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adamvk

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I have a dilemma, I cannot decide what to do. I need a new cpu. My current Pentium D 3.2GHZ is not fast enough. I was going to buy a q6700, and put it in my 650i Ultra mobo. Should I wait for Nehalem, or should I just go with the q6700?

My problem is, if I wait, I will want to wait until prices come down, it will take a while, and also, I will need to buy a new mobo?

So I'm wondering, do you think I should wait for Nehalem, or just put in a quad core soon?

My total budget would be $400 for a new cpu, so If I DID wait for Nehalem, that would need to include a new cpu AND mobo. So what should I do?

Will Intels new cpu be socket 775, and when do you think it will come out?

Thanks!
 
I say get the q6700. If you are going to wait for Nehalem you are looking at a new CPU, motherboard and RAM (whole new socket, LGA 1366). That will give you time for the prices to come down on the necessary components to make the jump to Nehalem at a later point worth it.
 
If you wait until Nehalem is out AND when prices come down, well then you'll just continue to wait, beucase prices come down when the next best thing is around the corner and you'll want to wait for that. So just buy now. Q6700 is a great chip and Q6600 is even better from a value stand point.
 
id get the Q6600 and OC, thats what i have and im satisfied. dont forget to get a good heatsink.
 
266MHz better. In other words, not that much. The real reason one would spring for the Q6700 is the higher multiplier since it lets you hit higher overclocks without needing to jack up the FSB really high. However, if it ends up being more than a few bucks extra compared to the Q6600, it's not worth the added cost.
 
The Q6600's 9x multiplier already makes it easy enough to OC. It's really easy to find the Q6600 for around $190 to $210 these days. However the Q6700 is priced at around $260 to $280. So decide for yourself whether or not that extra multiplier and extra 266Mhz is really worth the extra $50 to $70.
 
adamvk said:
My problem is, if I wait, I will want to wait until prices come down, it will take a while, and also, I will need to buy a new mobo?
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"According to sources close to a motherboard manufacturer, Nehalem CPU in its 1366 socket won't get to mainstream by volume or price until Q4 2009. This might sound shocking to many, as you might expect to upgrade to a quad-core mainstream Nehalem in mid 2009; and unfortunately it won’t happen, at least not for a few hundred Euros / Dollars."
http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7391&Itemid=1


1+ years is a long time to wait if your CPU ain't cutting it right now.
 
The Q6600's multi allows an OC to 3.6GHz using DDR2 800 memory. The majority of Q6600's and Q6700 will not be able to OC over 3.6GHz anyway so I'd get a Q6600 and use the money saved on better cooling.
 
the 650i and 680i do not overclock the quad core very well. some, not at all. evga swapped boards with all the guys who had bought ar and tr 680i for boards that would oc quads. no other manufacturer did that. so maybe you should think abot a q6600 and some p35 or x38 board for your 4 bills.
and it will probably be june before you can get a low priced nehalem (under $400). then you have to buy a new mainboard and triple channel ddr3. the budget nehalems, that will run on the other socket (1160?) wont be out until the end of 2009. and remember, these less expensive chips will now be fsb locked, as well as multiplier locked, courtesy of good old intel. this means NO OVERCLOCKING. so at the end of 2009, it looks like "hello amd" once again, if you want a cpu/ram/mb for less than $1000 that will overlock. this is what happens when you have no competition.

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6965&Itemid=1
 
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