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    New Penryn to support 800 MHz DDR2?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Notebook Solutions, Oct 20, 2007.

  1. Notebook Solutions

    Notebook Solutions Company Representative NBR Reviewer

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    Dear members,

    As you might know, I had started a discussion a year ago concerning the Santa Rosa platform. I asked at the time if the Santa Rosa platform was going to support 800 MHz DDR2... I didn't get an answer from Intel at the time. At the end some people found out that Santa Rosa's max is 667 MHz DDR2.

    So I ask the same question again, but now for Penryn... Will the new Penryn processor series (X900, T9500, T9300, T8300, T8100) support 800 MHz DDR2? Or is it only the proccesor that changs and not the chipset (Intel 965)?

    Anyone with an idea?

    -Notebook Solutions
     
    Notebook Solutions, Oct 20, 2007
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  2. Fade To Black

    Fade To Black The Bad Ass

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    You woun't see much of a difference between 667 and 800, but it would be a step forwards towards 800Mhz modules getting cheaper and mainstream.
     
    Fade To Black, Oct 20, 2007
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  3. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    We haven't seen performance increases since 533MHz DDR2 RAM was introduced into notebooks!
     
    Greg, Oct 21, 2007
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    Fade To Black The Bad Ass

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    There is always a small performance increase, but not something to write home about.
     
    Fade To Black, Oct 21, 2007
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  5. tebore

    tebore Notebook Evangelist

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    What's with Intel and their stupid numbering scheme? Why are the numbers so inflated? If you compare the T2500, T7200, T5600 they are with in a few percent of each other but look at the model numbers.

    It's like they are compensating for something... :p
     
    tebore, Oct 21, 2007
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    ekwipt Notebook Enthusiast

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    The increase will be in the overclocking of chips in notebooks, but what about cooling???
     
    ekwipt, Oct 23, 2007
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  7. sgogeta4

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    It's not the processor that's limiting the memory, its the chipset (965) that doesn't support 800MHz DIMMs.
     
    sgogeta4, Oct 23, 2007
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    we'll probably see a noticeable change when 1066? i think it is, is supported
     
    roor, Oct 23, 2007
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  9. Lithus

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    T2xxx signifies a Core Duo. T5xxx signifies an entry Core 2 Duo. T7xxx signifies a high level Core 2 Duo. I'd be much more confusing if it were T2001, T2002, and T2003.
     
    Lithus, Oct 23, 2007
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    And Intel's newest Core 2 Duos will be T8xxx and T9xxx (Penryn). The above T5xxx and T7xxx are Core 2 Duos based off of Merom and the T2xxx are the Core Duos based off of Yonah.
     
    sgogeta4, Oct 26, 2007
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  11. tebore

    tebore Notebook Evangelist

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    But the supppppppper inflation?

    Celerons are like 3xx. CDs are like 2xxx C2D 2Megs are T5xxx.

    CDs could be 2xxx C2D 2Megs could be 3000. It's like not those C2D 2 megs are 2x as fast. It's not like I don't know what the numbers mean but The SUPER INFLATED NUMBERS bug me.

    The T7300 isn't 3x faster than the T2500. Hell the T2500 is faster than the T5600.
     
    tebore, Oct 27, 2007
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  12. Lithus

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    Unfortunately, companies can't yet predict the future, and need to leave room in between iterations so that if newer processors fit between two existing ones, they don't have to name it a T5470. Everyone knows that the name does not imply performance when they're in different series.
     
    Lithus, Oct 27, 2007
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