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    New Intel Core 2 Quad Q7500...another potential upgrade for the C90S!

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by King of Interns, Mar 5, 2009.

  1. King of Interns

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    Intel releasing new lineup of low end desktop quads to compete with amd starting with Q7500. 65w tdp, 2 mb lvl2 cache, 800mhz fsb @ 2.6ghz(13x). Expected price around $150

    Interesting stuff methinks....
     
    King of Interns, Mar 5, 2009
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  2. Kevin

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    65w has to be a mistake. Even the QX9300 is only 45w.
     
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    Might be because the Q7500 is a desktop chip?

    The C90s uses desktop chips.
     
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    It's not released yet.
     
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    Oops, my mistake.
     
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    Indeed not getting released until next month I think. Sounds quite sweet except for the tiddly 2mb lvl2 cache. Bringing bus speed to 1066 would stick it at practically 3.5ghz; although at that speed even at 45nm it would probably drain too much power and create too much heat to work stably. Still the quad is a viable option for the now aging laptop and the first(only perhaps) quad to be so.
     
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    Too little,too late
     
    IKAS V, Mar 6, 2009
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    Interesting, could be a nice upgrade to my E4500.
     
    JCMS, Mar 6, 2009
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