turbo mode for core i7

quite an interesting read..do your own overclocking..at your own risk..but it will give you suggested speeds too i guess http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/everything_you_need_know_about_nehalems_turbo_mode

did a quick scan of the article..thanks for posting it..it hasnt changed my mind..i still want it..

Originally posted by workingman did a quick scan of the article..thanks for posting it..it hasnt changed my mind..i still want it..

Here's a preview of an Asus X58 motherboard as well, to give you an idea of how some of the new technology will be implimented. The details are a bit scarce, but it's the first mention I have seen of the new Intel chipset that includes any sort of detail or close up pictures. 

Bring it out soon, so the quad cores will plummet in price!

The only thing that seems really confusing is the mixed results on i7's tri-channel memory. It's seems to act more like a hybrid dual-channel than 3 channels, but it's all a bit confusing to me. It sounds like i7 core will have a lot of applications similar to what skulltrail can do.

Originally posted by Tyler Lowe I think I could actually hear the chip screaming "Buy me DST4ME, BUY ME!!!!", as I read that article.

well I'm just glad to find out that I'm not the only one hearing them calling me

oh tyler thanks for the posts...i had a hard time cleaning off my mouth from all the drool..omg..lmao thanks my friend

I've been thinking about how reviews seem confused regarding performance on the tri-channel memory when they go from two to 3 channels. My thoughts are that they are using matched pairs of memory like what dual-channel uses... but they don't have matched trios to test with so it's like having dual-channel and one unmatched stick. Anyone else think this is the current problem? If so, once someone produces matched trio channel sets, the performance boost will be even greater than what it looks like it is now.

.... Holy cow.  -starts from the first page-  Ok first of all.... stock multiplier of 22x?!  WOW.  (Which hardware site do you go to daily?  I go to Guru3D, Tomshardware, Techpowerup and TigerTV for video reviews ahah)

And.... it can reach 30 multiplier?!  Err why are the multipliers so big?  (Still a complete newbie when it comes to computer mechanics so bear with me ahaha)  Does it have to do with the fact there's *actual* four threads this time

(and why does it say 8?  Is this like the scenario with Core2Duo/Extreme where it was basically two something cores slapped together and they made virtual threads or something to make the illusion of a total of 4 threads?)

Still if the multipliers are this big, I presume the FSB is low then ahah. (which thanks to that Overclocking FAQ states that it's better to increase the multiplier than the FSB, since FSB produces more heat and voltage requirement ahah)

I have to go somewhere at the time of this post soo I'll just leave with this.  (I'll try finishing up all those reviews posted after I get back ahaha)

That is one sick looking board from Asus :V  I think I'm officially an Asus buyer for all mother board needs lol.  Wonder what the Republic of Gamer version gonna be like ahaha.  If things look this good (and this Nehalm i7 processor economically SOUNDS good too)  Maybe I should switch to that when I start ordering around October earliest lol.

On a final note also...  The fact that there's 6 DIMM slots ala Tri-channel memory thignie, going back at your explanation about the necessity of 64-bit Tyler.  Does this mean that it's almost a necessity, or have no choice but to use 64-bit to run a mobo like that huh?


Edited by Axel Daemon - 25 Aug 2008 at 10:34pm