Re: [H] Core i7 new computer

2009-06-03 Thread Stan Zaske
Its all going to LGA 1156 and LGA 1366. tmse...@rlrnews.com wrote: This is supposed to be the last year of full production, i5 is supposed to end up supplanting 775. Sent via BlackBerry -Original Message- From: JRS Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 10:48:00 To: Subject: Re: [H] Core i7 new

Re: [H] Core i7 new computer

2009-06-03 Thread DHSinclair
up2date" is a really short-time idea any longer. Best, Duncan tmse...@rlrnews.com wrote: This is supposed to be the last year of full production, i5 is supposed to end up supplanting 775. Sent via BlackBerry -Original Message- From: JRS Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 10:48:00 To: Sub

Re: [H] Core i7 new computer

2009-06-03 Thread tmservo
This is supposed to be the last year of full production, i5 is supposed to end up supplanting 775. Sent via BlackBerry -Original Message- From: JRS Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 10:48:00 To: Subject: Re: [H] Core i7 new computer So you are saying Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quads are going

Re: [H] Core i7 new computer

2009-06-03 Thread JRS
So you are saying Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quads are going away soon? Aren't they all still 775's? So we will only have Core i5 or i7 left for Intel desktop choices?? -- JRS stei...@pacbell.net Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored. > 775 is going away soon. Just th

Re: [H] Core i7 new computer

2009-06-03 Thread DHSinclair
23:34 To: Subject: Re: [H] Core i7 new computer James, Thanks for your personal "habitual ritual." I, too, follow your roadmap also. It is interesting that with the latest news about the i5 and i7 direction change, that there are so many i7-level m/b's and cpus still availab

Re: [H] Core i7 new computer

2009-06-03 Thread tmservo
775 is going away soon. Just thought I'd let you know. :) Sent via BlackBerry -Original Message- From: DHSinclair Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:23:34 To: Subject: Re: [H] Core i7 new computer James, Thanks for your personal "habitual ritual." I, too, follow your roadm

Re: [H] Core i7 new computer

2009-06-03 Thread DHSinclair
James, Thanks for your personal "habitual ritual." I, too, follow your roadmap also. It is interesting that with the latest news about the i5 and i7 direction change, that there are so many i7-level m/b's and cpus still available. As I suspect you do choose to move to i7, I would suggest much

Re: [H] Core i7 new computer

2009-06-02 Thread James Maki
If we are talking price concerns and future upgrades, I can see your point on waiting and concentrating on the upcoming i5 cpu. The fallacy in this philosophy FOR ME is I rarely upgrade within a socket type. The one time I did upgrade, I now feel I spent too much to upgrade a socket 939 (at its end

Re: [H] Core i7 new computer

2009-06-02 Thread John R Steinbruner
Hmm.. Looks like the Core i5 is the one for me. Thanx for the link. :) On Jun 2, 2009, at 2:24 AM, > wrote: http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2009/05/28/intel-to-discontinue-co re-i7-920-940-cpus/1 Basically, i7 is going to be re-branded as the "high end" and as such boards and cpu

Re: [H] Core i7 new computer

2009-06-02 Thread Jason.Tozer
--Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of James Maki Sent: 01 June 2009 18:44 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Core i7 new computer > -Original Message- > From: jason.to...@cliffordchance.

Re: [H] Core i7 new computer

2009-06-01 Thread DHSinclair
cheaper X58 boards start to disappear as well, as manufacturers focus on P55 solutions. Greg -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of James Maki Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 12:44 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sub

Re: [H] Core i7 new computer

2009-06-01 Thread z00100
58 boards start to disappear as well, as manufacturers focus on P55 solutions. Greg > -Original Message- > From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- > boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of James Maki > Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 12:44 PM > To: hardware@ha

Re: [H] Core i7 new computer

2009-06-01 Thread Greg Sevart
ell, as manufacturers focus on P55 solutions. Greg > -Original Message- > From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- > boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of James Maki > Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 12:44 PM > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: R

Re: [H] Core i7 new computer

2009-06-01 Thread James Maki
> -Original Message- > From: jason.to...@cliffordchance.com > With the recent announcement on i7 and i5, I wouldn't even consider an > i7 anymore. > > Not good news either for those of us who jumped on the i7 bandwagon > early :( I'm a bit confused by this comment. My understanding is t

Re: [H] Core i7 new computer

2009-06-01 Thread Jason.Tozer
evart Sent: 01 June 2009 15:07 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Core i7 new computer I'm wanting to go i7 as well, but also can't justify the need. I haven't been doing any H.264 encoding lately, so with a Q6600 at 3.6GHz and 8GB of RAM, I just don't have a n

Re: [H] Core i7 new computer

2009-06-01 Thread Greg Sevart
nal Message- > From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- > boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Naushad, Zulfiqar > Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 1:45 AM > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] Core i7 new computer > > Agreed, > > However,

Re: [H] Core i7 new computer

2009-05-31 Thread Naushad, Zulfiqar
ense right now. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Greg Sevart Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 4:52 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Core i7 new computer Yeah, and it looks like shortly a

Re: [H] Core i7 new computer

2009-05-31 Thread Greg Sevart
re@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] Core i7 new computer > > The Core i5's are coming out soon(ish) and they may be a good bang for > the buck! > > -Original Message- > From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com > [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com]

Re: [H] Core i7 new computer

2009-05-31 Thread Naushad, Zulfiqar
t: [H] Core i7 new computer Thinking of making the plunge and building a new Core i7 based system w/ X58 chipset. Is there anything coming down the pike that would be worth waiting a few months? Thanks, Jim

Re: [H] Core i7 new computer

2009-05-30 Thread John R Steinbruner
I'll be watching they answers to this as well.. :) Still running the ole 975 chipset Intel Badaxe2 here with 2.6 gig Core 2 Duo, 2 gigs of memory, and ancient nVidia 8800 GTS... Might be time to update here too. :) On May 30, 2009, at 9:24 AM, James Maki wrote: Thinking of making the pl

Re: [H] Core i7 new computer

2009-05-30 Thread FORC5
interested myself. less then 2 year old MB leaking caps. I thought these problems were over. :'( probably just go core 2 or that low watt quad fp At 09:24 AM 5/30/2009, James Maki Poked the stick with: >Thinking of making the plunge and building a new Core i7 based system w/ X58 >chipset. Is the

[H] Core i7 new computer

2009-05-30 Thread James Maki
Thinking of making the plunge and building a new Core i7 based system w/ X58 chipset. Is there anything coming down the pike that would be worth waiting a few months? Thanks, Jim