Core 2 (Conroe) Review bank

Big B · 15-07-2006, 08:49 PM

Intel has lifted the NDA off it's highly anticipated Core 2, aka Conroe, CPU architecture. The main question is: does it live up to the hype? From what I've read so far, yes. It looks like Intel is back in the game. Here's a list of Core 2 articles:

Anandtech
[H]ard|OCP
Hexus
Hot Hardware
PC Perspective
Sharky Extreme
The Tech Report
X-bit Labs

Have fun!

Addis · 16-07-2006, 10:25 PM

Although I may have bias towards AMD for the great things they've done in the past few years. Intel have really pushed the envelope further with this one.

The completely new architecture is obviously in a different league to the previous Netburst/K8 chips. Much like the change from the Athlon XP to Athlon 64, but even more acute. I'm glad that Intel have finally delivered an excellent product, this should really be pushing AMD to make a competitive chip and make it better for the consumer overall.

So bye NetBurst, bye Athlon 64. New king is here.

Exfoliate · 17-07-2006, 02:25 AM

It's about time they ditched the Pentium 4 line, and they've make a great product, if AMD doesn't create anything to rival the Core 2 duo line I'll be going Intel on my next build.

Big B · 17-07-2006, 01:03 PM

From what I'm understanding, gaming performance can be GPU limited with Core 2 setups.

Exfoliate · 18-07-2006, 01:39 AM

I imagine it could, especially if the games become optimized to take advantage of the second core. Which is sort of nice so you're not blowing money on a video card you don't really need.

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Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,673 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	Core 2 (Conroe) Review bank Intel has lifted the NDA off it's highly anticipated Core 2, aka Conroe, CPU architecture. The main question is: does it live up to the hype? From what I've read so far, yes. It looks like Intel is back in the game. Here's a list of Core 2 articles: Anandtech [H]ard\|OCP Hexus Hot Hardware PC Perspective Sharky Extreme The Tech Report X-bit Labs Have fun! __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team

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Addis The King Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 5,257 Times Helpful: 404 My Mood: Drunk Status: Offline My Computer	Although I may have bias towards AMD for the great things they've done in the past few years. Intel have really pushed the envelope further with this one. The completely new architecture is obviously in a different league to the previous Netburst/K8 chips. Much like the change from the Athlon XP to Athlon 64, but even more acute. I'm glad that Intel have finally delivered an excellent product, this should really be pushing AMD to make a competitive chip and make it better for the consumer overall. So bye NetBurst, bye Athlon 64. New king is here. __________________ Never trust a program you don't have the source code for. My website \| Powerful Desktop Linux \| Linux for human beings \| Linux for power users \| Linux for ricers

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Exfoliate Captain Dial-up Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,258 Times Helpful: 223 Status: Offline My Computer	It's about time they ditched the Pentium 4 line, and they've make a great product, if AMD doesn't create anything to rival the Core 2 duo line I'll be going Intel on my next build. __________________

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Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,673 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	From what I'm understanding, gaming performance can be GPU limited with Core 2 setups. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team

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Exfoliate Captain Dial-up Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,258 Times Helpful: 223 Status: Offline My Computer	I imagine it could, especially if the games become optimized to take advantage of the second core. Which is sort of nice so you're not blowing money on a video card you don't really need. __________________

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