New Intel Chip

Jim Morbid · Nov 13, 2007

http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_2220140,00.html

A key feature of the new Intel chips is the use of a hafnium, a silvery element commonly used to control rods in nuclear reactors, to reduce the amount of electrical power leakage, making the chips 30% more energy efficient.

So does that mean that it should need 30% less voltage and by that, be a good contender for overclocking?

Thanks!

JM

Bageland2000 · Nov 13, 2007

Hey jim, as I have heard, this will be a good overclocker. I know that a few sites that I frequent have just received 45nm chips and will be testing their overclocking abilities in the next day or so. Make sure that you select a proper location for your threads though. If you put this thread in the CPU forum you will probably get more feedback!

Jim Morbid · Nov 13, 2007

Meh, feel so stupid now.

I though I was posting in CPU's but obviously I had too many tabs open.

If I mod see's this please move it to where it should be

Thanks,

JM

Bageland2000 · Nov 13, 2007

no big deal, happens to the best of us

Gomeler · Nov 13, 2007

Amazing chips, hit 6GHz with LN2 and upper 4GHz with a single-stage. Positively amazing chips.

Surfrider77 · Nov 13, 2007

Amazing chip with an amazing pricetag!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115034

Caust1c · Nov 13, 2007

Surfrider77 said:
Amazing chip with an amazing pricetag!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115034

Lol, 1400 and shipping still costs. =P I guess if you have the money for this chip, you're wiping with gold TP. =D (although if I wasn't in high school and broke, I would jump on it also)

Jim Morbid · Nov 13, 2007

I'm showing my age here...

I'm seriously behind on the code names here so can someone give me a helping hand? Are Yorkshields the newest retail chips and are they the super energy efficient ones? And will the code name be different for the dual core (opposed to the quad core)?

Thanks,

JM

Gomeler · Nov 14, 2007

Penryn is the codename for the entire architecture, Wolfdale is the desktop dual-core, while Yorkfield is the desktop quadcore. Harpertown is the server quad-core, don't know what the server dual-core is called though. These are all 45nm chips using the hafnium hi-k metal gates rather than the silicon low-k gates and they are I believe ~30% more energy efficient when compared to equally clocked 65nm chips. Great overclockers and great non-overclocked chips, win-win situation.

Jim Morbid · Nov 14, 2007

Thanks for the info Gomeler

Elluzion · Nov 14, 2007

wow that guy on the newegg review for the Qx processor was really bragging. Like "you don't have one, ha"

3 8800 ultras??? wow, what a spoiled bratt.

inkfx · Nov 14, 2007

Elluzion said:
wow that guy on the newegg review for the Qx processor was really bragging. Like "you don't have one, ha"

3 8800 ultras??? wow, what a spoiled bratt.

I saw that review earlier. I'm pretty sure he is lying. :beer:

Gomeler · Nov 14, 2007

Hey's lying, skulltrail doesn't use those chips

HiProfile · Nov 16, 2007

I'd buy one too, but I recently bought a Q6600, a bigger turbocharger, and paid this semester's school bill. I'm still waiting for my 2nd kidney to grow back after selling it to pay for everything this year

I wonder what the realisticly priced (non-QX) quad will go for. I think even the 45nm dual core might spank a Q6600 if its priced right...who wants 4ghz on air? :beer:

Jim Morbid · Nov 16, 2007

Meh all this talk has given me the upgrade and overclock... but so poor...

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