We've been discussing the Neha's on the other subforum and I don't think we will see them until 2009. Shanghai should be out in Nov if AMD says August. I no longer matters that Intel has the faster race horse, the real focus is seeing new technology speed and performance come our way. Please don't bait threads with comments about what crap is getting beaten, we need to stay focused on the technology. Currently AMDs offerings come at a much lower prices for a nice quad rig. Price wise on Intel it's mostly the Q6600, E6600 and E8400 are within a good price range for a smashing performance machine. I have one the Q6600 and it's one hell of a chip I have to say but I'm still having more enjoyment working with the Phenom as it's more of a challange. AMD has a wide range of medium-high speed procs such as the 5600, 6000 and 6400 in Windsor, several Brisbanes and 4 Phenom Quads including the 9150 due any time now. All at under $250US which is pretty impressive for a company with 3 FABs and a negative cash flow.
My next big purchase will be a Shanghai as I'm interested to see what they will do. I think we know to expect a 10-20% performance improvement in the 10.5 CPUs with some running in the 3G range but the data is still spotty. I'm not counting on Neha to be much over the current lay of chips as Intel still has some issues to work out in Penryn along with some new serverlines to be released. Both companies need to deliver more Ticks and Tocks instead of Flips and Flops! I'll back up why I say that, I've been waiting for a Q9550 Penryn since Christmass but gave up waiting.
