Hands on with Nehalem

[wonderlust]

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/exclusive_we_build_first_nehalem_system_dont_tell_ intel

like the 90degree rotation of the ram.

[jonwoad]

Least it wont cause problems with big graphics cards getting in the way

[wonderlust]

or knocking off futpots off the graphics card because you left the dimm socket clips open :eek:

[marsey99]

that board will bork the airflow thru my case tho:(

[marsey99]

not going to belive this name lol
(http://en.expreview.com/2008/08/08/nehalem-to-become-core-i7-processor/)

[jonwoad]

"All i7 processors and i7 Extreme Edition processor will be officially announced in Aug 11st, launch date set to Q4 this year."

New date there... August 11st :)

[Audigex]

"999USD top-of-the-line (http://en.expreview.com/2008/06/10/more-bloomfield-specifications/)"

£500 for a processor? Dayum.

http://en.expreview.com/2008/06/10/intel-roadmap-update-nehalem-to-enter-mainstream-market/

Looks like the Q6600 is around for a while yet though. I'd guess to leave it as the final,quad core upgrade for dual-core+LGA775 users. Grab a Q6600 for under £100 once bloomfield's are out while saving up for a new Motherboard, RAM and cpu.

[marsey99]

somthing to look out for on monday then :D

yea, i plan on grabbing a q67/9450 when the i7 (thats just not right?? its a freaking via name) hits the shelves.

anybody heard any rumors of 3 changable multis on the new cpu? like amd with eth ht and cpu multis but it will also have 1 for the cache aparently.

lol 1337 oclock baby :D

[Mul.]

I agree, i7 sounds terrible!

Much better RAM orientation. Had that on my DFI LanParty nF4 Socket 939 board. :D

I'll be setting a reminder for August 11th :)

[marsey99]

i have seen a couple of amd boards with ram there but i cant see them sqeezing space for 6 dimms up there, great if your air runs front to back but im not so sure if your airflows up the case.

[Monkey]

So here’s the bottom line, Intel. Keep your new architecture
and bios as open and flexible as possible. Unlock those multipliers. Expose
every setting. The "Nehalem System Interconnect" and "Simultaneous Multi-threading"
are only the weapons of the war. What you need are the warriors. To get them,
you need to add something else: a connector and a jumper. It’s that simple. Put a connector on the mobo
that provides a readout of every temperature sensor, clock cycle, millivolt, and
fan speed so OCers can put dashboard gauges right on the front of the case. The
second thing needed is a jumper—one simple jumper on the mobo with two
settings: (1) Locked and (2) Open. “Locked” is for
the everyday consumer and the corporate enterprise. “Open” is for the OCer. No
restrictions, no guarantees, no warrantee; set it at your own risk. Flip that
jumper and every setting in the CPU, Chipset, and RAM is exposed in all its glorious
nakedness. Wake up Intel. One connector and one jumper and you will have hired
thousands of developers around the world for free! Tap into that vast reservoir
of OC geniuses and let them do your R&D. With one connector and one jumper, Intel will
be the enabler of an evolutionary new technology, and no longer the prison
warden of the old. Imagine the
innovation, the benchmarks, the forums, the web communities. Imagine the sales!



If only intel listened to this

[O.G.C.]

So here’s the bottom line, Intel. Keep your new architecture
and bios as open and flexible as possible. Unlock those multipliers. Expose
every setting. The "Nehalem System Interconnect" and "Simultaneous Multi-threading"
are only the weapons of the war. What you need are the warriors. To get them,
you need to add something else: a connector and a jumper. It’s that simple. Put a connector on the mobo
that provides a readout of every temperature sensor, clock cycle, millivolt, and
fan speed so OCers can put dashboard gauges right on the front of the case. The
second thing needed is a jumper—one simple jumper on the mobo with two
settings: (1) Locked and (2) Open. “Locked” is for
the everyday consumer and the corporate enterprise. “Open” is for the OCer. No
restrictions, no guarantees, no warrantee; set it at your own risk. Flip that
jumper and every setting in the CPU, Chipset, and RAM is exposed in all its glorious
nakedness. Wake up Intel. One connector and one jumper and you will have hired
thousands of developers around the world for free! Tap into that vast reservoir
of OC geniuses and let them do your R&D. With one connector and one jumper, Intel will
be the enabler of an evolutionary new technology, and no longer the prison
warden of the old. Imagine the
innovation, the benchmarks, the forums, the web communities. Imagine the sales!



If only intel listened to this


i doubt intel would
this is MD chance if intel make a chip that unable to overclock AMD have a BIG advantage.
in overclocking performance and proce wise

[Mul.]

It's been said enough times by me but I still maintain that the enthusiast Bloomfield socket will sport the ability to overclock. I don't see it happening and Intel don't have that big a lead over AMD to actually get away with it.

[marsey99]

intel arent that stupid.