Clearance 2.8 or 2.8 extreme?

[stevo8]

I was wondering what the "extreme" c2d is in comparison to the regular 2.8 that are both on clearance right now? Its only $100 more and has a 500gig hd so I will more the likely go for it but figured I would ask first.

 

[nateDEEZY]

I was wondering what the "extreme" c2d is in comparison to the regular 2.8 that are both on clearance right now? Its only $100 more and has a 500gig hd so I will more the likely go for it but figured I would ask first.

Generally the Quad Extreme's have stepping enabled where as the regular ones have stepping disabled.

 

[stevo8]

Ummm and that mean lol

 

[nateDEEZY]

The two chips I was looking at came in 2 variations, Extreme and Regular. Essentially the extreme you can overclock by raising the multiplier, where as the regular chip you can only overclock by raising the FSB. That was in the case of 2 specific chips I was looking at.

 

[stevo8]

So in performance terms would it really be justified to get the extreme? (other then I would like the 500gb hd)

 

[nateDEEZY]

So in performance terms would it really be justified to get the extreme? (other then I would like the 500gb hd)

Link what you're looking at, missing a good amount of information.

 

[stevo8]

I'm at work on my phone so I can't link, but if you go to the clearance section you'll see the two offerings.

 

[Battlefield Fan]

apple doesnt use the extreme version of intels cpu's

either you need glasses or its a typo

 

[danny_w]

apple doesnt use the extreme version of intels cpu's

either you need glasses or its a typo

The mid-2007 iMac 24" high-end was described as "2.8 Extreme".

 

[rworne]

The mid-2007 iMac 24" high-end was described as "2.8 Extreme".

That is true. I have one sitting on my desk.

From a google search:
"2.0GHz or 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, or 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme processor"

It's the Intel X7900.

 

[danny_w]

That is true. I have one sitting on my desk.

From a google search:
"2.0GHz or 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, or 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme processor"

It's the Intel X7900.

Well at least I'm not dreaming. Thanks for that.

 

[stevo8]

Well in he end I think I'll just save the extra $100 and get some crucial ram. Storage is cheap these days and I don't want to let a deal like this pass me up. $1199 for a 24" 2.8GHz is awesome considering I almost pulled the trigger on that same setup last month for hundreds more.

 

[danny_w]

Well in he end I think I'll just save the extra $100 and get some crucial ram. Storage is cheap these days and I don't want to let a deal like this pass me up. $1199 for a 24" 2.8GHz is awesome considering I almost pulled the trigger on that same setup last month for hundreds more.

I ordered the 24" 2.4 (mid-2007) refurb last month and paid $1299 for it (it is now $1049), so $1199 for that one is a real steal. However, I called up Apple
and they promptly and courteously refunded the money. Thanks Apple!

 

[rworne]

Well in he end I think I'll just save the extra $100 and get some crucial ram. Storage is cheap these days and I don't want to let a deal like this pass me up. $1199 for a 24" 2.8GHz is awesome considering I almost pulled the trigger on that same setup last month for hundreds more.

Well I forgot to mention in my last post that my wife has the slightly "newer" 2.8GHz 24" iMac with the ATI video option. So I have both systems in the house. Both perform about the same too. Hers seems ever so slightly faster, but she didn't load it up with all the stuff I did.

The OP should be easily happy with either system. It's a great computer.