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Linux Hardware Looks at Core 2

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the capitalism-at-work dept.

Penguin Lover writes "Linux Hardware has just posted a new story on how Intel's new Conroe performs under Linux. From the article: 'Now is a great time to be CPU shopping because no matter which side of the isle you look on, you have great choice for both CPUs and motherboards. Along with Intel's chipset offerings, keep in mind that NVIDIA has the nForce series for Intel CPUs which would give you SLI support for all your Quake Wars and UT2007 gaming needs.'"

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  1. Bang for the buck by Ritz_Just_Ritz · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The Core2 E6600 seems to be a nice bang for the money as it is right around the middle of the currently available speed grades and is the cheapest iteration with 4MB of L2 cache. It also seems to be competitive with dual core AMD products (my usual choice) that are substantially more expensive. It's definitely a buyer's market these days...let the price war begin! :)

  2. the isle by Anoraknid+the+Sartor · · Score: 5, Funny

    which isle would that be?

    Penguin Isle?

    Isle be going now...

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  3. Re:which side of the what? by njvic · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Actually now that I have RTFA, I see the spelling error is in the story, so the /. editors (or Penguin Lover) should then add [sic] to the quote.

  4. Re:which side of the what? by skoaldipper · · Score: 5, Funny
    Give them a little bit of credit. Maybe they live on a small island, and the only computer shops are on either side of the isle.
    I heard the Skipper is trying to pass off the boat radio as a computer at his shop, while the Professor is selling a sweet beowulf coconut cluster running linux on the other.
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  5. Re:which side of the what? by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You're assuming that Taco&Co actually have any real editorial experience and even know what [sic] means...

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  6. Back and forth by LaughingCoder · · Score: 5, Insightful

    There was one really important point at the end of the article that should not be overlooked:

    Also keep in mind that AMD has yet to go to a 65nm manufacturing process.

    AMD remains competitive with Intel, even though they are still at 90nm. Speed goes up and power goes down with die scaling! Now, clearly the Core2 is the fastest processor you can buy today, and Intel is (smartly) offering speed grades in the mid-price range in order to try and "buy back" the enthusiasts. But AMD will get a nice speed bump when they bring 65nm on line. Of course Intel is not standing still either, as they are aggressively moving towards 45nm.

    I love capitalism.

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