In all the (justified, in my opinion) hype about the new Core 2's I have found one little nagging doubt in the shape of an article about the Intel Quad Processor. I am a relative novice at the complexities of PC hardware but have a fairly good grasp of some of it. I was just about to build a new system around an E6700 Processor. Then I was going to wait a month or so after getting the chip so there could be time for Mobo's to be developed and the good ones float to the top as far as speed, reliabilty etc before deciding which one to get.
So now this article has put a doubt in my mind because it says the Quad Core will be here sooner than expected (round Xmas) so it's worth waiting for. If I'm going to wait for Mobo's why not wait a little while longer for the new big boy Cores. On the other hand, will the budget I have for the E6700 not be enough for one of the Quad's?
If the new Quad's were expected way into next year (like the new AMD's) there would be no problem, I'd just get on with the E6700 system.
The system is for a Digidesign 002 Rack Factory so the whole thing has to be based around speed (multitasking) and quietness.
Antec P180 or similar
Seasonic power
Various Zalman bits
Still trying to research and decide really.
Help! Any advice please.
Thanks
So now this article has put a doubt in my mind because it says the Quad Core will be here sooner than expected (round Xmas) so it's worth waiting for. If I'm going to wait for Mobo's why not wait a little while longer for the new big boy Cores. On the other hand, will the budget I have for the E6700 not be enough for one of the Quad's?
If the new Quad's were expected way into next year (like the new AMD's) there would be no problem, I'd just get on with the E6700 system.
The system is for a Digidesign 002 Rack Factory so the whole thing has to be based around speed (multitasking) and quietness.
Antec P180 or similar
Seasonic power
Various Zalman bits
Still trying to research and decide really.
Help! Any advice please.
Thanks