Quad cores are a comin'!

[nickslick74]

This is quite a bit sooner than I expected since the Conroe's haven't even come out yet.:giddy:
http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/07/19/intel_to_launch_quad_core_in_q4_2006/

 

[swker98]

will this be for am2 or am3?

 

[nickslick74]

Not sure about the AMD side, but for intel it would be for LGA775.

 

[AMDIsTheBest010]

they already have quad cores

the new Powermac G5 from Apple, has a new model for 2006:

The Quad-Core model, it run at 12GHz b/t all the cores.

 

[vnf4ultra]

they already have quad cores

The Quad-Core model, it run at 12GHz b/t all the cores.

It's actually a dual dual core system(two dual core processors). I'd consider a quad core to be one processor with 4 cores.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define:Quad+Core&btnG=Google+Search
But you are correct, the power mac g5 does have four cores. Quite a fast, and expensive machine.

the new Powermac G5 from Apple, has a new model for 2006:

It isn't really that new, they are actually supposed to be releasing a newer, better apple tower called the "mac pro" in early august according to rumor.

 

[AMDIsTheBest010]

ohh, i havent really been following apple that closely, except when i was getting prices for computer

...AMD

 

[Hofstadter]

It's actually a dual dual core system(two dual core processors). I'd consider a quad core to be one processor with 4 cores.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define:Quad+Core&btnG=Google+Search
But you are correct, the power mac g5 does have four cores. Quite a fast, and expensive machine.


It isn't really that new, they are actually supposed to be releasing a newer, better apple tower called the "mac pro" in early august according to rumor.

I was sure that the G5 had "four" cores... but I may be wrong.

Vodoo have a simillar machine, but if vnf4ultra is correct then it is'nt "four" core , but even more expensive than the G5

 

[vnf4ultra]

I was sure that the G5 had "four" cores... but I may be wrong.

Vodoo have a simillar machine, but if vnf4ultra is correct then it is'nt "four" core , but even more expensive than the G5

http://www.apple.com/powermac/specs.html
Read the specs on the "quad," straight from apple.

Two dual-core 2.5GHz PowerPC G5

Not sure which voodoo you mean, but since quad core's haven't been released yet, it is almost certainly a dual dual core system if it has 4 processing cores.

 

[Hofstadter]

ah i see, I was just wondering as I thourght that is was quad core, thanks for clearing that up.

And as I said, if the G5 mac is dual dual core than so is the Vodoo I was refering to, I cant think which it was know, but it was simillar specs to the G5.

 

[Shizat]

hmmm, sounds good, lets just hope its not Vaproware...

 

[nickslick74]

Found this today in THG

 

[tifc8lraz]

It's actually a dual dual core system(two dual core processors). I'd consider a quad core to be one processor with 4 cores.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define:Quad+Core&btnG=Google+Search
But you are correct, the power mac g5 does have four cores. Quite a fast, and expensive machine.


It isn't really that new, they are actually supposed to be releasing a newer, better apple tower called the "mac pro" in early august according to rumor.

Hmmmmm, I was in an Apple store and the sign said quad-core. I knew it was phony!!!!

 

[wolfram]

Found this today in THG

Hmm. That looks good. But I still prefer a Core 2 Duo... Fast, less expensive, and consume less power....

 

[nickslick74]

MOre info on the quad cores. VoodooPC got some engineering samples and decided to benchmark them. They ran 4 instances of Prime 95 at the same time, viewed a DVD movie, and had several other programs open in the background and it still had 10% of it's resources left!!!. Also, at idle, you can remove the cpu heatsink fan and the temp hardly changes. While games aren't ready to run on these yet, the performance capabilities are incredible.

For refrence, most dual cores crap out with 2 instances of prime 95 running.

 

[wolfram]

WOW 4 instances of Prime 95 at the same time....

My CPU had a hard time running one instance....

Looks great, but it's far too expensive :unch:

 

[nickslick74]

But it may help bring down the prices of the C2D's. Their prices haven't hardly moved in a while.

 

[wolfram]

I'd love a Core 2 CPU. Even a Core 2 Solo processor, should be better than my current one