So, Nehalem is OK?

[Flyby]

hey Tiger, (Skoshi means "little", correct?)
I'm not able to pay such a high price for the top line Nehalem. Hell, my budget keeps slipping back anyway! But one day when I can afford a system I think I'll want an Intel quad that can at leastbe overclocked to 3.6ghz. That way I can run my favorite combat sims that only run on one core while being able to run Sow_Bob somewhat decently (assuming it will make use of four cores). I'm actually hoping Nehalem will force down the price of Penryn quads. Yet the high cost of Nehalem components may keep prices for Penryns high as people opt for more affordable systems. We'll see.
Flyby out

[Skoshi Tiger]

Originally Posted by 99th_Flyby

hey Tiger, (Skoshi means "little", correct?)

You nailed it! I've actually borrowed the handle from the F-5A trial in durring the Vietnam war. (It used to be my favourite ride in the Janes USNF series )

Originally Posted by 99th_Flyby

I'm not able to pay such a high price for the top line Nehalem. Hell, my budget keeps slipping back anyway! But one day when I can afford a system I think I'll want an Intel quad that can at leastbe overclocked to 3.6ghz. That way I can run my favorite combat sims that only run on one core while being able to run Sow_Bob somewhat decently (assuming it will make use of four cores). I'm actually hoping Nehalem will force down the price of Penryn quads. Yet the high cost of Nehalem components may keep prices for Penryns high as people opt for more affordable systems. We'll see.
Flyby out

The $2500AUD price was for their top of the range Extreme processors I think I saw the base model on a web site for around $600, Which at least is in the sensible price range. My last upgrade about 2 months ago was about $2000AUD for everything.

Over time the prices will come down (world Economic crisis permitting) and the PC's that will be mainstream by the time BoB comes out will leave mine for dust!