At 01:19 PM 9/21/2006, you wrote:
And in high demand! We went through about 5 builds just last week that were x6800
Oddly enough, extreme editions hold there value in the used (Ebay) market place far better then standard processor. I have been tracking P4 3.4 extreme editions on Ebay for a few months, more out of curiosity then any thing else. I am shocked by how much people are paying for these...anywhere from 450 to 750!
I suspect that this is because people who decide to upgrade , two years into their current rig, rather then buy new, want the fastest processor that their board supports.
Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless -----Original Message----- From: "Hayes Elkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 16:16:12 To:hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: RE: [H] Understanding Conroe It's faster :) Nothing different about it other than 300 more mhz. The smart buy is to get the cheapest model with 4MB of L2 cache, they overclock well if you're into that sort of thing, if not you're still getting 80-90% of the performance of the Extreme for 1/4th the cost. >From: Winterlight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Hardware List <hardware@hardwaregroup.com> >To: The Hardware List <hardware@hardwaregroup.com> >Subject: RE: [H] Understanding Conroe >Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 12:52:01 -0700 > > >>Nope, just 800 for now. Look for DDR2 PC6400. All in all, due to Conroe's >>vastly superior IPC, your dual 3.06 would probably be bested by even an >>E6300. > > >What is extreme about the extreme that makes them cost so much more > >For example = Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 2.93GHz LGA 775 - Retail at Newegg >is a grand. Which is something I might do if it performs like two physical >processors. > >But it is twice the price of an Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66GHz LGA 775 >Processor - Retail > >why? > > >
