no friday update today???

[Biggs]

correct me if im wrong but would an older CPU say a q6600, q8xxx or 9xxx, thats been OC'ed to 3.2 or higher be faster than a newer i5 cpu at stock speed?

im trying to gauge what to expect out of the slightly older CPUs

[Troll2k]

Clock speed is not everything.Different generations of different chips have different internal architectures.Even with the same generation there are different steppings.Some have more internal cache at different levels.Some are tied to different busses.Some have the memory controller built on the die.Whether or not the ram and cpu can run at a 1:1 ratio.It is more a function of how much work the cpu can do per clock.

In the old days AMD used to beat the pants off Intel even though the Intel chips were clocked faster.The AMDs could do a lot more work per cycle and thus run at a lower speed.(less heat)

[Biggs]

Originally Posted by Troll2k

Clock speed is not everything.Different generations of different chips have different internal architectures.Even with the same generation there are different steppings.Some have more internal cache at different levels.Some are tied to different busses.Some have the memory controller built on the die.Whether or not the ram and cpu can run at a 1:1 ratio.It is more a function of how much work the cpu can do per clock.

In the old days AMD used to beat the pants off Intel even though the Intel chips were clocked faster.The AMDs could do a lot more work per cycle and thus run at a lower speed.(less heat)

so translation is.... no.....?

[Jg2001_Rasputin]

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[BadAim]

The good news for those of us who have waited to upgrade is that the new Sandybridge procs are the baddest CPUs in the land, and the top of the line (the 2600k) is only just over $300. The bad news is they're still hard to get. I'm going to try to wait for the 6 or 8 core versions, if my machine will run COD satisfactorily. Good things come to those who wait.

[B25Mitch]

No collision model with trees?! Not even a single, skinny little collision box in the middle where the trunk is? That's dissapointing.

[Troll2k]

I think some trees are just "sprites".They have no mass.Some trees are "objects" and if you hit them you will know it.

It could also be a dm setting or the pilot is set to the invincible toggle.

Easiest setting for the show.After all you could see all the "we are here" arrows.

[svanen]

Originally Posted by BadAim

The good news for those of us who have waited to upgrade is that the new Sandybridge procs are the baddest CPUs in the land, and the top of the line (the 2600k) is only just over $300. The bad news is they're still hard to get. I'm going to try to wait for the 6 or 8 core versions, if my machine will run COD satisfactorily. Good things come to those who wait.

I really hope COD will be a used by ex. Anandtech when they review new hardware, then we will see when the pros using latest high-end hardware to benchmark.