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Whats the multi on the E7300?
the one i want is the one thats going to be about 85 bucks its a 5500 or 5300 dont remember but dang that things going to have a 12.5 multi i think 2mb of cache but its all good with that multi you can take that thing hella high
Personally Im rather underwhelmed by the e7300. I was waiting for one when the first price drop and e0 news hit the net a few months back. Personally I was hoping for a new stepping on the e7300 as it has the same multi as the new stepping e8600 and was slated for the same august 11 launch. However this doesnt seem to be the case, not the launch which is basically correct but the stepping which seems to be differnt, although I still hope to be wrong on this.
If the e7300 doesnt get the new stepping then IMHO its not worth $20 more to move from the 9.5 multi a e7200 has to a 10 multi. The e7200 still seems to be the best budget chip out there to me given their price/performance points. Also eventually we will see the new stepping on the e8400 which is what $30 more then the e7300 from intels price sheets. This kills the e7300 in my mind; for $30 more you will get double the cache and eventually a better stepping. Basically the e7300 sits in the middle of two great chips and doesnt differentiate itself enough to be worth it in my books. Either you save 20 bucks and only lose out on .5 more max multi or spend $30 more and get a better clocking stepping and more cache.
However if the e7300 where to be a different stepping then it would easily be worth $20 more then the e7200 and would hold its own, at its price point, against the e8400 in my books.
yea your right about that but im sure the 7300's are going to have the new stepping no doubt about it but someone hurry up and get one to confirm this!
Personally Im rather underwhelmed by the e7300. I was waiting for one when the first price drop and e0 news hit the net a few months back. Personally I was hoping for a new stepping on the e7300 as it has the same multi as the new stepping e8600 and was slated for the same august 11 launch. However this doesnt seem to be the case, not the launch which is basically correct but the stepping which seems to be differnt, although I still hope to be wrong on this.
If the e7300 doesnt get the new stepping then IMHO its not worth $20 more to move from the 9.5 multi a e7200 has to a 10 multi. The e7200 still seems to be the best budget chip out there to me given their price/performance points. Also eventually we will see the new stepping on the e8400 which is what $30 more then the e7300 from intels price sheets. This kills the e7300 in my mind; for $30 more you will get double the cache and eventually a better stepping. Basically the e7300 sits in the middle of two great chips and doesnt differentiate itself enough to be worth it in my books. Either you save 20 bucks and only lose out on .5 more max multi or spend $30 more and get a better clocking stepping and more cache.
However if the e7300 where to be a different stepping then it would easily be worth $20 more then the e7200 and would hold its own, at its price point, against the e8400 in my books.