabs.com/discussion/3953.html 65nm process will allow for better yields and better power consumption. power consumption will be lower than that of a GeForce 8800 GTX. GeForce 9800 GTX will be over two times faster than a GeForce 8800 Ultra in real world games and applcations. Release date : November 2007. There will be TWO products at launch: The flagship GeForce 9800 GTX and the second fastest GeForce 9800 GTS. Price for the GeForce 9800 GTX will be 549-649 USD. Price for the GeForce 9800 GTS will be 399-449 USD.

definitely worth the wait if it's true =)