So I was browsing newegg, when sudden;y I stumble upon an Intel Core 2 (Duo) Extreme. It's a Conroe chip, 2.93GHz, 64-bit, and over $1,300. Amazing. Could possibly be in a high-end Mac Pro?
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Core 2's already out...
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Wrong. The Core 2 Extremes are Socket LGA 775, while the Core Duos are Socket 478. They fit in completely different sockets. The Core 2 Extreme's only fit with current Pentium 4 and D fittings, but the Core Duo's are by themselves. It would have been nice, though.Steve1496 said:
As for the warranty:
(insert that brilliant photo of the word "WARRANTY" heading into a toilet)
Ouch.
My wallet hurts.
The money for that ONE chip could build me an entire AMD 64 X2 computer system with SLI, buy me a iMac or Macbook, or pay a months rent on my house, buy myself a very nice and big TV, etc.
Thats insane.
The most I've ever spent on a processor is 98 dollars for my AMD Athlon 64.
My wallet hurts.
The money for that ONE chip could build me an entire AMD 64 X2 computer system with SLI, buy me a iMac or Macbook, or pay a months rent on my house, buy myself a very nice and big TV, etc.
Thats insane.
The most I've ever spent on a processor is 98 dollars for my AMD Athlon 64.
OcUK (a website from my former PC junkie days) has had some Core 2's available for pre-order for about a month, shipping from the 24th July....
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Intel_Pentium_Core_Duo2.html
Some of the prices seem to be acceptable IMO... apart from the "extreme" model. That's a whole Macbook in cost!!
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Intel_Pentium_Core_Duo2.html
Some of the prices seem to be acceptable IMO... apart from the "extreme" model. That's a whole Macbook in cost!!
